1968 Map of Tobar

About this map

The Western Pacific railroad cuts a diagonal line across the high desert floor of Elko County, anchoring the small settlements of Tobar and Ruby during the late 1960s. This landscape is defined by the broad Clover Valley, a vast sink where ephemeral water courses like Steele Creek and Johnson Creek drain toward The Slough. The topography transitions sharply on the eastern edge of the map, rising into the timbered slopes of the Wood Hills.