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

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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.789.

Sharon Stake, 1930
Stake boundaries as of about 1930 See Encyclopedic History..., p. 789.


 * Area of the County: Sharon Stake embraces the Latter-day Saints residing on both sides of the Provo River and on the so-called Provo Bench, in Utah County, Utah.
 * Headquarters in: Timpanogos Ward, the center of which is five miles northwest of Provo and 42 miles southeast of Salt Lake City.
 * Boundaries of stake:
 * North: It extends to the Timpanogos Stake.
 * South: It extends to the Utah Stake or the north boundary of Provo City.
 * East: It extends to the Wasatch Mountains or the Utah-Wasatch County line.
 * West: It extends to Utah Lake.

History Timeline up to about 1930


 * 1929 - The Utah Stake of Zion was divided and a new stake, embracing the north part of the Utah Stake, was organized into a new stake of Zion named Sharon, on September 15.

Obtain the Records

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

Wards and Branches
Edgemont, Grand View, Lake View, Pleasant View, Sharon, Timpanogos and Vineyard.

Edgemont Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 215-216.

Boundaries:

Edgemont Ward, Sharon Stake, Utah Co., Utah, embraces a tract of country lying north of Provo; its location near the mountains suggested the name. It extends west and north to the Provo River and east to the Wasatch Mountains, including some families living in Provo Canyon; south it extends to the Pleasant View Ward of which it originally formed a part.

History timeline:


 * 1926 - The Edgemont Ward was organized on March 28.

Obtain the records


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

Grand View Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 143.

Boundaries: Clarkston Ward is situated near the east base of the chain of mountains which separates Cache Valley from Malad Valley. Clarkston is five miles northwest of Newton, 20 miles northwest of Logan, 15 miles west of Richmond, the stake headquarters, and 90 miles north of Salt Lake City. It is also five miles west of Trenton, the nearest railroad station on the Oregon Short Line. Clarkston is the center of a farming district.

History timeline


 * 1864 - Clarkston is one of the earliest settlements in Cache Valley, dating back to 1864, when a townsite called Clarkston was surveyed and dedicated.
 * 1864 - The saints were first organized into a branch.
 * 1867 - Fall of 1876 the branch (which started in 1864) then became a ward.

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.

Lake View Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 159.

Boundaries: Cornish Ward consists of Latter-day Saints residing in a farming district lying immediately south of the boundary line between Utah and Idaho. The center of the ward is a small village on the Oregon Short Line Railroad and is located, 12 miles by wagon road northwest of Richmond, the stake headquarters, and 21 miles by wagon road northwest of Logan.

History timeline


 * 1907 - The Cornish Ward was organized July 28, 1907, from the north part of Trenton Ward.

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.

Pleasant View Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 162-63.

Boundaries: Coveville Ward district lies between Richmond, Utah, and Franklin, Idaho, its northern boundary being the line between Utah and Idaho. Eastward the ward extends to the mountains, south to Richmond, and west to Cub River. The center of the ward, where the meeting house stands, is about three miles northeast of Richmond, four miles south of Franklin, three miles south of the state line and 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 on November 28, 1882.

Obtain the records


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

Sharon Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 429-431.

Boundaries:

History timeline


 * 1873 - Organized the Lewiston Branch.
 * 1887 - Lewiston was organized as a Ward.
 * 1907 - Lewiston was divided into two Wards: the Lewiston 1st Ward and the Lewiston 2nd Ward.
 * 1909 - 1909 Lewiston 3rd Ward was created by the division of Lewiston 1st Ward.

Obtain the records


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

Timpanogos Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 799-800.

Boundaries:

History timeline


 * 1926 - The Smithfield 3rd Ward came into existence Feb. 21, 1926, when the Smithfield 2nd Ward was divided, and that part of the city of Smithfield lying south of Summit Creek and east of Main St. and 1st West St., and extending to the boundary of Smithfield Precinct on the south and the mountains on the east was organized as the Smithfield 3rd Ward.
 * 1927 - First meeting held in new chapel, July 18, 1927.

Obtain the records


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

Vineyard Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 885.

Boundaries: Trenton Ward, Benson Stake, Cache Co., Utah, consists of Latter-day Saints residing in a farming district in Cache Valley, Utah. Northward the ward extends to the Cornish Ward, east to Bear River, south to the Newton Ward, and west to the Clarkston Ward.

History timeline


 * 1871 - A Branch of the Church was organized by 1871.
 * 1901 - Trenton Ward belonged to the Cache Stake, Utah until 1901, since which it has constituted a part of the Benson Stake.

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.