1963 Map of Hill City 4 SW

About this map

The Saline River winds through the northern portion of this Trego County landscape, carving a prominent valley across the high plains of western Kansas. Published in the early 1960s as part of the Department of the Interior program for the development of the Missouri River Basin, the topography reveals the transition from the upland Ogallah formation down toward the river's entrenched meanders. The map records a rural economy centered on resource extraction and agriculture, with several Oil Wells and a Gravel Pit positioned near Spring Creek. The grid of sections and townships is clearly defined, showing the sparse road network and scattered farmsteads that characterize this section of the Kansas plains during the mid-twentieth century.