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

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. 814-815.

South Davis Stake
Stake boundaries as of about 1930 See Encyclopedic History..., p. 814-815.


 * Area of the County: Southeast part of Davis County.
 * Headquarters in (town):
 * Boundaries of stake:

Consists of the Latter-day Saints residing in the southeast part of Davis County, Utah. The stake extends north to the North Davis Stake, Utah east to the Wasatch Mountains, south to the Salt Lake County boundary line (or Salt Lake and Ensign stakes), and west to the Great Salt Lake.

History Timeline up to about 1930


 * 1915 - At a conference of the Davis Stake held at Kaysville, June 20, the Davis Stake was divided into the North Davis Stake, Utah and the South Davis Stake.

Obtain the Records

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

Wards and Branches
Bountiful 1st, Bountiful 2nd, Centerville 1st, Centerville 2nd, Farmington, North Farmington, South Bountiful, West Bountiful.

Bountiful Wards
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 82.

Boundaries:


 * Bountiful 1st Ward

Consists of the Latter-day Saints residing in the north part of the town of Bountiful and vicinity. The center of the ward is about ten miles north of the Temple Block in Salt Lake City.


 * Bountiful 2nd Ward

Consists of the Latter-day Saints residing in the south part of the town of Bountiful, Davis Co., Utah, and vicinity. The center of the ward is about nine miles north of the Temple Block in Salt Lake City.

History timeline


 * 1877 - The Bountiful Ward was divided into three wards, namely, East Bountiful, West Bountiful and South Bountiful.
 * 1909 - Bountiful 1st Ward was organized Feb. 14, from the north part of East Bountiful Ward. Bountiful 2nd Ward was organized Feb. 14, from the south part of the East Bountiful Ward

Obtain the Records


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

Centerville Wards
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 128.

Boundaries:


 * Centerville 1st Ward

Consists of the Latter-day Saints residing in the village of Centerville and surrounding country, or in that part of the old Centerville Ward lying south of a line running east and west a short distance south of Parrish Lane. The center of the ward is located ten miles north of the Temple Block, Salt Lake City, and is about two miles east of the Great Salt Lake.


 * Centerville 2nd Ward

Consists of the Latter-day Saints residing in a farming district lying north of the village of Centerville, or in a district of country lying north of a line running east and west, south of Parrish Lane. The center of the ward is about 11 miles north of the Temple Block, Salt Lake City, and two miles east of the Great Salt Lake.

History timeline


 * 1917 - On Dec. 23, the Centerville 1st Ward was created by the division of Centerville Ward into two wards, namely, Centerville 1st and Centerville 2nd Ward.

Obtain the Records


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

Farmington Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 244-245.

Boundaries:

Consists of the Latter-day Saints residing at Farmington, a railroad town in the center of a rich farming district and on the Union Pacific Railroad. Farmington is the judicial seat of Davis County, Utah, located at the foot of the mountains about 15 miles north of Salt Lake City and about two miles east of the Great Salt Lake.

History timeline


 * 1849 - On March 24, Bishop of the North Cottonwood Ward (later Farmington) presided which at that time extended from Cherry Creek (in Centerville) on the south, to the Weber River on the north.
 * 1915 - Farmington Ward belonged to the Davis Stake from 1877 to 1915. Since 1915 it has constituted an important part of the South Davis Stake.

Obtain the Records


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

North Farmington Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 588.

Boundaries:

Consists of the Latter-day Saints residing in a district lying north of the town of Farmington, Davis Co., Utah.

History timeline


 * 1917 - North Farmington Ward, known for many years as the North Farmington District of the Farmington Ward, in which a Sunday school and Primary Association had been in operation for several years, was organized as a separate ward March 11.

Obtain the Records


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

South Bountiful Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 811.

Boundaries:

Consists of the Latter-day Saints residing in the south part of Davis County, Utah.

History timeline


 * 1877 - The South Bountiful Ward was organized June 20, when the original Bountiful Ward was divided into three wards, namely, the East Bountiful, the West Bountiful and the South Bountiful wards.

Obtain the Records


 * List of *For additional resources, see Church History Library.

West Bountiful Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 938.

Boundaries:

Consists of the Latter-day Saints residing in the southwest part of Davis County, Utah, or in a district lying between Centerville on the north and South Bountiful Ward on the south. The center of the ward is about three miles east of the Great Salt Lake.

History timeline


 * 1877 - West Bountiful Ward was organized June 20, when Bountiful Ward was divided into three wards, namely, the East Bountiful, the West Bountiful and the South Bountiful wards.
 * 1915 - West Bountiful Ward belonged to the Davis Stake of Zion until that stake was divided in 1915 into the North Davis and the South Davis stakes, when West Bountiful Ward became part of the South Davis Stake.

Obtain the Records


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