Wards and Branches of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Garfield 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.

Garfield Stake
Stake boundaries as of about 1930 See Encyclopedic History..., p. 274.


 * Area of the County:Garfield Stake of Zion consists of Latter-day Saints residing in Piute and Garfield counties, Utah
 * Headquarters in (town): Antimony, UT.
 * Boundaries of stake:All of Piute and Garfield Counties.

History Timeline up to about 1930


 * 1920 - The stake came into existence on Aug. 29 when the Panguitch Stake was divided and its eastern and northern parts were organized as the Garfield Stake.

Obtain the Records

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

Wards and Branches
Antimony, Circleville, Escalante North, Escalante South, Junction, Kingston and Widtsoe and the branch is named Boulder.

Antimony Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 24.

Boundaries: consists of Latter-day Saints residing in the lower part of Grass Valley known as Clover Flat, as well as those residing on Coyote Creek, and in the East Fork Valley locally called John’s Valley. The ward extends from the narrows on Otter Creek (also called the north fork of the Sevier River) to Holt’s Ranch, in Black Canyon. The center of the ward is the village of Antimony, where the ward meeting house stands. This place is 1 1/2 miles north of the point where Coyote Creek empties into the east fork of the Sevier River, or two miles south of the north boundary of Garfield County.

History timeline


 * 1875 - The first L.D.S. settlers entered the district of country now included in the Antimony Ward.
 * 1880 - Wilmot Branch organized Feb. 8 from settlers on the east fork of the Sevier and its tributaries.
 * 1883 - Wilmot Branch organized as the Marion Ward.
 * 1920 - Marion Ward was transferred from Panguitch Stake to the Garfield Stake.
 * 1927 - Name of the ward was changed from Marion to Antimony.

Obtain the Records


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

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

Boundaries:

History timeline

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..

Boundaries:

History timeline

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..

Boundaries:

History timeline

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:

History timeline

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:

History timeline



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..

Boundaries:

History timeline

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..

Boundaries:

History timeline



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.