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

Idaho Church Records section of Blaine, Camas, Gooding, Jerome, and Lincoln Counties Blaine 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.

Blaine Stake
Stake boundaries as of about 1930 — see Encyclopedic History..., p.70.


 * Boundaries of stake: Sants residing in parts of Blaine, Camas, Gooding, Jerome and Lincoln counties, Idaho, namely, Carey and Gannett wards in Blaine County, the Gooding and Wendell wards in Gooding County, the Jerome Ward in Jerome County, and the Manard Ward in Camas County. It also includes the Fairfield Branch in Camas County, the Hagerman Branch in Gooding County, and the Richfield Branch in Lincoln County.
 * Area of the County: The southeastern part of the/then Boise Stake of Zion.
 * Headquarters in (town): Carey, Idaho

History Timeline up to about 1930


 * 1919 - Aug. 3, 1919, the Latter-day Saints residing in the southeastern part of that Boise stake were organized as the Blaine Stake.
 * 1919 - Origional Wards: Acequia, Carey, Gannett, Gooding, Hazelton, Heyburn, Jerome, Manard, Paul, Rupert and Wendell.
 * 1920 - Hagerman and Richfield in 1920
 * 1921 - Fairfield in 1921
 * 1923 - Eden in 1923
 * 1924 - In 1924 the Minidoka Stake was organized by taking from Blaine Stake the following wards and branches: Acequia, Heyburn, Paul, Rupert 1st and Rupert 2nd wards; also the Eden, Emerson and Hazelton branches.
 * 1924 - Carey, Gannett, Gooding,Hagerman and Richfield

Obtain the Records

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

Wards and Branches
Carey and Gannett wards in Blaine County, Idaho Gooding and Wendell wards in Gooding County, Idaho Jerome Ward in Jerome County, Idaho Manard Ward in Camas County, Idaho Fairfield Branch in Camas County, Idaho Hagerman Branch in Gooding County, Idaho Richfield Branch in Lincoln County, Idaho

Carey Ward (Blaine County, Idaho)
See Encyclopedic History..., p.118.

Boundaries: CAREY WARD, Blaine Stake, Blaine Co., Idaho, consists of the Latter-day Saints residing in Little Wood River Valley. Carey is 18 miles east of Picabo, a station on the Wood River branch of the Oregon Short Line Railroad, and 40 miles northeast of the Shoshone on the main line of the same railroad.

History timeline


 * 1885 - Post Office built and named
 * 1913 - Blaine Ward, which had contained all the Latter-day Saints residing in Blaine and Lincoln counties, Idaho, was disorganized.
 * 1913 - The aints residing in Little Wood River Valley were organized as the Carey Ward.
 * 1919 - Carey, when first organized, belonged to the Boise Stake, but became part of the Blaine Stake in 1919.

Obtain the Records


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

Gannett Ward (Blaine County, Idaho)
See Encyclopedic History..., p. xx-xx.

Boundaries:

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

Gooding Ward (Gooding County, Idaho)
See Encyclopedic History..., p.xx-xx.

Boundaries:

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

Wendell Ward (Gooding County, Idaho)
See Encyclopedic History..., p. xx-xx.

Boundaries:

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

Jerome Ward (Jerome County, Idaho)
See Encyclopedic History..., p. xx-xx.

Boundaries:

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

Manard Ward (Camas County, Idaho)
See Encyclopedic History..., p. xx-xx.

Boundaries:

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

Fairfield Branch (Camas County, Idaho)
See Encyclopedic History..., p.xx-xx.

Boundaries:

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

Hagerman Branch (Gooding County, Idaho)
See Encyclopedic History..., p.xx-xx.

Boundaries:

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

Richfield Branch (Lincolin County, Idaho)
See Encyclopedic History..., p. xx-xx.

Boundaries:

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 * For additional resources, see Church History Library.

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 * For additional resources, see Church History Library.

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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.