2022 Map of Mouth of Wild Horse Creek

About this map

The Saline River carves a winding path across the northern reaches of this landscape, fed by tributaries like Wild Horse Cr and Tomcat Cr. This area on the boundary between Trego and Ellis Counties reflects a traditional Kansas sectional grid system, where long-established country routes such as Saline River Rd and Severin Rd provide access to the undulating drainage basins of the High Plains. Evidence of rural community life and land use is preserved in names like St John - St Andrew Rd and Homestead Rd, marking the transit between farmsteads and creek valleys like E Spring Cr. The map's layout of numbered sections and surveyed lines demonstrates how the late-period agricultural economy remains anchored to the natural watercourses that defined early settlement.