Talk:Stakes and Wards of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Jefferson County, Idaho

Idaho Jefferson County Church Records  Rigby Stake, Idaho LDS Church Wards and Branches

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. 708-709.

Rigby Stake (Bonneville County)
Stake boundaries as of about 1930 — see Encyclopedic History..., p.708-709.


 * Area of the County:Jefferson County, and the north part of Bonneville County, Idaho.
 * Headquarters in (town):Rigby.
 * Boundaries of stake:located in Jefferson County, Idaho.

History Timeline up to about 1930


 * 1884 - The first Latter-day Saint settlers in the great Snake River Valley affiliated with the Cache Stake of Zion, and when the Bannock Stake was organized in 1884, they became members of that stake.
 * 1895 - The Bannock Stake was divided and the south part of the same was organized as the Bingham Stake, Rigby and adjoining settlements became an important part of that stake, and remained so until Feb. 3, 1908, when the Bingham Stake was divided and the north part of the same was organized into a new stake of Zion called the Rigby Stake. The Palisade Branch was added afterwards.
 * 1911 - The stake office, a rock building, was erected at Rigby, at a cost of about $6,000.

Obtain the Records

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

Wards and Branches
Annis, Bybee, Clark, Garfield, Grant, LaBelle, Lewisville, Lorenzo, Menan, Perry, Rigby 1st, Rigby 2nd, Rifle and Roberts and Palisade Branch.

Annis Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p.23-24.

Boundaries:


 * Located in that part of Poole’s Island, which is bounded on the north by the south fork of Snake River, east by the Lorenzo Ward, south by the dry bed of Snake River and west by Menan Ward.

History timeline:


 * 1879 - Annis Ward is an outgrowth of the Menan Ward.
 * 1900 - As the settlers in Menan Ward increased in number, the saints in what is now the Annis Ward were organized in the summer of 1900 as a branch of the Church, belonging to the Menan Ward.


 * 1904 - This branch was organized as a regular bishop’s ward Oct. 23.


 * 1906 - The meeting house is a black sandstone building, erected in 1906.

Obtain the Records


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

Bybee Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 103-104.

Boundaries:


 * Located in The north by a dry bed of the south fork of Snake River, east by the Rigby Ward, south by the Garfield Ward, and west by the Lewisville Ward.

History timeline


 * 1895 - Bybee is an outgrowth of Lewisville and Rigby wards, and that part of the country now included in the Bybee Ward was formerly known as the Central school district where a school house was built. This building was afterwards purchased by the ward for a meeting house.
 * 1900 - The saints in that part of the country now included in the Bybee Ward were organized as a branch of the Church.
 * 1908 - June 21, the branch was organized as a regular bishop’s ward.

Obtain the Records


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

Clark Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p.143.

Boundaries:


 * Located in the great Snake River Valley extending north to the river, east to the Ririe Ward, south to the Shelton Ward of the Idaho Falls Stake, and west to the Rigby Ward.

History timeline:


 * 1908 - Clark Ward, originally named the West Rudy Ward, is an outgrowth of the Rudy Ward, and came into existence July 5, when the Rudy Ward was divided into two wards, and the west part of the same was organized as a new ward called West Rudy (later changed to Clark), while the east part was organized as the Perry Ward.

Obtain the Records


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

Garfield Ward (Bonneville County Ward)
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 275.

Boundaries:


 * Located in the Snake River Valley which lies east of Grant Ward and is partly in Jefferson and partly in Bonneville County, Idaho. The ward extends north to the Bybee Ward, east to the Rigby Ward, south to Ucon or Willow Creek Ward, and west to Grant Ward.

History timeline:


 * 1900 - Garfield Ward is an outgrowth of Grant, Rigby, Willow Creek and Coltman wards.
 * 1908 - As the population in these wards increased quite rapidly, new wards were created, and on Sept. 27, the saints residing in the Garfield school district were organized as a ward.

Obtain the Records


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

Grant Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 299.

Boundaries:
 * Located in Snake River Valley which extends on the north to Lewisville Ward, east to Garfield Ward, south to Coltman Ward, and west to Snake River. A number of saints, having located in that part of the country too far away from the center of the Lewisville Ward to attend meetings and Sunday school sessions, were organized as a branch called the South Lewisville Branch in 1892.

History timeline:
 * 1892 - Grant Ward, formerly known as the South Lewisville Branch, is an outgrowth of Lewisville. A number of saints, having located in that part of the country too far away from the center of the Lewisville Ward to attend meetings and Sunday school sessions, were organized as a branch called the South Lewisville Branch in 1892. On Aug. 14, the branch was organized as a regular Bishop’s ward.

Obtain the Records


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

La Belle Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p. La Belle 408.

Boundaries:


 * Located on the east half of Poole’s Island, in Snake River.

History timeline:


 * 1885 - These first L. D. S. settlers at La Belle were organized as a branch of the Church belonging to the Menan Ward June 14.
 * 1886 - This branch was organized into a regular bishop’s ward May 21.

Obtain the Records


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

Lewisville Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p.431.

Boundaries:


 * Located on the east half of Poole’s Island, in Snake River.

History timeline:


 * 1885 - These first L. D. S. settlers at La Belle were organized as a branch of the Church belonging to the Menan Ward June 14, 1885.
 * 1886 - This branch was organized into a regular bishop’s ward May 21, 1886.

Obtain the Records


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

Lorenzo Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p.446.

Boundaries:


 * Located centrally on Poole’s Island in Snake River. The center of the ward is the railroad station, Lorenzo, which is situated four miles north of Rigby and 12 miles south of Rexburg in the Fremont Stake.

History timeline:


 * 1905 - As the Latter-day Saint population increased on Poole’s Island the saints in the Lorenzo district were organized as a regular bishop’s ward May 5. The ward included the west part of La Belle Ward and a small strip from the east part of the Annis Ward.

Obtain the Records


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

Menan Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 488.

Boundaries:


 * Located on the west end of Poole’s Island in Snake River.

History timeline:


 * 1881 - November, 1881, a Branch named Poole’s Island, was named the Cedar Buttes Branch of the Cache Stake of Zion.
 * 1885 - The Cedar Buttes Branch was organized as a regular bishop’s ward Aug. 17. The name of the ward was changed from Cedar Buttes to that of Menan, which signifies island in the Indian dialect.

Obtain the Records


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

Perry Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p.651-652.

Boundaries:


 * Located in that part of Snake River Valley lying southeast of Rigby.

History timeline:


 * 1908 - Perry Ward came into existence when the Rudy Ward was divided in 1908, on which occasion the upper end of the Rudy Ward was organized as the Perry Ward.

Obtain the Records


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

Rigby 1st Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 709-710.

Boundaries:
 * Located in that part of Rigby lying west of State St., running north and south through the town.

History timeline:
 * 1920 - Until Jan. 25, Rigby contained all the Saints residing in the town, but on that date Rigby Ward was divided into two wards, namely, the Rigby 1st Ward and the Rigby 2nd Ward.

Obtain the Records


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

Rigby 2nd Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p.710.

Boundaries:


 * Located east of State Street in Rigby. The ward meeting house, a fine rock building, stands in the northeast part of the town.

History timeline:


 * 1920 - The Rigby 2nd Ward dates back to Jan. 25, 1920, when the Rigby Ward was divided into two wards.
 * 1924 - The meeting house was erected in 1924 at a cost of $30,000. Up to that time the saints of the Rigby 2nd Ward met in the Rigby tabernacle, and later in the Olson Hall until the new meeting house was finished. This meeting house was erected in 1924 at a cost of $30,000. Up to that time the saints of the Rigby 2nd Ward met in the Rigby tabernacle, and later in the Olson Hall until the new meeting house was finished.

Obtain the Records


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

Ririe Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p.710.

Boundaries:
 * Located in the town of Ririe, which is situated on the Snake River Belt Line, and it's immediate vicinity. The town is in Jefferson County, part of the surrounding district which belongs to the Ririe Ward extends one mile south into Bonneville County.  The ward extends north to Snake River, east to the Poplar Ward, and west to the Perry Ward.

History timeline:
 * 1918 - The Ririe Ward was organized Feb. 24.

Obtain the Records


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

Roberts Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p.714.

Boundaries:


 * Located in a farming district in that part of Snake River Valley which lies north of Idaho Falls. The center of the ward is a station on the Oregon Short Line Railroad, on the west side of Snake River, 15 miles west of Rigby.

History timeline:


 * 1920 - The saints who located in Snake River Valley, were organized as a ward Nov. 21

Obtain the Records


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

Palisade Branch
See Encyclopedic History..., p.629-631.

Boundaries:


 * Located in Swan Valley on the south fork of Snake River, which passes through Swan Valley from southeast to northwest. The L. D. S. meeting house stands on the north side of the river, 43 miles southeast of Rigby, 55 miles southeast of Rexburg, 18 miles south of Victor, in the Teton Basin, and 30 miles northwest of Freedom, in the Lower Salt River Valley, in Wyoming.

History timeline:


 * 1890 - In May 1, the saints in Swan Valley, were organized into a branch of the Church belonging to the Lyman Ward.
 * 1893 - At a meeting held Nov. 12, the saints in Swan Valley were organized as a ward under the name of Palisade.

Obtain the Records


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