Pony Creek Park

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.

From the record

“Pony Creek Park is a park in Oak Township, Mills County, Iowa, United States, northwest of Glenwood. Centered around the 83-acre (34 ha) Pony Creek Lake, it offers boating, picnicking, and fishing areas.”
Wikipedia article Pony Creek Park, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 2 National Register listings published here for Mills County · listed in 1971 · category: Site.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

Address. N of Glenwood, Glenwood, 51561
When was it listed? July 1971
Category. site
Township. Plattville township
National Register reference number. 71000299 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

Fires near this property

31 since 2009

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 31 fires within 5 miles of Pony Creek Park between 2009 and 2020, burning about 699 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause	Fires
Debris and open burning	13
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	12
Smoking	4
Equipment and vehicle use	1
Arson/incendiarism	1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

Date	Cause	Size	Reported by	Name on the report
22 August 2012	Smoking	1.0 acres	Iowa Department of Natural Resources	not named
10 August 2016	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	15 acres	Iowa Department of Natural Resources	GLENWOOD FIRE DEPARTMENT
28 April 2018	Debris and open burning	20 acres	Iowa Department of Natural Resources	not named
22 April 2015	Smoking	2.0 acres	Iowa Department of Natural Resources	not named
17 April 2009	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	1.5 acres	Iowa Department of Natural Resources	not named
12 April 2014	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	15 acres	Iowa Department of Natural Resources	not named
10 April 2018	Debris and open burning	1.0 acres	Iowa Department of Natural Resources	not named
10 April 2016	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	20 acres	Nebraska Forest Service	not named

Every fire recorded in Mills County

Mines and quarries near this property

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Pony Creek Park: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where	Site	Commodity	Status	Recorded
	Glenwood Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
	Pacific Junction Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer

Every working recorded in Mills County

Storms near this property

60 of 66 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Glenwood, the town this property stands in, in 66 storm reports between 1994 and 2024: 34 hail, 25 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, 2 heavy rain. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

When	Event	Place named	Harm	What the report says
May 2007	Flash Flood	Glenwood	$2,500,000	Rainfall of 3 to 4 inches fell across the Glenwood area which caused Keg Creek to flash flood across parts of town. The flooding prompted emergency management crews to go door-to-door to alert residents about the impending flood, although no mandatory evacuations were required. Flooding along Keg Creek, other small creeks across the county and the West Nishnabotna River caused over 2 million dollars worth of damage to roads and bridges and for debris removal.
April 1994	Hail	Glenwood	$50,000	no account filed
April 1994	Hail	Glenwood	$50,000	no account filed
June 1994	Hail	Glenwood	$50,000	no account filed
October 2000	Tornado (F1)	Glenwood	$40,000	A tornado touched down around 3 miles south southeast of Glenwood Iowa and tracked to just east of town before lifting. The tornado badly damaged a trailer home 1 mile east of Glenwood, and also blew some power poles onto a railroad track which were then run over by a train knocking power out to residents near Glenwood. A large Vinyl Fence was also destroyed, and part of a roof of another house was damaged.
April 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Glenwood	$10,000	Possible damage from a thunderstorm rear flank downdraft from a mini-supercell which eventually spawned tornado touchdowns near Mineola, Treynor and then Crescent, Iowa. This downburst damaged a roof and trees in Glenwood.
May 1994	Hail	Glenwood	$5,000	Thunderstorms erupted over western Iowa during the evening hours. The weak cold front that passed southeast across the state the previous day had stalled out just to the south of Iowa. Advection of warm unstable air over the frontal surface resulted in the development of thunderstorms. The storms were not severe in most instances. One of them did produce a brief period of hail three-quarter inch in diameter north of Glenwood in Mills County. For the most part, hail was only pea-size from most of the storms.
May 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Glenwood	-	Law enforcement estimated 60 miles per hour wind gusts in the city of Glenwood.
April 2024	Hail	Glenwood	-	The office received a public report of golf ball sized hail.
May 2023	Hail	Glenwood	-	Public reported 1-inch hail.
April 2023	Hail	Glenwood	-	Public reported 1.25-inch hail.
April 2023	Hail	Glenwood	-	Public reported 1.25-inch hail.
April 2023	Hail	Glenwood	-	Public reported 1-inch hail via mPING.
April 2023	Hail	Glenwood	-	Public reported 2-inch hail.
June 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Glenwood	-	Public reported power lines down and power out in Glenwood.
April 2022	Hail	Glenwood	-	Broadcast media relayed a report of 1.75 inch hail.
June 2017	Hail	Glenwood	-	A Mills County Sheriff Deputy reported golf ball size hail.
March 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Glenwood	-	Law enforcement indicated tree damage as well as power lines downed by the wind.
August 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Glenwood	-	Social media posts from a storm chaser in the area indicated that large street signs had been blown over along highway 34 to the east of Interstate 29. The storm chaser also reported tree damage in the area as well.
August 2011	Heavy Rain	Glenwood	-	Rainfall of 2.79 inches fell from 3 separate waves of hail producing thunderstorms. The hail was pea to quarter-size in Glenwood but reached golf ball-size just northeast of town.
August 2011	Hail	Glenwood	-	Hail up to golf ball-size was reported in and around the Glenwood area.
August 2011	Hail	Glenwood	-	Pea to quarter-size hail was reported by the public in the Glenwood area. The hail was accompanied by wind gusts estimated at 60 mph or stronger.
August 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Glenwood	-	Pea to quarter-size hail was accompanied by wind gusts estimated at 60 mph or stronger. Trees and large tree limbs were downed in the area and some vehicle and home damage was noted.
April 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Glenwood	-	Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at close to 60 mph downed 2 to 3 inch in diameter tree limbs in the area.
June 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Glenwood	-	Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at over 60 mph downed several large trees and caused other tree damage in the Glenwood area. The winds were from the same complex of storms that caused extensive damage in the Omaha and Council Bluffs area.
August 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Glenwood	-	Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at over 60 mph blew a pickup truck off of Interstate 29.
August 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Glenwood	-	Thunderstorm winds estimated at over 60 mph blew a semi truck off of Interstate 29 and knocked down tree limbs up to 6 inches in diameter which downed some power lines in town. The strong winds lasted for at least 15 minutes.
May 2007	Tornado (EF0)	Glenwood	-	A tornado tracked south of Glenwood for about 4 miles according to storm spotters that followed it. The tornado remained in open fields, and did little if any apparent damage.
May 2007	Heavy Rain	Glenwood	-	The cooperative observer in Glenwood measured 3.7 inches of rain from 730 pm until a little after midnight cdt.
August 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Glenwood	-	Thunderstorm winds estimated at over 60 mph downed tree limbs and power lines in town. A window was blown out of the administrative office of the County Sheriff's Office and a 100 foot section of fencing along a ball field was ripped down.
August 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Glenwood	-	Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 70 mph downed a number of trees and branches in Glenwood from around the center of town to the east side of town. Some windows were also blown out of buildings. Downed power lines caused about a third of the town to lose power temporarily.
August 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Glenwood	-	An amateur radio operator reported damage to shingles northeast of Glenwood. The damage was caused by thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 mph.
July 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Glenwood	-	Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at over 60 mph downed a power pole north of Glenwood.
July 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Glenwood	-	Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 60 mph severely damaged a greenhouse and downed small tree branches south and southeast of Glenwood.
May 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Glenwood	-	Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 60 mph broke some large tree limbs northwest of Glenwood.
May 2004	Hail	Glenwood	-	Hail up to 1 inch in diameter was reported in and around the Glenwood area.
August 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Glenwood	-	Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at over 60 mph downed power lines knocking power out for at least 200 residents. Some windows were also broken at the police department.
July 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Glenwood	-	Thunderstorm wind gusts broke some tree limbs as large as 12 inches in diameter in town.
April 2002	Tornado (F0)	Glenwood	-	A storm chaser reported a tornado touchdown southwest of the intersection of highways 275 and 34. The tornado was on the ground for less than 1 minute and was in an open field. It was from the same mini-supercell that produced the tornado touchdown near Thurman several minutes earlier.
May 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Glenwood	-	Thunderstorm winds of around 60 mph blew a considerable amount of lawn furniture over a fairly large area in town.
October 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Glenwood	-	Law enforcement reported that thunderstorm winds caused some tree and power line damage in Glenwood.
April 2001	Hail	Glenwood	-	Hail covered the ground.
June 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Glenwood	-	Thunderstorms mostly south of the region caused wind gusts over 60 mph downing power lines around Glenwood and over much of Mills county.
May 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Glenwood	-	Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph west of Glenwood.
July 2000	Hail	Glenwood	-	The hail was accompanied by strong winds which overturned a semitrailer truck towing 2 trailers.
June 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Glenwood	-	Numerous power lines downed. Two inch diameter tree branches downed.
May 2013	Hail	Glenwood	-	no account filed
June 2011	Hail	Glenwood	-	no account filed
August 2011	Hail	Glenwood	-	no account filed
June 2008	Hail	Glenwood	-	no account filed
June 2008	Hail	Glenwood	-	no account filed
March 2007	Hail	Glenwood	-	no account filed
March 2007	Hail	Glenwood	-	no account filed
April 2006	Hail	Glenwood	-	no account filed
April 2006	Hail	Glenwood	-	no account filed
June 2006	Hail	Glenwood	-	no account filed
May 2004	Hail	Glenwood	-	no account filed
April 2003	Hail	Glenwood	-	no account filed
May 2003	Hail	Glenwood	-	no account filed
May 2003	Hail	Glenwood	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Mills County

Map coverage status

No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 71000299 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia article	Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Mills County	All 2 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
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.