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

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

Source for this page: p. 881.

Tooele Stake
Stake boundaries as of about 1930 See Encyclopedic History..., p. 881.


 * Area of the County: All of Tooele County, Utah
 * Headquarters in (town): Tooele City.
 * Boundaries of stake:

Consists of Latter-day Saints residing in Tooele County, Utah, with headquarters in Tooele city.

History Timeline up to about 1930


 * 1850 - On April 24, the first ecclesiastical organization was formed with a presiding Elder known as Tooele Branch.
 * 1877 - June 24, the settlements in Tooele County were organized as the Tooele Stake and the Tooele Branch became the Tooele Ward.
 * 1912 - On Dec 12, the Tooele Ward was divided into two wards, namely, the Toeele North Ward and the Tooele South Ward.

Obtain the Records

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


 * For additional resources, see Church History Library.

Wards and Branches
Batesville, Clover, Grantsville 1st, Grantsville 2nd, Lake Point, Lake View, Saint John, Tooele North, Tooele South, and Vernon.

Batesville Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 44-45.

Boundaries:

Consists of the Latter-day Saints residing in a scattered condition somewhat centrally in Tooele Valley. The center of the ward, or the place where the meeting house stands, is about seven miles north of Tooele City, the county seat, and the headquarters of the Tooele Stake, seven miles by nearest road east of Grantsville and 28 miles southwest of Salt Lake City.

History timeline


 * 1873 - A school house was erected, and a branch organization.
 * 1899 - April 2, the Batesville Branch 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.

Clover Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 150.

Boundaries:

Consists of the Latter-day Saints residing on Clover Creek in Rush Valley. The center of the ward, or the point where the meeting house is located, is 1 1/2 miles south of Saint John, and 18 miles southwest of Tooele City, the county seat and stake headquarters.

History timeline


 * 1856 - in 1856 the saints were advised to build a fort and were organized as a branch of the Church.
 * 1867 - The Clover Branch became a part of the St. John Ward.
 * 1882 - July 21, what was then known as the upper settlement on Clover Creek, or the south end of the St. John Ward, was separated from said ward and organized into a new bishop’s ward named Clover.

Obtain the Records


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


 * For additional resources, see Church History Library.

Grantsville Wards
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 299-300.

Boundaries:


 * Grantsville 1st Ward

Consists of Latter-day Saints residing in the west part of Grantsville.


 * Grantsville 2nd Ward

Consists of the Latter-day Saints residing in the east part of Grantsville.

History timeline


 * 1914 - Consists of Latter-day Saints residing in the west part of Grantsville. The Grantsville 1st ward came into existence on March 29, 1914, when Grantsville Ward was divided into two wards, namely, the Grantsville 1st and the Grantsville 2nd wards.

Obtain the Records


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


 * For additional resources, see Church History Library.

Lake Point Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 410-411.

Boundaries:

Consists of Latter-day Saints residing in the extreme northeast part of Tooele Valley, bordering on the Great Salt Lake on the north, the Oquirrh Mountains on the east, Batesville (Erda) Ward on the south, and Grantsville on the west.

History timeline


 * 1856 - Presiding Elder at E T City (now Lake Point).
 * 1877 - June 24, the Tooele Stake of Zion was organized, and the saints at E T City were organized as a regular bishop’s ward.

Obtain the Records


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


 * For additional resources, see Church History Library.

Lake View Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 412.

Boundaries:

Consists of the Latter-day Saints residing in the east part of Tooele Valley, constituting a farming community. The location commands a fine view of Tooele Valley and the Great Salt Lake. The center of the ward is 1 1/2 mile west or below the mouth of Pine Canyon, four miles by road northeast of Tooele City, and 33 miles by nearest road southwest of Salt Lake City.

History timeline


 * 1861 - Settlers were organized into a branch called Pine Canyon Branch. This organization formed a part of the Tooele Ward.
 * 1877 - On June 24, the saints of the Pine Canyon Branch were organized as a regular bishop’s ward, called Pine View Ward.

Obtain the Records


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


 * For additional resources, see Church History Library.

St. John Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 730-731.

Boundaries:

Consists of the Latter-day Saints residing in the town of St. John, which is one of the three principal Latter-day Saint settlements in Rush Valley. It is situated on rising ground in the midst of an immense stock-range, 1 1/2 mile northeast of Clover Creek.

History timeline


 * 1877 - At a special conference held at Tooele, June 24, the saints of St. John were organized into a regular bishop’s ward.

Obtain the Records


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

Tooele North Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 880-881.

Boundaries:

Consists of the Latter-day Saints residing in that part of Tooele city lying north of Vine Street and embraces most of the business part of the city.

History timeline


 * 1912 - Until 1912 all the Latter-day Saints residing in Tooele constituted one ward only, but at a stake conference held Dec. 29, 1912, the ward was divided into two wards, namely, the Tooele North and the Tooele South wards.

Obtain the Records


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

Tooele South Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 880-881.

Boundaries:

Consists of the Latter-day Saints residing in that part of Tooele city lying south of Vine Street.

History timeline


 * 1912 - Until 1912 all the Latter-day Saints residing in Tooele constituted one ward only, but at a stake conference held Dec. 29, 1912, the ward was divided into two wards, namely, the Tooele North and the Tooele South wards.

Obtain the Records


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


 * For additional resources, see Church History Library.

Vernon Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 913.

Boundaries:

Consists of the Latter-day Saints residing in the south end of Rush Valley, including the village of Vernon

History timeline


 * 1863 - The first Latter-day Saint settlers at Vernon were organized as a branch of the Church.
 * 1877 - On June 24, when the Tooele Stake of Zion was organized and the Vernon Branch became a regular bishop’s ward.

Obtain the Records


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


 * For additional resources, see Church History Library.