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

Utah Church Records [Emery County, Utah#Churches_and_Religious_Groups|Emery County Church Records]]  Emery Stake, Utah 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.

Source for this page: p. 226-227.

Emery Stake
Stake boundaries as of about 1930 See Encyclopedic History..., p.226-227..


 * Area of the County:
 * Headquarters in: Castle Dale, UT
 * Boundaries of stake:

Emery Stake of Zion consists of the Latter-day Saints residing in Emery Co., Utah, (except the town of Green River, which belongs to the Carbon Stake ecclesiastically).

History Timeline up to about 1930


 * 1877 - In 1877, 1878 and 1879, steps were taken to locate settlements in Castle Valley, according to advice from the General Authorities of the Church.
 * 1882 - The stake was fully organized in 1882.
 * 1890 - Emery Stake Academy, Castle Dale, Emery Co., Utah, was founded in
 * 1910 - In 1910 (May 8) the Emery Stake was divided and its northern part organized as the Carbon Stake of Zion, while the south part of the Emery Stake was continued under the old name.
 * 1930 - At the close of 1930 the Emery Stake consisted of nine organized bishop’s wards and three independent branches.
 * Castle Valley, which includes the best part of Emery County, became well known to the people of Sanpete County and other localities through expeditions which were sent to fight Indians during the Black Hawk War in 1865–1867.

Obtain the Records

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

Wards and Branches
Castle Dale, Clawson, Cleveland, Elmo, Emery,Ferron, Huntington, Lawrence Branch, Mohrland Branch, Orangeville, Rochester Branch, Victor.

Castle Dale Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 120-121.

Boundaries:

Castle Dale Ward, Emery Stake, Emery Co., Utah, consists of the Latter-day Saints residing within the limits of Castle Dale Precinct, including the town of Castle Dale, which is pleasantly situated on Cottonwood Creek.

History timeline


 * 1877 - Castle Dale was settled in 1877 by a few L. D. S. families.
 * 1879 - Castle Dale saints were organized as a ward Oct. 7, 1879.

Obtain the Records


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

Clawson Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 144.

Boundaries:

CLAWSON WARD, Emery Stake, Emery Co., Utah, consists of the Latter-day Saints residing in the village of Clawson, situated on the main road leading from Castle Dale to Ferron, and is a farming district. The village is 3 1/2 miles northeast of Ferron, and 7 1/2 miles southwest of Castle Dale.

History timeline


 * 1889 - That year the saints at Kingsville were organized as a branch of the Ferron Ward and named Clawson.
 * 1895 - Clawson Ward is an outgrowth of Ferron, but commencement was made for a settlement as early as 1895, when the locality was known as North Flat.
 * 1902 - The saints at Kingsville were organized as a branch of the Ferron Ward and named Clawson.
 * 1904 - This branch was organized as the Clawson Ward Oct. 25, 1904.

Obtain the Records


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

Cleveland Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 147.

Boundaries:

Cleveland, Emery Stake, Emery Co., Utah, consists of the Latter-day Saints residing in the little town of Cleveland and surroundings—a farming community. The village of Cleveland is six miles northeast of Huntington, and 15 miles northeast of Castle Dale.

History timeline


 * 1855 - Cleveland is an outgrowth of Huntington and dates back as a settlement to 1885.
 * 1890 - The saints were organized as a ward Aug. 12, 1890.

Obtain the Records


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

Elmo Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 221.

Boundaries:

Elmo Ward, Emery Stake, Emery Co., Utah, consists of the Latter-day Saints residing on or near the so-called Washboard Flat in Castle Valley. The center of the ward occupies elevated ground four miles northeast of Cleveland, 11 miles northeast of Huntington and 15 miles south of Price, the nearest station on the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad.

History timeline


 * 1911 - The saints built a school house in 1909–1910, and in 1911 bought the old Cleveland school house, and moved it to Elmo, where they rebuilt it as a meeting house.
 * 1912 - On June 16, 1912, the saints at Elmo were organized as a branch of the Church.
 * 1913 - This branch was organized as a regular bishop’s ward May 10, 1913.

Obtain the Records


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

Emery Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 228.

Boundaries:

EMERY WARD, of Emery Stake, Emery Co., Utah, consists of the Latter-day Saints residing in the village of Emery and vicinity. The village of Emery is situated on a level tract of land 15 miles southwest of Ferron and 27 miles southwest of Castle Dale. It is also 60 miles southwest of Price, the nearest railroad station, and about 184 miles southeast of Salt Lake City.

History timeline


 * 1881 - Emery as a settlement dates back to May, 1881.
 * 1883 - Sept. 2,1883, the saints on the Muddy were organized as the Emery Ward.

Obtain the Records


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

Ferron Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 248-249.

Boundaries: Ferron Ward, Emery Stake, Emery Co., Utah, consists of the Latter-day Saints residing on Upper Ferron Creek, including the town of Ferron and a few scattered settlers living in the neighborhood. The town is situated on rising ground on Ferron Creek, about 2 1/2 miles east of the mouth of the canyon through which the creek enters Castle Valley, 11 1/2 miles southwest of Castle Dale.

History timeline


 * 1877 - is one of the original L. D. S. settlements in Castle Valley founded by saints from Sanpete County late in 1877.
 * 1879 - Oct, 9, 1879, these saints were organized into a regular bishop’s ward.

Obtain the Records


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

Huntington Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 347.

Boundaries:

History timeline



Obtain the Records


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

Lawrence Branch
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 419.

Boundaries:

History timeline



Obtain the Records


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

Mohrland Branch
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 523.

Boundaries:

History timeline



Obtain the Records


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

Orangeville Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 620-621.

Boundaries:

History timeline



Obtain the Records


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

Rochester Branch
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 714-715.

Boundaries:

History timeline



Obtain the Records


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

Victor Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 914.

Boundaries:

History timeline



Obtain the Records


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