1979 Map of Collyer

About this map

The Saline River winds across the northern landscape of Trego County, defining the drainage patterns for this High Plains region in the late 1970s. The settlement of Collyer serves as a primary hub, positioned where the infrastructure of the Union Pacific railroad and major highways, including routes 70 and 40, intersect. The map illustrates a transition from the riparian environment of the river valley to the industrial and agricultural uplands, marked by several Oil Wells and a Sandpit in the central sections. Further east along the rail line, smaller points of interest like Voda and Voda 2 provide specific locations for genealogists or historians tracing the development of rail sidings and rural communities. Tributaries such as Coyote Creek and Trego Creek carve through the terrain, illustrating the natural watercourses that historically influenced local land use.