History Koontz Lake was named for the lake which the community surrounds, which in turn was named after local mill owner Samuel Koontz. The community was devastated by tornadoes as part of the Palm Sunday Tornado Outbreak of 1965.
History Koontz Lake was named for the lake which the community surrounds, which in turn was named after local mill owner Samuel Koontz The community was devastated by tornadoes as part of the Palm Sunday Tornado Outbreak of 1965.