In 1907 Joseph A. Kemp and Frank Kell from nearby Wichita Falls bought part of the Burk Burnett ranch for their railroad and laid out the present townsite. It's said town was named for Burk Burnett when President Theodore Roosevelt personally interceded with the Post Office Department. The 1918 Fowler oil discover turned the struggling farming community into a boomtown. The boom's gone and oil pours less freely today. Farming, ranching, and diversified industries provide stability to the economy.
Several parks provide picnic facilities.
Iowa Park Iowa Park is on State Highway 370 five miles west of Wichita Falls in central Wichita County. D. C. and A. J. Kolp founded the community in 1888 on the Fort Worth and Denver City Railway. The settlement was called Daggett Switch and grew rapidly. After the townsite was laid out, the Texas Panhandle Company organized an immigration train from Iowa to the area. A post office opened in Iowa Park in 1888.