Wards and Branches of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Minidoka Stake, Idaho

Idaho Church Records section of Minidoka,  Jerome and  Cassia Counties 

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.513.

Minidoka Stake
Stake boundaries as of about 1930 — see Encyclopedic History..., p.513.


 * Area of the County:Located in Minidoka County.
 * Headquarters in (town):The stake headquarters is at Rupert.
 * Boundaries of stake:The eastern part of Jerome County, and includes the Jackson Branch in Cassia County, Idaho.

History Timeline up to about 1930


 * 1924 - At a conference of the Blaine Stake held May 11, 1924, it was decided to organize the stake lying in the newly organized Minidoka County and adjacent points as the Minidoka Stake.
 * 1926 - Emerson Branch (organized July 7, 1917) was organized as a ward April 11, 1926. Eden and Hazelton branches were also organized as wards in 1926.

Obtain the Records

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

Wards and Branches
Acequia, Eden, Emerson, Hazelton, Heyburn, Paul, Rupert 1st and Rupert 2nd,and Jackson Branch.

Acequia Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p.3-4.

Boundaries: It is about six miles northeast of Rupert and eight miles southwest of Minidoka.

History timeline:


 * 1905 - Acequia became a Ward in January.
 * 1906 -A branch organization was effected.

Obtain the Records


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

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


 * Boundaries:The Latter-day Saints residing at Eden, a station on the Rupert and Bliss branch of the Oregon Short Line Railroad, and in a farming district lying west of Hazelton on the north side of Snake River.


 * History timeline
 * 1917 - By 1917 there was a Branch of the Church in Eden.
 * 1924 - Eden Branch became part of the Minidoka Stake.
 * 1926 - April - 11 - 1926 - Eden 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.

Emerson Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 225-226.

Boundaries:


 * Located in southwest part of Minidoka County. The center of the ward is located 4 1/2 miles west of Heyburn and 12 miles southwest of Rupert.

History timeline


 * 1917 - Emerson Ward, an outgrowth of the Heyburn Ward, was organized as a branch of that ward.
 * 1923 - Emerson became an independent branch.
 * 1924 - Emerson Branch belonged to the Blaine Stake until 1924 when it was transferred to the Minidoka Stake.
 * 1926 - The branch was organized as a ward April 11.

Obtain the Records


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

Hazelton Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p.327-328.

Boundaries:


 * Located west of Rupert.

History timeline:


 * 1917 - July 8, the saints at Hazelton were organized as a branch of the Church.
 * 1919 - Hazelton belonged to the Boise Stake of Zion until 1919, when it was transferred to the Blaine Stake.
 * 1924 - Hazelton became a part of the Minidoka Stake.
 * 1926 - April 11, 1926, when the 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.

Heyburn Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 333-334.

Boundaries:


 * It is situated on the north side of Snake River. The ward extends northward to the Paul and Rupert 2nd and Rupert 3rd wards, and east and south to Snake River, the center of the ward being five miles southwest of Rupert.

History timeline


 * 1905 - Sept. 10, 1905, a branch was organized at Heyburn.
 * 1906 - The branch was attached to the Burley Ward of the Cassia Stake.

Obtain the Records


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

Paul Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 643-644

Boundaries:


 * Located in the Minidoka Project lying west of Rupert. North and west the ward extends to the desert and south to the Heyburn and Emerson wards.

History timeline


 * 1915 - Sept. 26, the saints at Paul were separated from the Heyburn Ward and organized as a separate ward.
 * 1919 - Paul Ward belonged to the Blaine Stake until 1919, when it became part of the Minidoka Stake.

Obtain the Records


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

Rupert 1st Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 722-723.

Boundaries:


 * Is located in the east part of the town of Rupert.

History timeline


 * 1920 - Rupert Ward was divided June 27, into two wards, namely, Rupert 1st Ward, to comprise the east part of the town, and Rupert 2nd Ward, the west part, the dividing line being F Street, which runs through the center of the town from north to south.
 * 1930 - Steps were taken immediately towards the erection of a a chapel and amusement hall in the Rupert 1st Ward.

Obtain the Records


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

Rupert 2nd Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 723.

Boundaries:


 * Located in the western part of the town of Rupert, or that part lying west of F Street, and vicinity. It contains part of the business section of the city and extends northward to the north line of Minidoka County and southward to the Heyburn Ward. Westward it extends to the Paul Ward.

History timeline


 * 1920 - Rupert Ward was divided June 27, into two wards, namely, the Rupert 1st and 2nd wards. The Rupert Ward chapel being within the limits of the 2nd Ward was continued as a chapel for the Rupert 2nd Ward.

Obtain the Records


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

Jackson Branch
See Encyclopedic History..., p.370-371.

Boundaries:


 * The center of the branch, where the meeting house stands, is about a mile east and a mile south of Snake River and six miles east northeast of Rupert.

History timeline


 * 1909 - In 1909 a branch of the Declo Ward of the Burley Stake was organized at Jackson.
 * 1917 - The branch was organized as an independent branch (reporting directly to the stake presidency).

Obtain the Records


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