Wards and Branches of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Fremont 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.

Source for this page: p. 265-266.

Fremont Stake
Stake boundaries as of about 1930 — see Encyclopedic History..., p.265-266.


 * Area of the County: FREMONT STAKE OF ZION (formerly Bannock Stake), Idaho, consists of the Latter-day Saints residing in parts of Madison County and in the south part of Fremont County, Idaho.
 * Headquarters in (town):Rexburg, Idaho
 * Boundaries of stake:consists of the Latter-day Saints residing in parts of Madison County and in the south part of Fremont County, Idaho.

History Timeline up to about 1930



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Wards and Branches
Archer, Burton, Hibbard, Independence, Lyman, Newdale, Plane, Rexburg 1st, Rexburg 2nd, Rexburg 3rd, Rexburg 4th, Salem, Sugar City and Teton.

Archer Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p.27.

Boundaries:


 * Consists of Latter-day Saints residing in that part of Snake River Valley through which the south fork of Snake River enters Snake River Valley. The townsite is located about eight miles northeast of Rigby and 10 miles south of Rexburg.

History timeline


 * 1902 - On March 2, 1902, the Lyman ward of the Fremont Stake was divided and its south part organized as the Archer Ward. The Archer Ward contained the original Lyman Ward, which, however, had been abandoned.

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Burton Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 101-102.

Boundaries: BURTON WARD, Fremont Stake, Madison Co., Idaho, consists of the Latter-day Saints residing in a tract of country lying between the Teton River on the north and the Snake River on the south and between Rexburg on the east and Henry’s Fork of Snake River on the west

History timeline


 * 1884 - Non-Mormons and L. D. S. settlers located upon their respective quarter sections in 1884.
 * 1884 - Branch organized
 * 1887 - August 21, 1887 the branch became a Ward.

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Hibbard Branch
See Encyclopedic History..., p.336.

Boundaries:
 * HIBBARD WARD, Fremont Stake, Madison Co., Idaho, consists of the Latter-day Saints residing on the so-called Teton Island, a delta-shaped island formed by the two forks of Teton River emptying into Snake River at this point.

History timeline

1895 - Members of the Salem and Rexburg wards March 2,1895 were organized as an independent branch of the Church.
 * 1895 - Organized as a regular bishop’s ward May 19, 1895.

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Independence Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 358-359.

Boundaries:
 * INDEPENDENCE WARD, Fremont Stake, Madison Co., Idaho, consists of the Latter-day Saints residing in a country district a short distance west of Burton Ward, or in a tract of country lying between Teton River on the north and Snake River on the south, and between Rexburg on the east and Henry’s Fork on the west. Independence is eight miles southwest of Rexburg and ten miles north of Rigby.

History timeline


 * 1902 - The first meeting of this branch was held March 23, 1902.
 * 1902 - On April 13, 1902, the branch was organized as a ward.

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Lyman Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 453.

Boundaries: LYMAN WARD, Fremont Stake, Madison Co., Idaho, consists of the Latter-day Saints residing in that part of Snake River Valley which lies immediately south of Rexburg

History timeline


 * 1882 - Mormon settlers and others located at different points near the river in 1882.
 * 1833 - A branch of the Church was organized for the benefit of the few Latter-day Saint settlers.
 * 1884 - The branch was organized as the Lyman Ward.

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Newdale Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 582-583.

Boundaries: NEWDALE WARD, Fremont Stake, Fremont Co., Idaho, consists of the Latter-day Saints residing at Newdale, a station on the Orvin and St. Anthony, branch of the Oregon Short Line Railroad, and vicinity. Newdale is 2 1/2 miles east of Teton and 12 miles northeast of Rexburg.

History timeline


 * 1914 - First cabin there in 1914.
 * 1915 - As a railroad company erected an attractive depot there in the spring of 1915.
 * 1915 - The branch of the Church, when first organized, was called the Bowerman Branch.
 * 1916 - Newdale Ward was organized Dec. 17, 1916.

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Plano Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p.660.

Boundaries:

History timeline



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Rexburg Wards
See Encyclopedic History..., p.669-700.

Boundaries:


 * Rexburg 1st. Ward, Fremont Stake, Fremont County, Idaho, consists


 * Rexburg 2nd. Ward, Fremont Stake, Fremont County, Idaho, consists


 * Rexburg 3rd. Ward, Fremont Stake, Fremont County, Idaho, consists


 * Rexburg 4th. Ward, Fremont Stake, Fremont County, Idaho, consists

History timeline



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Salem Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p.736-737.

Boundaries:

History timeline



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Sugar City Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p.841.

Boundaries:

History timeline



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Teton Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p.868-869.

Boundaries:

History timeline



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