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

Utah Church Records Cache County Church Records  Benson Stake, Utah LDS Church Wards and Branches

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.

Benson Stake, 1930
Stake boundaries as of about 1930 See Encyclopedic History..., p. 59.


 * Area of the County: North end of Cache County, Utah
 * Headquarters in (town): Richmond, Utah
 * Boundaries of stake:


 * North: Idaho border
 * South:Cache Stake, Utah
 * East: (Not given. Probably county boundary)
 * West: (Not given. Probably county boundary)

History Timeline up to about 1930


 * 1901 - Until 1901, all the saints in Cache County, Utah belonged to the Cache Stake, Utah
 * 1901 that stake was divided so that only the settlements in the central part of the county were continued as the Cache Stake, Utah
 * 1901 - settlements in the north end of the county were organized as the Benson Stake
 * those in the south end as the Hyrum Stake. Benson Stake was organized April 30, 1901
 * 1901, April 30. Benson Stake, Utah was organized from Cache Stake, Utah.

Obtain the Records

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

Amalga Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 18-19.

Boundaries:

History timeline



Obtain the records


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

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

Boundaries:

History timeline



Obtain the records


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

Cornish Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 159.

Boundaries:

History timeline



Obtain the records


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


 * Coveville area

Coveville Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 162-63.

Boundaries: Farming district between Richmond, Utah and Franklin, Idaho. North - Idaho border; east - the mountains; south - to Richmond; west - Cub River.

Meeting place is 4 miles south of Franklin, 3 miles south of state line, 16 miles north of Logan.

History timeline


 * 1871. Area settled by Robert Gregory and family.
 * 1877. Organized as a branch.
 * 1882. Organized as a ward.

Obtain the records


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

Lewiston 1st and 2nd Wards
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 429-431.

Boundaries:

History timeline



Obtain the records


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


 * Smithfield 3rd

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

Boundaries:

History timeline



Obtain the records


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


 * Trenton

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

Boundaries:

History timeline



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.