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

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This page includes the boundaries of wards and branches as of about 1930, a timeline history, and how to obtain the records.

Source for this page: p. 49-50.

Bear River Stake
Stake Boundaries as of about 1930's See Encyclopedic History..., p. 49-50.


 * Area of the County: Northeastern part of Box Elder County
 * Headquarters in: Garland, UT
 * Boundaries of stake:

Northeastern part of Box Elder County, Utah, in Bear River Valley, also called Bear River Flat. Headquarters at Garland, Utah.


 * North: Malad Stake, Idaho
 * South: Box Elder Stake, Utah
 * East: the Wasatch Mountains
 * West: Curlew Stake, Idaho

History Timeline up to about 1930


 * 1908 - The Bear River Stake of Zion was created Oct. 11, 1908, by taking the north part of the Box Elder Stakeand the south part of the Malad Stake, Utah, and organizing a new stake.
 * 1908 - Thus at its organization, the new Bear River Stake consisted of ten wards.

Obtain the Records

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

Wards and Branches
Beaver, Bothwell, Deweyville, East Garland, Elwood, Garland, Thatcher, Fielding, Plymouth and Riverside.

Beaver Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 53-54.

Boundaries:

Bear River Stale, Box Elder Stake, Box Elder Co., Utah, consists of the Latter-day Saints residing in the town called Bear River City and vicinity. Bear River City is situated on the delta formed by the junction of Bear River and Malad River, it being on the west or right bank of Bear River, and on the east, or left bank of the Malad.

Bear River City is six miles north of Corinne, and ten miles northwest of Brigham City, the county seat of Box Elder County. The town lies in the wide and spacious Bear River Valley, and extends from the Harper Ward on the east to the Promontory Mountain on the west.

History timeline


 * 1866 - Founded by a number of Latter-day Saint families from Brigham City.
 * 1867 - The saints in the new settlement were organized as a branch of the Church in May, 1867.
 * 1877 - Aug. 19, 1877, when the Bear River City Branch was organized as a bishop’s ward.

Obtain the Records


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

Bothwell Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 79-80.

Boundaries:

History timeline



Obtain the Records


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

Deweyville Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 192-193.

Boundaries:

History timeline



Obtain the Records


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

Elwood Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 224.

Boundaries:

History timeline



Obtain the Records


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

Fielding Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 249.

Boundaries:

History timeline



Obtain the Records


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

East Garland Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 205.

Boundaries:

History timeline



Obtain the Records


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

Garland Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 275-276.

Boundaries:

History timeline



Obtain the Records


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

Plymouth Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 666-667.

Boundaries:

History timeline



Obtain the Records


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

Thatcher Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 872.

Boundaries:

History timeline



Obtain the Records


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

Riverside Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 712.

Boundaries:

History timeline



Obtain the Records


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