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

Idaho [[Cassia County,

Idaho#Church_Records|Cassia County Church Records]] Raft River 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. 689.

Raft River Stake
Stake boundaries as of about 1930 — see Encyclopedic History..., p.689.


 * Area of the County:Located in the south part of Cassia County, Idaho, and a small part of Box Elder County, Utah.
 * Headquarters in (town):Malta.
 * Boundaries of stake:Located in the south part of Cassia County, Idaho, and a small part of Box Elder County, Utah.

History Timeline up to about 1930


 * 1915 - At a special conference held at Almo April 27, the Cassia Stake Was divided and that part lying east of the Goose Creek Mountains was organized as the Raft River Stake.
 * 1916 - Sublett Ward was organized from a part of Malta Ward and Moulton Ward from part of Almo Ward.
 * 1919 - Naf Ward was discontinued in 1919
 * 1928 - Grouse Creek Ward was transferred to the North Weber Stake.

Obtain the Records

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

Wards and Branches
Albion, Elba, Malta, Almo, Naf, Yost and Grouse Creek.

Albion Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p.10-11.

Boundaries:


 * Located in the Marsh Basin, constitutes an opening in the Goose Creek Mountains and measures about six miles from northeast to southwest with an average width of four miles.

History timeline:


 * 1882 - In September about half a dozen families of saints located in and near the settlement, when a presiding Priest was appointed to hold meetings and preside over them.
 * 1887 - On Nov. 23, after quite a number of Latter-day Saints had settled in the basin a ward was organized, called the Albion Ward.
 * 1916 - As early as 1886 the saints at Albion had erected a log meeting house that served until 1916, when a more modern building was erected, which has an auditorium with a seating capacity of 500 persons.

Obtain the Records


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

yy Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p. xx-xx.

Boundaries:

History timeline



Obtain the Records


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

yy Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p.xx-xx.

Boundaries:

History timeline



Obtain the Records


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

yy Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p. xx-xx.

Boundaries:

History timeline



Obtain the Records


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

yy Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p. xx-xx.

Boundaries:

History timeline



Obtain the Records


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

yy Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p. xx-xx.

Boundaries:

History timeline



Obtain the Records


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

yy Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p.xx-xx.

Boundaries:

History timeline



Obtain the Records


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

yy Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p.xx-xx.

Boundaries:

History timeline



Obtain the Records


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