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LDS Church Wards and Branches

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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Juab Stake
Stake boundaries as of about 1930 See Encyclopedic History..., p. 379-380.

History Timeline up to about 1930
 * Area of the County: East part of Juab County, Utah
 * Headquarters in: Nephi, Juab Co., Utah, is the seat of Juab County and the headquarters of the Juab Stake of Zion
 * Boundaries of stake: Not listed



Obtain the Records

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

Wards and Branches
Levan, Mona, Nephi Center, Nephi North, and Nephi South.

Levan Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p.379

Boundaries: It is situated on Chicken Creek, near the west base of the Wasatch Mountains. History timeline:


 * 1868 - The old Chicken Creek settlement petitioned Church authorities for permission to change their location to the source of Chicken Creek.

Obtain the Records


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

Mona Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 379.

Boundaries: Situated near the west base of Mount Nebo, seven miles north of Nephi.

History timeline:


 * 1851 - Mona was originally called Clover Creek. The Clover Creek settlement was founded in December, 1851.
 * 1877 - The saints at Mona or Clover Creek belonged to the Nephi Ward until July 1, 1877, when the branch was organized as a ward.

Obtain the Records


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

Nephi Wards
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 379.

Boundaries:


 * Nephi Center Ward is situated on Salt Creek, immediately below the mouth of Salt Creek Canyon and at the west base of the Wasatch Mountains.
 * Nephi North Ward is Located in that part of the city of Nephi lying north of 3rd North St. The ward extends northward into the country districts, or to Mona Ward, east to the mountains, south to the Nephi Center Ward, and west, across the valley, to the mountains on the west.
 * Nephi South Ward consists of all that part of the city of Nephi lying south of 1st South St. It extends to the Nephi Center Ward on the north, to the mountains on the east, and far into the country districts south and west. The boundaries of the Nephi South Ward were made the same as the former Nephi 1st Ward with the exception that one tier of blocks (between Center and 1st South streets) was taken from the Nephi 1st Ward to make a part of the Nephi Center Ward.

History timeline:


 * 1877 - 1914 - (In reference about Nephi South Ward), the city was divided into two wards, namely, the Nephi 1st Ward and the Nephi 2nd Ward, but at a stake conference held Aug. 9, 1914, these two wards were discontinued and Nephi was divided into three wards instead, named respectively the Nephi Ward (in this history called Nephi Center), the Nephi North Ward and the Nephi South Ward.
 * 1914 - The Nephi North Ward came into existence Aug 9, 1914.
 * 1930 - Nephi Center Ward was divided at the close of 1930.

Obtain the Records:


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