Wards and Branches of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Malad Stake, Idaho

This page includes the boundaries of wards and branches as of about 1930, a timeline history, and how to obtain the records.

Source used for this page: p.464-465.

Malad Stake, 1930
Stake boundaries as of about 1930 See Encyclopedic History..., p. 464-465.


 * Area of the County: Malad is situated near the north end of Malad Valley, 52 miles north of Brigham City, 72 miles by nearest road north of Ogden, and 108 miles north of Salt Lake City, Utah
 * Headquarters in: Malad City, Idaho.
 * Boundaries of stake:

Comprises a part of Oneida County, Idaho, and a small part of Box Elder County, Utah.

History Timeline up to about 1930


 * 1855 - The first attempt was made to settle Malad Valley.
 * 1858 - The settlement was broken up due to Indian troubles.
 * 1888 - On February 12, the settlements in Malad Valley, which constituted a part of the Box Elder Stake, were now organized into a separate stake called the Malad Stake. Some of the wards in Malad Stake had been in Box Elder Stake, and some of the wards had belonged to the Oneida 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
Cherry Creek, Daniels, Malad 1st, Malad 2nd, Pleasant View, Portage, Samaria, Saint John, Washakie, Woodruff Wards; and Reynolds, Ridgedale and Wheatland Branches.

Cherry Creek Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 133.

Boundaries: Cherry Creek Ward, Malad Stake, Oneida Co., Idaho, consists of the Latter-day Saints residing on Cherry Creek and vicinity and on both sides of the Malad River, in Malad Valley.

History timeline:


 * 1865 - Cherry Creek was organized as a settlement.
 * 1869 - Cherry Creek Branch was organized on November 14.
 * 1880 - Cherry Creek Ward was organized on October 31.
 * 1891 - Cherry Creek Ward organization was discontinued.The ward now became a branch.
 * 1930 - Cherry Creek was referred to as a ward, on December 31.

Obtain the records


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

Daniels Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 170.

Boundaries:

Daniels Ward, Malad Stake, Oneida Co., Idaho, consists of the Latter-day Saints residing in the northwest part of Malad Valley. It is a farming country originally known as the head of Malad River. The center of the ward is about 22 miles north of Malad City.

History timeline


 * 1912 - Daniels Ward was organized on September 22, being an outgrowth of the Saint John Ward.

Obtain the records


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

Malad Wards
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 463-464.

Boundaries:


 * Malad 1st Ward, Malad Stake, Idaho, consists of Latter-day Saints residing in the north part of the town of Malad.


 * Malad 2nd Ward, Malad Stake, Idaho, consists of the Latter-day Saints residing in the south part of Malad City, and adjoining country district.

History timeline


 * 1912 - Malad 1st Ward and Malad 2nd Ward were organized on May 26, when the old Malad Ward was divided.

Obtain the records


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

Pleasant View Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 664-665.

Boundaries:

Pleasant View Ward, Malad Stake, Oneida Co., Idaho, consists of the Latter-day Saints residing in a tract of country lying on both sides of the Malad Creek, or River, near the foot of the mountains on the west side of Malad Valley.

History timeline


 * 1883 - The area was settled as stock range. The saints were in the jurisdiction of the Samaria Ward.
 * 1897 - Pleasant View Ward was organized on June 13 when the Samaria Ward was divided, the north part becoming the Pleasant View Ward.

Obtain the records


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

Portage Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 671.

Boundaries:

Portage Ward, Malad Stake, Box Elder Co., Utah, consists of Latter-day Saints residing in the Malad Valley, in the extreme north end of Box Elder County, Utah. It includes the village of Portage, situated on the west side of the Malad River, and a string town, formerly known as East Portage, situated on the east side of said river. The village of Portage is 15 miles south of Malad City, the headquarters of the Malad Stake, and 40 miles northwest of Brigham City, Utah

History timeline


 * 1855 - A settlement was organized in the part of Malad Valley on the east side of Malad River, nearly opposite the present Washakie.
 * 1858 - The settlement was broken up due to Indian troubles.
 * 1867 - The actual settlement of Portage took place.
 * 1867 - Portage Branch was organized in November.
 * 1877 - Portage Branch became a part of Box Elder Stake on August 19.
 * 1877 - Portage Ward was organized as a part of Box Elder Stake on October 23.

Obtain the records


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

Reynolds Branch
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 700.

Boundaries:

Reynolds Branch, Malad Stake, Oneida Co., Idaho, consists of a few families of Latter-day Saints residing in a farming district lying north of Malad, in a neighborhood commonly called Devil or Double Creek.

History timeline


 * 1923 - Reynolds Branch was organized on May 27, and was an outgrowth of Malad 1st Ward.

Obtain the records


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

Ridgedale Branch
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 708.

Boundaries:

Ridgedale Branch, Malad Stake, Oneida Co., Idaho, consists of a few families of Latter-day Saints residing in the central part of the Pocatello Valley, part of which is in Utah and part in Idaho.

History timeline


 * 1914 - Ridgedale Branch was organized on June 28.

Obtain the records


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

Samaria Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 764.

Boundaries:

Samaria Ward, Malad Stake, Oneida Co., Idaho, consists of the Latter-day Saints residing in the town of Samaria and immediate vicinity. This town is pleasantly situated on a level tract of country extending from the Malad River on the east to the mountains on the west.

History timeline:


 * 1868 - The site of Samaria was first settled on February 10.
 * 1868 - Samaria Branch was organized as part of the Malad Ward on November 18.
 * 1880 - Samaria Ward was organized on October 31.
 * 1888 - When the Malad Stake was organized, Samaria, together with the other settlements in Malad Valley, was detached from the Oneida Stake to become part of the new Malad Stake.

Obtain the records


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

Saint John Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 730.

Boundaries:

Saint John Ward, Malad Stake, Oneida Co., Idaho, consists of the Latter-day Saints residing in a scattered condition in a farming district on Devil Creek, mostly between that stream and Malad River westward, in the north end of Malad Valley.

History timeline:


 * 1873 - Saint John Branch of the Malad Ward was organized.
 * 1884 - Saint John Ward was organized.

Obtain the records


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

Washakie Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 925.

Boundaries:

Washakie Ward, Malad Stake, Box Elder Co., Utah, consists of the Latter-day Saints, mostly Indians, who have left their old nomadic habits to cultivate the soil and live like white people. The village of Washakie is situated on the west side of the Malad River, in Malad Valley, on the Malad branch of the Oregon Short Line Railroad, five miles southeast of Portage, 20 miles south of Malad, 35 miles north of Brigham City, and 70 miles northwest of Salt Lake City. The ground on which the town of Washakie is located slopes gently towards the south and east. The Indians were mostly of the Shoshone tribe, their chief being Washakie, one of the most intelligent and able of chiefs.

History timeline:


 * 1880 - Washakie Ward was organized.

Obtain the records


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

Wheatland Branch
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 947.

Boundaries:

Wheatland Branach, Malad Stake, Oneida Co., Idaho, consists of the Latter-day Saints residing in the north end of Pocatello Valley.

History timeline:


 * 1916 - Wheatland Branch was organized as an independent branch on April 30.

Obtain the records


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

Woodruff Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 962.

Boundaries:

Woodruff Ward, Malad Stake, Oneida Co., Idaho, consists of Latter-day Saints residing somewhat centrally in Malad Valley, the south boundary of the ward being the boundary line between Utah and Idaho, from which line the ward extends north about five miles to Henderson Creek. East and west the ward extends from mountain to mountain, Malad River passing through the center of the ward from north to south.

History timeline:


 * 1865 - The area of Muddy Creek was first settled.
 * 1877 - Woodruff Branch was organized.
 * 1891 - Woodruff Ward was organized on June 16.

Obtain the records


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