Wards and Branches of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Panguitch 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. 274.

Panguitch Stake
Stake boundaries as of about 1930 See Encyclopedic History..., p. 634-35.


 * Area of the County: Panguitch Stake, Garfield Co., Utah,is located near the hills in the south end of Panguitch Valley, and 15 miles northeast of Panguitch Lake. The town of Panguitch is 55 miles South of Marysvale, the nearest railroad station, 40 miles east of Parowan, and 60 miles northwest of Kanab.
 * Headquarters in (town): Panguitch, UT.
 * Boundaries of stake: South end of Panguitch Valley.

History Timeline up to about 1930


 * 1877 - Panguitch Stake of Zion was organized.
 * 1920 - Aug. - 29 - 1920 - Panguitch Sake was divided with a Panguitch Stake and the new Garfield Stake being organized.

Obtain the Records

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

Wards and Branches
Cannonville, Hatch, Henriville, Tropic, Panguitch North and Panguitch South.

Cannonville Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 114.

Boundaries: Cannonville Ward, Panguitch Stake, Garfield Co., Utah, consists of the Latter-day Saints residing on the headwaters of the Pahrea, a tributary of the Colorado River, and the ward includes the town of Cannonville in Garfield County and the villages of Clifton and Georgetown in Kane County, Utah. The town of Cannonville is about a mile north of the boundary line between Garfield and Kane counties, 35 miles southwest of Escalante and 30 miles southeast of Panguitch, the headquarters of the stake.

History timeline


 * 1876 - A branch was organized as part of the Panguitch Ward.
 * 1877 - Aug. - 5 - 1877 - The branch was organized as a ward.

Obtain the Records


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

Hatch Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 319-20.

Boundaries:Hatch Ward (formerly Mammoth Ward), Panguitch Stake, Garfield Co., Utah, consists of the Latter-day Saints residing in the town of Hatch and in a number of litte valleys near the top of the mountains south of Panguitch. Hatch is 18 miles southeast of Panguitch, the headquarters of the stake. The village of Hatch is on Mammoth Creek, near its junction with Asay Creek. Beyond this junction the stream becomes the Sevier River

History timeline


 * 1892 - Aug. - 30 - 1892 - The Mammoth Ward was organized which included the settlements of Hatch and Asay Creek.
 * 1899 - The name of the ward was changed to Hatch Ward.

Obtain the Records


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

Henriville Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 332.

Boundaries:Henriville Ward, Panguitch Stake, Garfield Co., Utah, consists of the Latter-day Saints residing immediately south of the Rim of the Basin in the Colorado Breaks on one of the tributaries of the Paria. The little settlement is about four miles east of Cannonville and 37 miles southeast of Panguitch, the stake headquarters History timeline


 * 1889 - June - 6 - 1889 - Cannonville Ward was split and the Henriville organized.

Obtain the Records


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

Tropic Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 886-87.

Boundaries: Tropic Ward, Panguitch Stake, Utah, consists of the Latter-day Saints residing in the town of Tropic and vicinity. Tropic is located in a snug little valley on the head of Paria Creek (a tributary of the Colorado River), five miles down the slope from the Rim of the Basin, four miles north of Cannonville, and 30 miles southeast of Panguitch, the stake headquarters.

History timeline


 * 1894 - Aug. - 28 - 1894 - Cannonville Ward was split and the Tropic Ward was organized.

Obtain the Records


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

Panguitch North Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p.634.

Boundaries:Panguitch North Ward, Panguitch Stake, consists of the Latter-day Saints residing in the north part of the town of Panguitch, Garfield Co., Utah. History timeline


 * 1877 - Panguitch Ward was organized.
 * 1879 - Panguitch Ward divided into Panguitch 1st. and 2nd. Wards.
 * 1887 - The two Panguitch Wards were consolidated into the Panguitch Ward.
 * 1916 - May - 28 - 1916 - The Panguitch Ward was split into the Panguitch North and South Wards.

Obtain the Records


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

Kingston Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 401-402.

Boundaries: Kingston Ward, Garfield Stake, Piute Co., Utah, consists of the Latter-day Saints residing in the town of Kingston and surrounding upland. Kingston is situated on the left bank, or south side, of the east fork of the Sevier River, three miles southeast of Junction, the county seat of Piute County, and seven miles northeast of Circleville. The south fork of the Sevier River forms the boundary line between the two wards, Kingston and Junction. Nearly three fourths of the people in the Kingston Ward live in the village and the rest are scattered on ranches extending up and down the east fork of the Sevier River for several miles.

History timeline


 * 1877 - Settlement of Kingston organized as a branch of the Church on May 6th.
 * 1895 - On January 6, the Kingston Ward was organized.

Obtain the Records


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

Widtsoe Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 950.

Boundaries: Widtsoe Ward, Garfield Stake, Garfield Co., Utah, consists of the Latter-day Saints residing in the upper end of Johns Valley through which the east fork of the Sevier River runs from south to north.

History timeline


 * 1911 - Settlers of Houston organized into a branch of the Church July 30.
 * 1914 - On November 14, the branch was organized as the Houston Ward.
 * 1915 - The name of the ward was changed from Houston to Widtsoe June 24.

Obtain the Records


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

Boulder Branch
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 80.

Boundaries: Boulder Branch, of Garfield Stake, Garfield Co., Utah, consists of Latter-day Saints residing in a beautiful fertile valley, twelve miles northeast of Escalante in Garfield County, Utah.

History timeline


 * 1903 - Saints in Boulder organized as a regular branch of the Church on August 16.
 * 1908 - Branch organization made part of the Thurber Ward of the Wayne Stake.

Obtain the Records


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