Wards and Branches of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Morgan Stake, Utah

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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. 533-534.

Morgan Stake
Stake boundaries as of about 1930 See Encyclopedic History..., p. 533-534.


 * Area of the County:all of Morgan County
 * Headquarters in (town):Morgan, Utah
 * Boundaries of stake:

Morgan Stake of Zion, Morgan Co., Utah consists of the Latter-day Saints residing in Morgan County, Utah, and the boundaries of the stake are the same as those of the county.

History Timeline up to about 1930


 * 1877 - On July 1, the Morgan Stake of Zion was organized and contained at that time nine wards, namely, Croyden, Enterprise, Milton, Morgan, North Morgan, Peterson (or Weber), East and West Porterville and Richville, East and West Porterville were amalgamated as the Porterville Ward in 1897 and Enterprise ceased to exist after 1900. Slide (Devil’s Slide) Ward was organized in 1914, and is the only ward now in existence which has been added to Morgan Stake since its organization. Mountain Green Ward (organized in 1928) and Stoddard Branch (organized in 1918) had but brief existence. Thus, Morgan Stake at present contains eight wards as follows: Croyden, Milton, Morgan, North Morgan, Peterson, Porterville, Richville and Slide.

Obtain the Records

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

Wards and Branches
Croyden, Milton, Morgan, North Morgan, Peterson, Porterville, Richville and Slide.

Croydon Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 164-165.

Boundaries:

Croydon Ward, Morgan Stake, Morgan Co., Utah, consists of Latter-day Saints residing in a string town on Lost Creek. The village of Croydon is near the boundary line between Morgan and Summit counties and is about ten miles east of the town of Morgan (the county seat) and 13 miles northwest of Coalville, Summit Co.

History timeline


 * 1863 - A branch was organized in October.
 * 1877 - At the organization of the Morgan Stake of Zion July 1, 1877, the saints on Lost Creek were organized as the Croydon Ward.

Obtain the Records


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

Milton Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 511-512.

Boundaries:

Milton Ward, Morgan Stake, Morgan Co., Utah, consists of the Latter-day Saints residing in the villages of Milton and Littleton and other scattered saints residing on Deep Creek or Line Creek between or adjacent to these two settlements.

History timeline


 * 1875 - July, 1875, a regular branch organization was effected.
 * 1877 - When the Morgan Stake was organized July 1, 1877, Milton became a ward

Obtain the Records


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

Morgan Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 534-535

Boundaries:

Morgan (South Morgan) Ward, Morgan Stake, Morgan Co., Utah, consists of Latter-day Saints residing in that part of Morgan City lying south of the Weber River.

History timeline


 * 1877 - When the Morgan Stake was organized July 1, 1877, South Morgan and North Morgan were organized as two bishop’s wards.
 * 1906 - In 1906 the North Morgan and South Morgan wards were amalgamated, known as the Morgan Ward.

Obtain the Records


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

North Morgan Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 589.

Boundaries:

North Morgan Ward, Morgan Stake, consists of the Latter-day Saints residing in that part of Morgan City, Morgan Co., Utah, lying north of the Weber River.

History timeline


 * 1866 - A Sunday school was commenced at North Morgan.
 * 1877 - When the Morgan Stake of Zion was organized July 1, the saints at North Morgan were organized as a ward.

Obtain the Records


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

Peterson (Weber) Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 652-653.

Boundaries:

History timeline



Obtain the Records


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

Porterville Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 209, 942.

Boundaries:

History timeline



Obtain the Records


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

Richville Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 707.

Boundaries:

History timeline



Obtain the Records


 * List of Richville+Ward church and other records] for Richville Ward, Utah at the FamilySearch Library.

Slide Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 798.

Boundaries:

History timeline



Obtain the Records


 * List of Slide+Ward church and other records] for Slide Ward, Utah at the FamilySearch Library.


 * For additional resources, see Church History Library.