May City sits within a landscape defined by the drainage of the Ocheyedan River and the Little Ocheyedan River in Osceola County. The settlement pattern follows the rigid grid of the Public Land Survey System, with roads such as White Ave and 230th St carving the prairie into uniform sections. This 2013 survey illustrates the agricultural character of the region, where the winding courses of Dry Run and other waterways provide the only break in the straight-line geography of the farm-to-market road network. Located along Walnut Ave, the small community of May City is connected to the wider county via routes like Co Hwy M20, showing the enduring layout of rural Iowa townships in the early 21st century.
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1954 · Fairmont
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1958 · Fairmont
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1964 · Plessis
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1970 · Everly
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1970 · Hartley
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1970 · Lake Park SE
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1970 · May City
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1970 · Harris
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1970 · Lake Park
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1972 · Ocheyedan
USGS Topo · 1:24,000