Toulon is an unincorporated community in Big Creek Township, Ellis County, Kansas, United States. It is located east of Hays along old Hiway 40.
Toulon was likely named, directly or indirectly, for the city of Toulon, in France.
A post office in Toulon opened in 1889, closed temporarily in 1891, reopened in 1898, and closed permanently in 1901.
Toulon is south of Interstate 70 and east of Hays city limits.
Toulon lies north of Big Creek in the Smoky Hills region of the Great Plains.
The old alignment of U.S. Route 40, now a paved county road, runs southeastâÂÂnorthwest through Toulon. Another paved county road, Toulon Avenue, runs northâÂÂsouth through the community, connecting to an interchange with Interstate 70 to the north.
The Kansas Pacific (KP) line of the Union Pacific Railroad runs southeastâÂÂnorthwest through Toulon, parallel to the old alignment of U.S. 40.