Wards and Branches of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake 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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Salt Lake Stake
Stake boundaries as of about 1930 See Encyclopedic History..., p. 760-761.

... extending north to the Davis County line (or South Davis Stake), east to North State St., City Creek Canyon and Main St., Salt Lake City, (or Ensign Stake), south to 3rd South St. (or Pioneer Stake), and west to the Great Salt Lake. History Timeline up to about 1930
 * Area of the County: northwest part of Salt Lake City
 * Headquarters in: 1930's, they met in the Assembly Hall in Salt Lake City
 * Boundaries of stake:


 * 1847 - LDS pioneers arrived in the valley, July 24, 1847
 * 1847, August 22 - the territory upon which the new colony had located was named the Great Salt Lake City of the Great Basin of North America
 * 1849, Feburary 22 - The Salt Lake City survey was organized into nineteen wards, numbered consecutively 1 to 19.
 * The country lying south of the city and east of Jordan River was organized into three wards, namely, Canyon Creek, Mill Creek and Cottonwood
 * The country lying west of the river was organized as the Canaan Ward (later West Jordan)
 * The settlers residing north of Salt Lake City as the Sessions Settlement (Bountiful), Cherry Creek Settlement (Centerville), North Cottonwood (Farmington), and Brown’s Fort (Ogden).
 * 1850 - by Act of the U. S. Congress, the Territory of Utah was organized
 * 1852 - Territory divided into counties, at which time Salt Lake Stake extended over Salt Lake and Davis counties.
 * 1877 - Davis Stake was organized, which restricted the boundaries of Salt Lake Stake within the limits of Salt Lake County.
 * 1899 - Salt Lake Stake consisted of 51 wards, namely, 24 in Salt Lake City, (numbered consecutively 1 to 24), fifteen on the east side of Jordan River, namely, Big Cottonwood, Cannon, Crescent, East Jordan (Midvale), East Mill Creek, Draper, Farmers, Forest Dale, Granite, Mill Creek, Mountain Dell, Sandy, Sugar House, South Cottonwood and Union wards, and twelve on the west side of the river, namely, Bingham, Bluff Dale, Brighton, Center, Granger, Herriman, Hunter, North Jordan (Taylorsville), Pleasant Green, Riverton, South Jordan and West Jordan wards.
 * 1900 - The so-called country wards were separated from Salt Lake Stake and organized as the Jordan and Granite stakes
 * Jordan Stake taking Bingham, Bluff Dale, Crescent, Draper, East Jordan, Granite, Herriman, Riverton, Sandy, South Jordan, Union and West Jordan wards
 * Granite Stake taking Big Cottonwood, East Mill Creek, Farmers, Forest Dale, Granger, Hunter, Mill Creek, Mountain Dell, North Jordan, Sugar House and South Cottonwood wards.
 * 1904 - The wards in Salt Lake City were organized into four stakes of Zion
 * Northeast part taking the name of Ensign Stake
 * Southeast part that of Liberty Stake
 * Southwest part that of Pioneer Stake
 * Northwest part, reorganized March 25, 1904, retained the name of Salt Lake Stake as a continuation of the original Salt Lake Stake. After this division Salt Lake Stake consisted of only ten wards, namely, Salt Lake City 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 19th, 22nd, 23rd, 28th and 29th and Center.
 * 1906 - 24th Ward added (the second ward organized under this name) taken from part of 19th Ward
 * 1917 - 34thy Ward added, taken from part of 16th Ward
 * 1924 - Capitol Hill Ward organized in the vicinity of the State Capitol

Obtain the Records

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

Wards and Branches
Salt Lake Stake, Utah contains the following wards: Salt Lake City 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 19th, 22nd, 23rd, 24th, 28th, 29th, 34th, Capitol Hill and Center.

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See Encyclopedic History..., p. Not listed, see Ancestry Institution.

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History timeline

Obtain the Records


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

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

Boundaries:

History timeline



Obtain the Records


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