Lyman Stake, Wyoming LDS Church Wards and Branches

Wyoming and Utah Church Records section of Daggett County, Utah and Sweetwater and Uinta Counties, Wyoming  

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.452

Lyman Stake, 1930
Stake boundaries as of about 1930 SeeEncyclopedic History..., p.452.


 * Area of the County: Entire county.
 * Headquarters: Lyman, Uinta Co., Wyoming.
 * Boundaries of stake: All of Daggett County, Utah and all or part of Uinta and Sweetwater Counties, Wyoming.

History Timeline up to about 1930


 * 1926 - July - 18 - 1926 - Lyman Stake of Zion was organized.

Obtain the Records

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

Wards and Branches
Green River, Lyman, Manila, McKinnon, Millburne, Montian View, Rock  Springs and Winton.

Green River Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 303.

Boundaries: Green River Ward, consists of the Latter-day Saints residing in the railroad town of Green River.

History timeline


 * 1923 - February -25- 1923 - Organized as a branch in the Woodruff Stake.


 * 1926 -June- 20 - 1926 - Organized as a ward in the new Lyman Stake of Zion.

Obtain the Records


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

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

Boundaries: Lyman Ward consists of the Latter-day Saints residing in the town of Lyman and vicinity, on a stretch of bench land lying between Smith’s Fork and Black’s Fork of Green River.

History timeline


 * 1894 - December-Organized as a branch.
 * 1897 - A Sunday School was organized.
 * 1898 - June -8- 1898 - organized as a ward.

Obtain the Records


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

Manila Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 470.

Boundaries: Manila Ward consists of the Latter-day Saints residing in Daggett County, Utah. The village of Manila is the center of the ward, which consists of a farming district situated in the Lucern Valley, about one-fourth mile west of the Wyoming line. The township of Manila slopes gently towards the southeast and the village is six miles west of Henry’s Fork, ten miles west of Green River, 50 miles south of Green River City on the Union Pacific Railroad, and about 60 miles southeast of Lyman, the headquarters of the Lyman Stake.

History timeline


 * 1898-LDS Church meetings began.
 * 1899-August-13- 1899 - Branch was organized.
 * 1904-October- 1904 - Manila Ward was organized.

Obtain the Records


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

McKinnon Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 457.

Boundaries: McKinnon Ward consists of the Latter-day Saints residing in a farming district situated at the base of the Uintah Mountains, extending from Daggett County, Utah, into Sweetwater County, Wyoming. The center of the ward is in Daggett County, about ten miles west of Manila, Utah, 25 miles southeast of Lone Tree, Wyoming, and about 55 miles southeast of Lyman, Wyoming, the headquarters of the Lyman Stake of Zion.

History timeline


 * 1919 - September - 14 - 1919 - Mountian Home Branch in Woodruff Stake was organized.
 * 1921 - June - 31 - 1921 - Reorganized as McKinnon Ward.

Obtain the Records


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

Millburne Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 505.

Boundaries: Millburne, as a settlement, originally called the Bridger Butte Branch, dates back to 1898, when a few families of Latter-day Saints, who were looking for localities in which to make homes, settled in that part of Wyoming lying southwest of old Fort Bridger and near the base of the Bridger Butte.

History timeline


 * 1898 - September - 8 - 1898 - Bridger Butte Branch was organized.
 * 1904 - About when name was changed from Bridger Butte to Millburne.
 * 1908 - May - 3 - 1908 - Millburne Branch reorganized as Millburne Ward.

Obtain the Records


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

Mountian View Branch
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 553.

Boundaries: Mountian View Branch consists of the Latter-day Saints residing in a farming district on Smith’s Fork of Green River. The center of the branch is the village of Mountain View, which is situated about six miles southwest of Lyman, the headquarters of the stake.

History timeline


 * 1899-November-6- 1899 - LDS Sunday School was organized
 * 1903-September-10- 1903 - Mountian View Branch was organized
 * 1910-Branch was disorganized, part going to the Lyman Ward and part going to the Millburne Ward
 * 1925 Mountian View Branch was reorganized

Obtain the Records


 * List of Mountian View+Branch+Wyoming church and other records] for Mountian View Branch, Wyoming at the FamilySearch Library.
 * For additional resources, see Church History Library.

Rock Springs Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 715.

Boundaries: Not given

History timeline:


 * 1869-Branch was organized.
 * 1875-April-18-1875 - more complete branch was organized.
 * 1887-An LDS meeting house was built.
 * 1892-May-16- 1892 - Rock Springs Branch organized as the Rock Springs Ward.

Obtain the Records


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

Winton Branch
See Encyclopedic History..., p957.

Boundaries: Winton Branch consisted of a few families of Latter-day Saints residing in the coal-mining camp of Winton, situated about 15 miles north of Rock Springs

History timeline Not given

Obtain the Records


 * List of Winton+Branch+Wyoming church and other records] for Winton Branch, Wyoming at the FamilySearch Library.
 * For additional resources, see Church History Library.