Wards and Branches of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Sharon 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 used for this page: p.789.

Sharon Stake, 1930
Stake boundaries as of about 1930 See Encyclopedic History..., p. 789.


 * Area of the County: Sharon Stake embraces the Latter-day Saints residing on both sides of the Provo River and on the so-called Provo Bench, in Utah County, Utah.
 * Headquarters in: Timpanogos Ward, the center of which is five miles northwest of Provo and 42 miles southeast of Salt Lake City.
 * Boundaries of stake:
 * North: It extends to the Timpanogos Stake.
 * South: It extends to the Utah Stake or the north boundary of Provo City.
 * East: It extends to the Wasatch Mountains or the Utah-Wasatch County line.
 * West: It extends to Utah Lake.

History Timeline up to about 1930


 * 1929 - The Utah Stake of Zion was divided and a new stake, embracing the north part of the Utah Stake, was organized into a new stake of Zion named Sharon, on September 15.

Obtain the Records

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

Wards and Branches
Edgemont, Grand View, Lake View, Pleasant View, Sharon, Timpanogos and Vineyard.

Edgemont Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 215-216.

Boundaries:

Edgemont Ward, Sharon Stake, Utah Co., Utah, embraces a tract of country lying north of Provo; its location near the mountains suggested the name. It extends west and north to the Provo River and east to the Wasatch Mountains, including some families living in Provo Canyon; south it extends to the Pleasant View Ward of which it originally formed a part.

History timeline:


 * 1926 - The Edgemont Ward was organized on March 28.

Obtain the records


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

Grand View Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 294-295.

Boundaries:

Grand View Ward, Sharon Stake, embraces a tract of country in Utah County, Utah, lying north of the Provo River, or northwest of the center of Provo. It extends northward to the Timpanogos Ward, east and south to the Provo River, which forms the boundary, and west the ward extends to the Lake View Ward, or to the Salt Lake and Utah Railroad track (Orem Line).

History timeline


 * 1912 - Grand View became an independent branch. Previously, it had been a branch of the said ward named Grand View.
 * 1921 - Grand View Ward was organized by taking parts of the Provo 3rd Ward and strips of the Timpanogos and Lake View wards.

Obtain the records


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

Lake View Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 411-412.

Boundaries:

Lake View Ward, Sharon Stake, consists of the Latter-day Saints residing in a farming district lying west of Provo, Utah Co., Utah, including a strip of country extending north and south about four miles, and east and west about two miles. Northward the ward extends to the Vineyard Ward, east to the Timpanogos and Grand View wards, south to the Provo River, and west to the Utah Lake. The name Lake View was undoubtedly suggested by the fact that a most excellent view is had from the higher lands in the ward over the Utah Lake and a large portion of the beautiful Utah Valley.

History timeline


 * 1855 - Area settled at the mouth of the Provo River.
 * 1855-1856 - Fish caught at the mouth of the Provo River fed hundreds of people whose crops had been destroyed by grasshoppers.
 * 1877 - When the Utah Stake of Zion was reorganized in June, the Provo 5th Ward was organized. Its name was later changed to Lake View Ward.

Obtain the records


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

Pleasant View Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 665-666.

Boundaries: Pleasant View Ward, Sharon Stake, Utah Co., Utah, consists of the Latter-day Saints residing in a district of country lying northeast of Provo, in which nearly all the people live in a scattered condition on their respective farms. The ward extends west and north to the Provo River, east to the mountains, representing a strip of country about 1 1/2 miles wide.

History timeline


 * 1850 - That part of Utah Valley now included in the Pleasant View Ward was first settled when the early settlers of Provo took up farms as far up the river as the mouth of Provo Canyon.
 * 1852 - Organization of a bishop's ward, originally known as the Provo 5th Ward.
 * 1853 - Provo 5th Ward was disorganized due to Indian troubles.
 * 1891 - The Pleasant View Ward was organized on January 18.

Obtain the records


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

Sharon Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 429-431.

Boundaries:

History timeline


 * 1873 - Organized the Lewiston Branch.
 * 1887 - Lewiston was organized as a Ward.
 * 1907 - Lewiston was divided into two Wards: the Lewiston 1st Ward and the Lewiston 2nd Ward.
 * 1909 - 1909 Lewiston 3rd Ward was created by the division of Lewiston 1st Ward.

Obtain the records


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

Timpanogos Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 799-800.

Boundaries:

History timeline


 * 1926 - The Smithfield 3rd Ward came into existence Feb. 21, 1926, when the Smithfield 2nd Ward was divided, and that part of the city of Smithfield lying south of Summit Creek and east of Main St. and 1st West St., and extending to the boundary of Smithfield Precinct on the south and the mountains on the east was organized as the Smithfield 3rd Ward.
 * 1927 - First meeting held in new chapel, July 18, 1927.

Obtain the records


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

Vineyard Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 885.

Boundaries: Trenton Ward, Benson Stake, Cache Co., Utah, consists of Latter-day Saints residing in a farming district in Cache Valley, Utah. Northward the ward extends to the Cornish Ward, east to Bear River, south to the Newton Ward, and west to the Clarkston Ward.

History timeline


 * 1871 - A Branch of the Church was organized by 1871.
 * 1901 - Trenton Ward belonged to the Cache Stake, Utah until 1901, since which it has constituted a part of the Benson Stake.

Obtain the records


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