Welcome to Toulon ...
Although we found mention of Toulon during our research, we have little information about it.<1> We believe that Toulon had a post office at one time. We have done a cursory search and haven't been able to find any evidence that the community still exists..
We've added Toulon to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Toulon, please Contact Us.
The location of Toulon has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Toulon, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.
Toulon is 2,000 feet [610 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where we believe that Toulon might be (or was) located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
We believe that Toulon would be found within the (785) area code.
Communities Also Named Toulon ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Toulon - they are located in Florida, Illinois, Nevada and Tennessee.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Toulon.
Communities near Toulon ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Toulon.
- Hays
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays
- Hays is located in Ellis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,829 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hays <4>
- Ellis
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
- Ellis is located in Ellis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,019 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellis <4>
- Victoria
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Gorham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gorham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorham
- Gorham is located in Russell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 336 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gorham <4>
- Schoenchen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schoenchen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schoenchen
- Schoenchen is located in Ellis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Liebenthal
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liebenthal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liebenthal
- Liebenthal is located in Rush County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
- Catharine
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Walker
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Antonino
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Emmeram
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Toulon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Toulon.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Toulon. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Toulon.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Toulon. See our Newspapers Page for Toulon.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Toulon ...
Looking for more information about Toulon? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Toulon, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Toulon.
Adding Toulon to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Toulon in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Toulon was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
We also found Toulon on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Kansas (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Toulon.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Ellis County: www.ellisco.net/
The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went north past Toulon and then turned west". While Toulon could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Toulon as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Toulon could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Toulon - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |