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

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Hyrum Stake
Stake boundaries as of about 1930 See Encyclopedic History..., p. xx-xx.


 * Area of the County: South end
 * Headquarters in (town): Hyrum City, Utah
 * Boundaries of stake: The Hyrum Stake of Zion consists (1930) of the Latter-day Saints residing in the south end of Cache County, Utah. It embraces ten organized bishop’s wards, namely, Avon, Hyrum 1st, Hyrum 2nd, Hyrum 3rd, Mendon, Millville, Nibley, Paradise, Wellsville 1st and Wellsville 2nd.

History Timeline up to about 1930


 * 1901 - Hyrum Stake was organized April 30, 1901, from the south part of Cache Stake.
 * 1901 - Soon after the organization of the Hyrum Stake, the stake was divided into three wards, namely, Hyrum 1st, 2nd and 3rd wards.
 * 1920 - Wellsville 1st and 2nd wards were formed by the division of the Wellsville Ward in 1920.
 * 1920 - Mount Sterling Ward, originally part of Hyrum Stake, was absorbed by Wellsville 2nd Ward when that ward was organized in 1920, and College Ward was transferred to the Logan Stake.

Obtain the Records

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

Wards and Branches
Avon, Hyrum 1st, Hyrum 2nd, Hyrum 3rd, Mendon, Millville, Nibley, Paradise, Wellsville 1st and Wellsville 2nd.

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

Boundaries:
 * Avon Ward, Hyrum Stake, Cache Co., Utah, consists of Latter-day Saints occupying the extreme south end of Cache Valley, Utah, including the old townsite of Paradise and also scattered settlers residing along the east and south forks of Paradise Creek (also called Muddy Creek or Little Bear River). The center of the ward is about three miles southeast of Paradise, seven miles southeast of Hyrum, 14 miles south of Logan and 72 miles northeast of Salt Lake City.

History timeline


 * 1860 - The place was first settled in 1860 under the name of Paradise.
 * 1868 - On account of Indian troubles the settlers moved three miles down the creek and established the settlement now known as Paradise.
 * 1880 - A few returned later to the old site and these, with others who joined them about 1880, established a new settlement which for a time was called Mineral Point or South Paradise.
 * 1891 - On July 5, 1891, South Paradise was separated from the parent ward (Paradise Ward) and organized as the Avon Ward.

Obtain the Records


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

Hyrum Wards
See Encyclopedic History..., p. xx-xx.

Boundaries:


 * Hyrum 1st


 * Hyrum 2nd


 * Hyrum 3rd

History timeline



Obtain the Records


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

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

Boundaries:

History timeline



Obtain the Records


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

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

Boundaries:

History timeline



Obtain the Records


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

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

Boundaries:

History timeline



Obtain the Records


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

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

Boundaries:

History timeline



Obtain the Records


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

Wellsville Wards
See Encyclopedic History..., p. xx-xx.

Boundaries:


 * Wellsville 1st


 * Wellsville 2nd

History timeline



Obtain the Records


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