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8 National Register listings published here.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
Guthrie County, Iowa
22 topographic sheets cover 20 settlements here, and 8 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.
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What the record shows
- 204 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
- 8 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 6 buildings and 2 districts.
- The Geographic Names Information System records 20 populated places in this county; 20 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.
Places on the National Register
8Every property in this county listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with the year it was listed and the federal nomination document.
| Photograph | Property | Type | Listed | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | All Saints Catholic Church | building | 2000 | 00001478 |
| John Cretsinger House | building | 1998 | 98001206 | |
| Roswell and Elizabeth Garst Farmstead Historic District | district | 2009 | 09000610 | |
 | Masonic Temple Building | building | 1996 | 96000400 |
| Octagon Barn, Richland Township | building | 1986 | 86001433 | |
 | Sexton Hotel | building | 2013 | 13000924 |
 | Springbrook State Park, Civilian Conservation Corps Area | district | 1990 | 90001671 |
| Yale High School Gymnasium | building | 2018 | 100003261 |
Wildfire, 2006 to 2020
58 firesEvery wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 58 of them, burning about 992 acres. None started naturally and none was recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 34 |
| Debris and open burning | 20 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
The five largest, by the area the report gives. None of them was recorded as arson.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 April 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 105 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 29 January 2014 | Debris and open burning | 85 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 8 March 2020 | Debris and open burning | 80 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 16 March 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 80 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 12 April 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 80 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | 2907 RUST LANE, IA |
| 28 April 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 80 acres | Iowa Wetland Management District | BAYS BRANCH |
| 24 February 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 70 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 16 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 45 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Every settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it - see the settlement index below.
Storms, 1963 to 2025
60 of 515 shownThe NOAA Storm Events Database holds 515 reports for this county, causing no deaths, 1 injury and about $14,006,750 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.
| Kind of event | Reports |
|---|---|
| Hail | 223 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 155 |
| Heavy Rain | 43 |
| Flash Flood | 41 |
| Tornado | 31 |
| Flood | 14 |
| Funnel Cloud | 5 |
| Lightning | 3 |
The most serious of them, by death, then injury, then recorded damage. The accounts are quoted exactly as the forecast office filed them.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1995 | Tornado (F4) | Bayard | 1 hurt, $2,000,000 | no account filed |
| June 1986 | Tornado (F2) | not stated | $2,500,000 | no account filed |
| May 2014 | Tornado (EF2) | Monteith | $1,300,000 | An NWS storm survey determined that an EF-2 tornado touched south southwest of Guthrie Center and tracked northeast across Lake Panorama and dissipating shortly thereafter. |
| June 2014 | Hail | Casey | $500,000 | Massive hail and wind storm crossed across southern portions of Guthrie county. Hail as large as baseballs and winds of up to 70 mph produced widespread damage to houses, buildings and crops. |
| May 2007 | Flood | Menlo | $500,000 | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Flash Flood | Casey | $500,000 | no account filed |
| May 2014 | Tornado (EF1) | Fanslers | $400,000 | EF-1 tornado started near Sunset Beach on Lake Panorama before heading northeast to just south of Yale. |
| December 2021 | Tornado (EF2) | North Branch | $350,000 | This tornado developed in west central Guthrie county to the west southwest of Wichita. The tornado moved northeast producing EF0 and EF1 damage to trees and outbuildings in rural portions of northwest Guthrie County. The storm passed along the southeast edge of Bayard taking a roof off a house and demolishing a garage on another house. This damage was rated EF2. The tornado exited the county shortly thereafter into Greene County. |
| April 2007 | Flood | Adair | $250,000 | no account filed |
| June 1986 | Tornado (F2) | not stated | $250,000 | no account filed |
| September 2015 | Flash Flood | Bayard | $200,000 | Emergency Manager reported Highway 141 closed southeast of Coon Rapids, and may need to be closed near Bagley shortly. County Road P18 closed north of Bagley. Authorities are limiting access to Bayard. Extensive flooding across northern Guthrie county. |
| June 2013 | Flood | Casey | $200,000 | Middle River out of its banks and flooding Maple Ave with 2 to 3 feet of water. |
| June 2013 | Flash Flood | Bayard | $200,000 | Six to eight inches of water over several streets in Bayard. Water over the underpass of Highway 25 in Bayard. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jamaica | $150,000 | Significant tree damage in town with 50 percent of the trees damaged. Thirty trees were down, two sheds had roof damage and the county mobile EOC was tossed 150 feet into the field. |
| June 2011 | Lightning | North Branch | $150,000 | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Panora | $150,000 | no account filed |
| December 2021 | Tornado (EF1) | Fanslers | $120,000 | The tornado touched down north of Guthrie Center and promptly destroyed an outbuilding along State Highway 25. The tornado continued northeast through wooded areas west of Springbrook State Park with some tree and minor house damage. The tornado then emerged into more open cropland producing damage to a hog confinement and snapping large utility poles along 120th Street west of Quail Road. The circulation passed west of Bagley and tipped over a semi on State Highway 141 and continued northeast before moving out of the county into Greene County. |
| December 2021 | Tornado (EF1) | North Branch | $100,000 | Tornado developed in west central Guthrie county and moved quickly northeast through rural portions of the county. Two farm buildings were destroyed along State Highway 44 with additional outbuilding and house damage to the northeast with most ratings of EF1. The tornado dissipated northeast of the hamlet of Wichita. |
| June 2015 | Flood | Bayard | $100,000 | Many primary and secondary roads were flooded. Some roads were washed out. Eight inches of flowing water was still over Highway 141 west of Bagley. Springbrook State Park was closed as water was over Hwy F25 in both directions. |
| September 2015 | Flood | Bayard | $100,000 | Emergency Manager reported widespread flooding across northern Guthrie County. All paved roads north of Highway 141 west of Highway 4 to Coon Rapids are closed. Water still rising in northern Bagley, backing up from Mosquito Creek. Springbrook State Park has been evacuated. |
| June 2014 | Hail | Casey | $100,000 | Ping pong ball size hail and severe winds combined to shred siding and crops and break windows across the area. |
| May 2013 | Flash Flood | Fanslers | $100,000 | Water over the spillway and road in Springbrook State Park. DNR is evacuating the park. |
| June 2008 | Flood | Guthrie Center | $100,000 | The south Raccoon River was out of its banks with flooding in the city. Sandbagging started near the water plant, city wells, pools, and municipal gas facilities. |
| July 2008 | Flood | Bayard | $100,000 | Nearly the entire county was inundated with water. Multiple roads washed out and cars stranded in standing water and ditches. Highway 25 was closed near Bayard due to high water. |
| June 2007 | Flash Flood | Panora | $100,000 | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Casey | $100,000 | no account filed |
| July 1998 | Flash Flood | Guthrie Center | $100,000 | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Flood | Guthrie Center | $100,000 | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jamaica | $75,000 | Three to four foot diameter trees were down with roads impassable. A travel trailer was blown approximately 150 feet. |
| May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yale | $75,000 | no account filed |
| April 2001 | Tornado (F1) | Bayard | $60,000 | Tracked through mostly open area southeast of Bayard and destroyed a barn. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stuart | $50,000 | Emergency manager reported numerous instances across Guthrie County to the Adair County line of wind damage. This included 40x60 machine shed roof taken off 4 miles SW of Panora, power lines down in Jamaica from blown over tree, power lines down in Stuart due to tree damage. |
| September 2015 | Flash Flood | Bayard | $50,000 | Emergency Manager reported water flowing over Highway 141 east of Bayard between Maple and Locust Avenues. |
| September 2015 | Flash Flood | Bagley | $50,000 | Emergency Manager reported water over P18 north of Bagley, along the Greene and Guthrie county line. |
| September 2015 | Flash Flood | Bayard | $50,000 | Iowa DOT reported Highway 25 closed due to flooding near Bayard with detour routing traffic around town. |
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Herndon | $50,000 | Power poles broken and lines down. |
| September 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fanslers | $50,000 | Northwest facing sections of the Port Restaurant were damaged. Pieces of roofing and plywood were thrown into the ditch next to the road. Several roof trusses were visible. |
| October 2007 | Flash Flood | Guthrie Center | $50,000 | Law enforcement reported that numerous county roads were under water. |
| May 2007 | Tornado (EF1) | Bayard | $50,000 | Tornado was on the ground briefly, but took the roof off of a building and blew it westward. |
| May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bayard | $50,000 | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jamaica | $50,000 | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Flash Flood | North Portion | $50,000 | no account filed |
| April 1994 | Hail | Stuart | $50,000 | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Hail | Casey | $30,000 | no account filed |
| July 1998 | Flood | Guthrie Center | $30,000 | no account filed |
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bayard | $25,000 | Public estimated wind gusts. |
| May 2013 | Flood | Bagley | $25,000 | Flood waters moving over highway 141 from water flowing out of fields. |
| May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Herndon | $25,000 | A garage was destroyed. Garage doors were open and the wind lifted the garage off the foundation and rolled it east into grain bins, damaging the bins as well. Two power poles were snapped along Highway 4 just south of the garage. |
| April 2009 | Flash Flood | Guthrie Center | $25,000 | Water reported over Highway 25 in Guthrie Center. |
| April 2009 | Flash Flood | Guthrie Center | $25,000 | Water was over Highway 25 just south of Guthrie Center. |
| June 2008 | Flood | Casey | $25,000 | Water was over Highway 25. |
| June 2008 | Flash Flood | Fanslers | $25,000 | Water was over 170th St between Quail Ave and Redwood Ave. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bayard | $25,000 | Power was out in town with fires caused by limbs on power lines. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Guthrie Center | $25,000 | Power was out with numerous tree limbs down, one was 18 inches in diameter. A swing set was picked up and rolled across the yard. |
| October 2007 | Flash Flood | Monteith | $25,000 | The intersection of 280th and Quail Road, as well as 280th west of Quail road were both underwater. |
| October 2007 | Flash Flood | Casey | $25,000 | Water was reported over highway 925 and was still rising at the time of th is report. |
| October 2007 | Flash Flood | Casey | $25,000 | Eight inches of water was flowing over White Pole Road west of Casey. County road crew were heading to the scene to close the road at the time of this report. |
| October 2007 | Flash Flood | Casey | $25,000 | Water was reported over White Pole Road 1 mile west of Casey. |
| April 2007 | Flash Flood | Casey | $25,000 | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Flash Flood | Bagley | $25,000 | no account filed |
Mines and quarries
16 recordedThe Survey's mineral resources record lists 16 workings inside this county. 3 still produce and 13 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.
| Commodity | Workings |
|---|---|
| Sand and Gravel, Construction | 15 |
| Stone, Crushed/Broken | 1 |
The least common of them first, because a county's hundredth gravel pit says nothing its first ten did not.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Alex Pit and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Lewis Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Monteith Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| P. Brutsche | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Smith Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Spring Brook Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Whitcomb Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Every populated place in the county
20Named settlements recorded in the Geographic Names Information System, each with the topographic sheets covering it. Villages, hamlets and abandoned places alike. Each is shown with the nearest named watercourse or landform and the survey quadrangle it falls on.
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Casey
Thompson township · 50048 · On South Fork Middle River · Casey quadrangle
9 sheets, 1954 to 1993
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Diamondhead Lake
Penn township · 50070 · On Long Branch · Stuart North quadrangle
11 sheets, 1952 to 1993
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Fanslers
Victory township · 50115 · On Springbrook Creek · Guthrie Center East quadrangle
11 sheets, 1952 to 1993
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Guthrie Center
Valley township · 50115 · On Mason Creek · Guthrie Center West quadrangle
9 sheets, 1954 to 1993
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Monteith
Valley township · 50115 · On Brushy Creek · Guthrie Center East quadrangle
11 sheets, 1952 to 1993
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Morrisburgh
Jackson township · 50250 · Stuart North quadrangle
11 sheets, 1952 to 1993
No longer a settlement
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Wichita
Seely township · 50115 · On Frost Creek · Guthrie Center West quadrangle
9 sheets, 1954 to 1993
The vanished settlements of Guthrie County: the places named above that are no longer on the map.
Provenance
- Topographic sheets. USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection, county index, measured from the bulk metadata.
- Fire insurance maps. Library of Congress Sanborn collection, faceted to this county.
- Photographs. Each place queried individually against the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs search.
- Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
- Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
- Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.