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.

Circleville Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 141-142.

Boundaries: Circleville Ward, Garfield Stake, Piute Co., Utah, consists of the Latter-day Saints residing in what is locally known as Circle Valley, and the village of Circleville, which forms the ward center. This village is situated on the west side of the Sevier River, 1 1/2 miles from the base of the mountains on the west, seven miles southwest of Junction, the county seat, 23 miles south of Maryvale, the nearest railway station on the Denver &amp; Rio Grande Western Railroad, and 18 miles by mountain road northwest of Antimony, the headquarters of the stake.

History timeline


 * 1864 - First settlers arrived in Circleville
 * 1865 - During Black Hawk War several settlers were killed and colony was forced to evacuate in 1866
 * 1874 - Saints returned to settle area and were part of the Kingston Ward
 * 1887 - Circleville Ward created from Kingston Ward (as was the Junction Ward)

Obtain the Records


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

Escalante North Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 236.

Boundaries: Escalante North Ward, Garfield Stake, Garfield Co., Utah, consists of the Latter-day Saints residing in that part of the town of Escalante lying north of Main Street, or the street running east and west south of the Amusement Hall, which is owned by the ward and in which meetings and Sunday school sessions are held. The ward also includes some scattered ranches up Escalante Creek.

History timeline


 * 1875 - All saints in Escalante constituted one Bishop's Ward
 * 1921 - Escalante Ward divided into two wards, namely the Escalante North Ward and The Escalante South Ward on August 28.

Obtain the Records


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

Escalante South Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 236.

Boundaries: Escalante South Ward, Garfield Stake, Garfield Co., Utah, consists of Latter-day Saints residing in that part of the town of Escalante lying south of Main Street, and also includes a few ranchers residing on the edge of the desert south of the town.

History timeline


 * 1921 - Escalante South Ward created August 28 when the Escalante Ward was divided into two Wards, Escalante South and Escalante North Ward.

Obtain the Records


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

Junction Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 384-385.

Boundaries: Junction Ward, Garfield Stake, Piute Co., Utah, consists of the Latter-day Saints residing in the town of Junction, which is situated on City Creek, 16 miles south of Marysvale, the nearest railroad station and the terminus of the Marysvale branch of the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad. Junction is seven miles northeast of Circleville, 35 miles northeast of Panguitch and about 25 miles, in an air line, due east of Beaver.

History timeline


 * 1880 - Saints area organized as a branch of the Church.
 * 1883 - In public meetings, it was agreed that the settlers on the east of the Sevier River who had moved down from old Kingston to Circle Valley should unite with the Kingston Branch, and it became known as the East Junction Branch.
 * 1887 - On March 29, the Kingston Ward was dissolved and two new wards, namely, Circleville and West Junction, were created.
 * 1895 - On January 5, two wards were created, namely, Junction and Kingston. The part of the old ward known as the West Junction Ward was organized as a separate ward called Junction.

Obtain the Records


 * List of Junction+Ward church and other records] for Junction 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.