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

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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Summit Stake
Stake boundaries as of about 1930 See Encyclopedic History..., p. 845, see Ancestry Institution..


 * Area of the County: Located in Summit County, Utah.
 * Headquarters in: at Coalville.

History Timeline up to about 1930


 * 1861 - Woodland was added to Summit Stake.
 * 1877 - On July 9, 1877, the saints in Summit County were organized as the Summit Stake of Zion. At that time the stake comprised one ward (Coalville) and ten branches (Echo, Henefer, Hoytsville, Kamas, Peoa, Parley’s Park, Rockport, Upton and Wanship), but on the same date on which the stake was organized all these branches were given ward organizations.
 * 1895 - Oakley was added to the Summit Stake.
 * 1899 - Francis was added to the Summit Stake.
 * 1901 - Park City and Grass Creek were added to the Summit Stake.
 * 1909 - Cluff and Marion were added to the Summit Stake.
 * 1924 - Grass Creek Ward; comprising a mining district, had only a short existence and Parley’s Park Ward became a branch of the Park City Ward in 1924.

Obtain the Records

 * List of church and other records at the FamilySearch Library.
 * For additional resources, see Church History Library.

Wards and Branches
Cluff, Coalville, Echo, Francis, Henefer, Hoytsville, Kamas, Marion, Oakley, Park City, Peoa, Rockport, Upton, Wanship and Woodland.

Cluff Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 150-151, see Ancestry Institution.

Boundaries: Located on Chalk Creek, above Coalville. The ward is a continuation of the Coalville East Ward. The L. D. S. meeting house, a frame building, situated 7 1/4 miles east of the Coalville center.

History timeline


 * 1909 - May 2, 1909, the Coalville East Ward had the name of the ward changed to Cluff.

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 * List of church and other records at the FamilySearch Library.
 * For additional resources, see Church History Library.

Coalville Wards
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 151.

Boundaries:

Located in Coalville, the seat of Summit County and the headquarters of the Summit Stake of Zion. Coalville is an important town on the Park City Branch Railroad, five miles south of Echo, and 47 miles by highway east of Salt Lake City.


 * Coalville East Ward.(See Cluff Ward.)


 * Coalville North Ward, Summit Stake, Summit Co., Utah, consisted of the Latter-day Saints residing in that part of the town of Coalville lying north of 1st North St. The ward, created by the division of Coalville Ward into two wards, existed only from 1889 to 1895, when the two wards were amalgamated as the Coalville Ward.


 * Coalville South Ward, Summit Stake, Summit Co., Utah, consisted of Latter-day Saints residing in the south part of the town of Coalville, or in that part lying south of 1st North St.

History timeline


 * 1889 - On Feb. 9, 1889, Coalville Ward was divided into three wards, namely, the Coalville East, North and South wards.
 * 1889-1895 - The ward, created by the division of Coalville Ward into two wards, existed only from 1889 to 1895, when the two wards were amalgamated as the Coalville Ward.
 * 1889-1895 - Existed only from 1889 to 1895, when the two wards,Coalville North Coalville South, were amalgamated as the Coalville Ward.

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 * List of church and other records at the FamilySearch Library.


 * For additional resources, see Church History Library.

Echo Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p.214.

Boundaries:

Located at the mouth of Echo Canyon, five miles north of Coalville, the headquarters of the Summit Stake.

History timeline


 * 1868 - In 1868 the Union Pacific Railroad was constructed through Echo Canyon, a town called Echo City sprang up.
 * 1873 - A branch of the Church was organized at Echo, (Echo City).
 * 1877 - Echo became a ward in 1877.
 * 1922 - The Echo ward was reduced to a branch of the Henefer Ward.
 * 1928 - Feb. 5, 1928, a ward organization was again effected at Echo.

Obtain the Records


 * List of church and other records at the FamilySearch Library.
 * For additional resources, see Church History Library.

Francis Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 261.

Boundaries: Located in Rhoad’s Valley (Kamas Prairie) north of the Provo River. The center of the ward, where the meeting house is located, is about 2 1/2 miles south of the center of Kamas.

History timeline


 * 1899 - Francis Ward, an outgrowth of the Woodland Ward, was organized Nov. 11, 1899.
 * 1901 - November, 1901, the Woodland and Francis wards were transferred from the Wasatch to the Summit Stake.

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 * List of church and other records at the FamilySearch Library.


 * For additional resources, see Church History Library.

Henefer Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 331.

Boundaries:

Located in the little town of Henefer and surrounding district, situated on both sides of the Weber River. Henefer is four miles northwest of Echo and nine miles northwest of Coalville.

History timeline


 * 1877 - On July 9, upon the organization of the Summit Stake, Henefer was organized as a ward.

Obtain the Records


 * List of church and other records at the FamilySearch Library.


 * For additional resources, see Church History Library.

Hoytsville Ward
SeeEncyclopedic History..., p.345.

Boundaries:

Hoytsville Ward,Summit Stake, Summit Co., Utah, is located in the Hoytsville Precinct, or that part of Weber Valley lying between Coalville on the north and Wanship on the south. A meeting house, built of white sandstone, is centrally located in the ward, three miles south of Coalville and four miles northeast of Wanship.

History timeline


 * 1877 -The ward was organized July 9.

Obtain the Records


 * List of church and other records at the FamilySearch Library.


 * For additional resources, see Church History Library.

Kamas Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 386-387.

Boundaries:

Kamas Ward, Summit Stake, Summit Co., Utah, Located in the central part of the Kamas Prairie. The town of Kamas is located on Beaver Creek, close to the mountains on the east side of the valley, 14 miles east of Park City, 17 miles northeast of Heber City (in Wasatch Co.) and 25 miles southeast of Coalville.

History timeline


 * 1870 - A Bishop was called to preside at Kamas, although no ward organization at that time had been effected.
 * 1877 - July 9, Kamas was organized as a ward.

Obtain the Records


 * List of church and other records at the FamilySearch Library.


 * For additional resources, see Church History Library.

Marion Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 477.

Boundaries:

Marion Ward, Summit Stake, Summit Co., Utah, The ward extends north to the Weber River and south to Kamas. The meeting house, stands on the east side of the main road running north and south through the ward and is about three miles north of Kamas.

History timeline


 * 1909 - The Marion Ward was organized May 1, from the north part of the Kamas Ward and the south part of Oakley Ward.
 * 1913-1914 - The meeting house, a concrete building, was erected in 1913–1914 at a cost of $7,000, and it stands on the east side of the main road running north and south through the ward and is about three miles north of Kamas.

Obtain the Records


 * List of church and other records at the FamilySearch Library.


 * For additional resources, see Church History Library.

Oakley Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 602.

Boundaries:

Oakley Ward, Summit Stake, Summit Co., Utah, is in a little settlement situated on the north bank of the Weber River.

History timeline


 * 1894 - The Oakley Ward was organized.

Obtain the Records


 * List of church and other records at the FamilySearch Library.
 * For additional resources, see Church History Library

Peoa Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 649.

Boundaries:

Peoa Ward, Summit Stake, Summit Co., Utah, is located along the Weber River. The ward meeting house, a rock building, is located about 15 miles southeast of Coalville and 12 miles northeast of Park City.

History timeline


 * 1877 - The Summit Stake of Zion was organized in 1877, and Peoa along with Rockport, Wanship and Kamas, became wards.

Obtain the Records


 * List of church and other records at the FamilySearch Library.


 * For additional resources, see Church History Library

Rockport Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 716-717.

Boundaries:

Rockport Ward,Summit Stake, Summit Co., Utah, is located on the west bank of the Weber River at the mouth of Three Mile Canyon, about 12 miles south of Coalville.

History timeline


 * 1860 - Sept. 4, Rockport had the first presiding Elder.
 * 1877 - The Rockport Ward was organized.

Obtain the Records


 * List of church and other records at the FamilySearch Library.


 * For additional resources, see Church History Library.

Upton Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p.901-902.

Boundaries:

UptonWard, Summit Stake, Summit Co., Utah, located in the Upton Precinct, which consists of a country district about 14 miles long, lying along Chalk Creek above or east of Coalville.

History timeline


 * 1865 - A branch of the Church was organized.
 * 1877 - July 9, the Upton Ward was organized.

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 * List of church and other records at the FamilySearch Library.
 * For additional resources, see Church History Library.

Wanship Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p.920-921.

Boundaries:

Wanship Ward, Summit Stake, Summit Co., Utah, is located in the village of Wanship and located in the vicinity on both sides of Weber River.

History timeline


 * 1864 - Wanship had a first presiding Elder for the settlement.
 * 1877 - A Bishop was ordained to preside over the Wanship Ward, organized July 9, 1877.

Obtain the Records


 * List of church and other records at the FamilySearch Library.


 * For additional resources, see Church History Library.

Woodland Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p.960-961.

Boundaries:

Woodland Ward, Summit Stake, located in a village on the Provo River, and on the west slope of the Uintah Range of Mountains, partly in Summit and partly in Wasatch Co., Utah, about 16 miles east of Park City and 12 miles northeast of Heber city, Wasatch Co.

History timeline


 * 1877 - Bench Creek, under this name a branch was organized.
 * 1881 - On July 25, the Woodland Ward was organized.

Obtain the Records


 * List of church and other records at the FamilySearch Library.


 * For additional resources, see Church History Library.