Wards and Branches of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Beaver Stake, Utah

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This page includes the boundaries of wards and branches around 1930's, a timeline history, and how to obtain the records.

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Beaver Stake
Stake boundaries as of about 1930 per p. 52-53.


 * Area of the County: Entire county.
 * Headquarters in (town): Beaver
 * Boundaries of stake: North by Millard county, on the east by Sevier and Piute counties, south by Iron county, and west by Nevada.

History Timeline up to about 1930


 * 1856 - Settled by members mostly from Parawan, Utah.
 * 1858 - Settlement augmented by members from San Bernardino, California
 * 1869 - March 12. Beaver Stake organized.

Obtain the Records

 * List of Beaver+Stake church and other records] for Beaver Stake, Utah at the FamilySearch Library.
 * For additional resources, see Church History Library.

Adamsville Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 5-6. Boundaries:


 * Adamsville Ward, town of Adamsville and surrounding farming districts in Beaver County, Utah.
 * The village is on the right bank of Beaver Creek 9 miles west of Beaver, 9 miles northeast of Minersville, and 23 miles northeast of Milford.

History timeline


 * 1862 - Settled by David B Adams and 3 other families.
 * 1867 - About a dozen families arrived from the Sevier country due to Indian troubles there.
 * 1868 - Meeting house built.
 * 1869 - Beaver Stake was organized, with Beaver 3rd ward comprising the villages of Adamsville and Greenville.
 * 1877 - Adamsville and Greenville wards created, and Beaver 3rd ward dissolved.

Beaver East and Beaver West Wards
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 50-53. Boundaries: Beaver East Ward covers all of the town east of Telegraph Street. Beaver West Ward covers all of the town west of Telegraph Street.

History timeline


 * 1851 - January. Pioneers of Parowan, Utah passed through the valley. After that, most travelers from Salt Lake City passed through here to points south.
 * 1851-1855 - Many settlers from Parowan and Cedar City desired to relocate here due to more plentiful water.
 * 1856 - A few families were selected from the Parowan Mormon settlement to move to Beaver Valley.
 * 1856 - February 10. The Beaver Creek Branch was organized.
 * 1858 - A number of settlers came to Beaver Valley when the San Bernardino, California Mormon settlement was broken up.
 * 1869 - March 12. Beaver was divided into two wards: Beaver 1st Ward (all of the town West of Telegraph Street) and Beaver 2nd Ward (all of the town East of Telegraph Street).
 * 1891 - June 30. 1st and 2nd Wards were merged to make the Beaver Ward.
 * 1905 - January 22. Beaver Ward was again divided into Beaver East and Beaver West wards. (Both were still in existence in 1941)

Greenville Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 304. Boundaries: The village of Greenville is situated on a flat about a quarter of a mile north of Beaver Creek or half a mile northwest of where North Creek enters into Beaver Creek. Greenville is five miles southwest of Beaver, the county seat and the headquarters of the Beaver Stake, 27 miles southeast of Milford, the nearest railroad station, 36 miles north of Parowan, Iron Co., and 257 miles by the main traveled road southwest of Salt Lake City. The principal street of Greenville runs east and west.

History timeline


 * 1861 - Greenville (towm/village) was settled until 1861.
 * 1869 - March 21, 1869, when Greenville (which hitherto, together with Adamsville, had constituted the “Third Ward”) was organized as a separate ward, called Greenville.

Manderfield Branch
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 470. Boundaries

History timeline



Milford Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 502-503. Boundaries:

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Minersville Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 512-513. Boundaries:

History timeline



Newhouse Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 583. Boundaries:

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North Creek Branch
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 587. Boundaries:

History timeline