2018 Map of Royal

About this map

Royal serves as the central hub of this agricultural landscape in Clay County, with its grid of streets including Main St, Market St, and Church St anchoring the community. The surrounding countryside is defined by the Jeffersonian grid of section lines, where gravel roads such as 110th Ave and 380th St intersect to form the predictable patchwork of Iowa farmland. Several historic burial grounds are preserved within these sections, including TriMello Cem in the northwest and Center Cem near the intersection of Co Hwy M27 and 420th St. Waterways like Willow Cr and Spring Cr provide the only natural deviation from the rectilinear road system, winding through the townships of t96n r38w and t95n r38w. This 2018 survey documents the enduring layout of rural Clay County, where modern county highways such as Co Hwy B40 follow the same paths established by early settlers and surveyors.