2009 Map of Trego Center NE

About this map

Big Creek meanders across this rural section of Trego County, defining much of the local hydrology within a landscape marked by systematic agricultural partitioning. The presence of the Ogallah Oil Field in the northeastern corner indicates the intersection of the region's ranching and farming identity with its energy extraction history. Transportation corridors are dominated by the parallel routes of Interstate 70 and U.S. Route 40, which cut across the northern portion of the quadrangle. These highways represent the modern evolution of travel through the Great Plains, mirroring the older sectional road grid that facilitates movement between isolated farmsteads and the larger trade centers located just beyond the map's borders.