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

This page includes the boundaries of wards and branches around 1930's, a timeline history, and how to obtain the records.

Information about the wards and branches in this locality, including boundaries and creation dates of wards, can be found in the following book:
 * Encyclopedic History of the Church. By Andrew Jenson. Salt Lake City: Deseret News, 1941. Page 620. Online at: BYU Books,  From the list on the right side of the screen, click on the first letter of the locality, locate the page number listed in this citation.  Also available through Ancestry - ($).

Oquirrh Stake
Stake boundaries as of about 1930 See Encyclopedic History..., p.620.


 * Area of the County: Western part of Salt Lake County.
 * Headquarters in (town): Pleasant Green.
 * Boundaries of stake:

Oquirrh Stake of Zion, Salt Lake County, Utah, consists (1930) of Latter-day Saints residing in the western part of Salt Lake County, in a tract of country extending north to the Pioneer Stake, east to the Jordan River or Grant Stake and Cottonwood Stake stakes, south to West Jordan Stake and west to the Oquirrh Mountains, or the Tooele Stake.

History Timeline up to about 1930


 * 1923 - Oquirrh Stake was organized June 3, 1923, from parts of Pioneer and Cottonwood stakes.
 * 1927 - To form the new Oquirrh stake, Garfield, Magna and Pleasant Green wards were taken from Pioneer Stake and Hunter and Granger wards from the Cottonwood Stake.
 * 1927 - An addition was made to the Oquirrh Stake in 1927 when the saints employed by the Hercules Powder Company at the base of the mountains were organized as the Bacchus Branch.

Obtain the Records

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

Wards and Branches
Garfield, Granger, Hunter, Magna, Pleasant Green, and Bacchus Branch.

Garfield Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 274-275.

Boundaries:

Garfield Ward, Oquirrh Stake, Salt Lake Co., Utah, consists of Latter-day Saints residing in the town of Garfield, situated near the south shore of the Great Salt Lake and at the base of the Oquirrh Mountains, distant about 19 miles by road southwest of the Temple Block in Salt Lake City.

History timeline


 * 1893 - Garfield Beach was a favorite pleasure resort previous to the erection of the Saltair Pavilion in 1893.
 * 1908 - Garfield was vacated until 1908, when several large smelters were located there and Garfield became a flourishing town.
 * 1923 - Garfield Ward, which had belonged to the Pioneer Stake, then became a part of the Oquirrh Stake when that stake was organized June 3, 1923.
 * 1911 - A branch of the Church was organized at Garfield by the presidency of Pioneer Stake. This branch was organized as a ward Oct. 22, 1911.

Obtain the Records


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

Granger Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 295.

Boundaries:

Granger Ward, Oquirrh Stake, Salt Lake Co., Utah, consists of the Latter-day Saints residing in Granger, a farming district traversed by a branch of the Salt Lake and Utah Railroad.

History timeline


 * 1849 - In the fall of 1849 a company of saints from Wales arrived in Salt Lake City and some of these located on the west side of Jordan River in what later became the Granger Precinct.
 * 1884 - The street on which the Granger meeting house now stands was the boundary line between the Brighton Ward and the North Jordan Ward, and when the Granger Ward was organized Feb. 24, 1884, from the south part of Brighton Ward and the north part of North Jordan Ward, this road became the center of Granger Ward.
 * 1900 - Granger belonged to Salt Lake Stake until 1900, when it became part of the Granite Stake.
 * 1914 - In 1914 Granger was transferred to the Cottonwood Stake.
 * 1923 - The Oquirrh Stake was organized June 3, 1923, Granger Ward became part of that stake.

Obtain the Records


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

Hunter Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p.346-347.

Boundaries:

Hunter Ward, Oquirrh Stake, Salt Lake Co., Utah, consists of the Latter-day Saints residing in a farming district traversed by the Garfield branch of the Salt Lake and Utah Railroad.

History timeline


 * 1876 - Settlers located in this area.
 * 1888 - As there was a large proportion of Scandinavian saints in the district, Scandinavian meetings were held even before there was a branch organization.
 * 1888 - On August 26, 1888, the Hunter Branch of the Pleasant Green Ward was organized as a ward.
 * 1900 - Hunter Ward belonged to Salt Lake Stake, Utah until 1900, when it became a part of Granite Stake.
 * 1914 - In 1914 Hunter Ward was transferred to the Cottonwood Stake.
 * 1923 - When Oquirrh Stake was organized June 3, 1923, Hunter Ward became a part of that stake.

Obtain the Records


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

Magna Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 459-460.

Boundaries: Magna Ward, Oquirrh Stake, Salt Lake Co., Utah, consists of Latter-day Saints residing in the town of Magna, located at the east base of the Oquirrh Range of mountains, about 16 miles southwest of the Temple Block, Salt Lake City. Magna is the terminus of a branch of the Garfield and Utah Railroad. The ward extends northward to the old Tooele Road, east to the Pleasant Green Ward, south to the mountains, and west to the Garfield Ward.

History timeline


 * 1906 - The town of Magna owes its existence to the Utah Copper Company, which built a copper mill in the mountains above the town in 1906 and commenced milling and mining operations. Soon afterwards the Boston Consolidated Mining and Milling Company erected a stamp mill in the vicinity, which was later purchased by the Utah Copper Company.
 * 1906 - About 300 small cabins were erected at the foot of the mountain, to which settlement the name of Ragtown was given, but as business at the mills increased a town sprang up, substantial houses took the place of many of the cabins and the town became known as Magna.
 * 1911 - For the benefit of the Latter-day Saints employed at the mills, a branch of the Church was organized at Magna in 1911, as part of the Pleasant Green Ward.
 * 1916 - The Magna branch was organized as a separate ward Feb. 27, 1916.
 * 1923 - Magna Ward belonged to the Pioneer Stake until 1923, when it became part of the newly organized Oquirrh Stake.

Obtain the Records


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

Pleasant Green Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 662.

Boundaries: Pleasant Green Ward, Oquirrh Stake, Salt Lake Co., Utah. Pleasant Green is a station on the Garfield branch of the Salt Lake and Utah Railroad, being the center of a farming and milling district, including a number of employees at the copper mills. The farming community resides principally in the east part of the district. Pleasant Green is about 15 miles west southwest of the Temple Block in Salt Lake City; it is closely joined on the west by Magna.

History timeline


 * 1847 - A father and son located there soon after the pioneers entered Salt Lake Valley in 1847, and lived in a cave about a mile west of Mill Stone Point.
 * 1853 - Erected a fort to protect themselves from the Indians. (The walker Indian War). This was a cattle range until 1856.
 * 1867 - In 1867 the saints at Pleasant Green became part of the newly organized Brighton Ward of the Salt Lake Stake.
 * 1877 - In 1877 a branch organization was effected.
 * 1882 - On Oct. 1, 1882, Pleasant Green Branch was organized as a regular bishop’s ward.
 * 1904 - Pleasant Green Ward belonged to Salt Lake Stake until 1904, when it became a part of the Pioneer Stake, Utah of Zion.
 * 1923 - In 1923, when the Oquirrh Stake was organized, the Pleasant Green Ward was transferred to the Oquirrh Stake.

Obtain the Records


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

Bacchus Branch
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 39.

Boundaries:

Bacchus Branch, Oquirrh Stake, was situated three miles south of Magna, Salt Lake Co., Utah. Bacchus is eighteen miles by nearest road southwest of the Temple Block, Salt Lake City.

History timeline


 * 1927 - About 1927, the Saints at Bacchus were organized as a branch of the Pleasant Green Ward.
 * 1928 - On Feb. 22, 1928, Bacchus Branch became an independent branch.

Obtain the Records


 * List of for church and other records of Bacchus Branch at the Family History Library.
 * For additional resources, see Church History Library.