Stakes and Wards of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Washington County, Utah

United States Washington County, Utah  Washington County, Utah LDS Church Stakes and Wards

Stakes in the County, 1930

 * Parowan Stake, Utah
 * Stake Boundaries:  as of about 1930 See Encyclopedic History..., p. 641-643.


 * Area of the County: Iron Co., Utah
 * Headquarters in: Cedar City, Utah
 * Boundaries of stake:

Located in the south end of Little Salt Lake Valley, 19 miles northeast of Cedar City, 35 miles southeast of Beaver, and 270 miles by nearest road southeast of Salt Lake City.


 * Wards, 1930: 

Cedar 1st, Cedar 2nd, Cedar 3rd, Enoch, Harmony, Kanarra, Newcastle, Paragonah, Parowan East, Parowan West, Pinto and Summit.


 * St. George Stake, Utah
 * Stake Boundaries:  as of about 1930 See Encyclopedic History..., p. 728-730.
 * Area of the County:St. George, the seat of Washington County, Utah, and the headquarters of the St. George Stake of Zion, is the principal town on the main highway between Cedar City, Utah, and Las Vegas, Nevada. It is located near the junction of the Rio Virgen and the Santa Clara Creek, about seven miles north of the boundary line between Utah and Arizona.
 * Headquarters in (town):St. George
 * Boundaries of stake:

The stake extends north to the Parowan Stake, Utah east to the Zion Park Stake, Utah south to the boundary line between Utah and Arizona, and including one ward, Mt. Trumbull, in Arizona, and west to the boundary line between Utah and Nevada.


 * Wards, 1930: 

Consisted of 12 organized bishop’s wards, viz., Central, Enterprise, Gunlock, Leeds, Mount Trumbull, Pine Valley, Santa Clara, Saint George East, Saint George South, Saint George West, Veyo, and Washington. Besides these 12 wards there is the Ivins Branch.


 * Zion Park Stake, Utah
 * Stake boundaries as of about 1930 See Encyclopedic History..., p. 972-973.


 * Area of the County: Consists of the Latter-day Saints residing in the east part of Washington County, Utah.
 * Headquarters in: Hurricane, Utah.
 * Boundaries of stake:

Northward the stake is bounded by the Parowan Stake, and eastward by the Kanab Stake. South the stake extends to the Grand Canyon of the Colorado in Arizona, and west to the Saint George Stake. Stake boundaries as of about 1930 See Encyclopedic History..., p. 972-973.


 * Area of the County: Consists of the Latter-day Saints residing in the east part of Washington County, Utah.
 * Headquarters in: Hurricane, Utah.
 * Boundaries of stake:

Northward the stake is bounded by the Parowan Stake, and eastward by the Kanab Stake. South the stake extends to the Grand Canyon of the Colorado in Arizona, and west to the Saint George Stake.


 * Wards, 1930: 

Hurricane North, Hurricane South, LaVerkin, Rockville, Springdale, Toquerville and Virgin. Also Shonesburg Branch, Utah and Cane Beds Branch in northern Arizona were included.

Alpha list of wards in the county
Click on a ward below for records at the FamilySearch Library. For boundaries and a history timeline for a ward, click to the 1930 stake (list above).