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

Idaho Cassia County Church Records  Cassia 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.

Source for this page: p. 119.

Cassia Stake
Stake boundaries as of about 1930 — see Encyclopedic History..., p.119.


 * Area of the County: Located in the south part of Goose Creek Valley, Cassia Co., Idaho.
 * Headquarters in (town):
 * Boundaries of stake:Northward the stake extends to the Burley and Minidoka stakes, east to the Raft River Stake, south to the boundary line between Utah and Idaho (or Box Elder County, Utah), and west to the limits of Cassia County.

History Timeline up to about 1930
 * 1879 - The people were organize into a branch of the Church.


 * 1882 - On Sunday, Sept. 24, the branch was organized as the Cassia Ward of the Box Elder Stake.
 * 1887 - On Nov. 19, the saints residing in the Cassia Ward and vicinity were separated from the Box Elder Stake and organized as the Cassia Stake of Zion. Cassia Stake is the mother of all the other stakes in south and central Idaho, including the Boise Stake, organized Nov. 3, 1913; Raft River Stake, organized April 26, 1915; Twin Falls Stake organized July 26, 1919; Burley Stake organized July 27, 1919; Blaine Stake, organized Aug. 3, 1919, and Minidoka Stake organized May 11, 1924.

Obtain the Records

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

Basin Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p.43-44.

Boundaries:
 * Located in a valley called Spring Basin which is about 4 1/2 miles long and four miles wide.

History timeline
 * 1880 - A branch of the Church was organized May 9.
 * 1882 - In September, 1882, the Oakley Ward was organized, of which Basin then became a branch.
 * 1887 -The organization of Cassia Stake. On Nov. 22, the Spring Basin Branch was organized as a ward.
 * 1892 - Nov. 13, The Basin again became a branch of the Oakley Ward, and thus remained until 1900, but the records of the branch were destroyed by fire.
 * 1900 - On Sept. 23, the Spring Basin Branch was again organized as a ward.

Obtain the Records


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

Marion Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p.477.

Boundaries:
 * Located four miles northwest of Oakley on the west side of Goose Creek.

History timeline
 * 1884 - The saints of Marion were organized as a branch of the Oakley Ward.
 * 1887 - In Nov. 21, the branch was organized as a ward. The Marion Branch belonged to the Box Elder Stake until 1887, when the district became part of the Cassia Stake.

Obtain the Records


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

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.