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Utah Church Records Summit County Church Records  Summit 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.

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Summit Stake
Stake boundaries as of about 1930 See Encyclopedic History..., p. 845, see Ancestry Institution..


 * Area of the County: Located in Summit County, Utah.
 * Headquarters in: at Coalville.

History Timeline up to about 1930


 * 1861 - Woodland was added to Summit Stake.
 * 1877 - On July 9, 1877, the saints in Summit County were organized as the Summit Stake of Zion. At that time the stake comprised one ward (Coalville) and ten branches (Echo, Henefer, Hoytsville, Kamas, Peoa, Parley’s Park, Rockport, Upton and Wanship), but on the same date on which the stake was organized all these branches were given ward organizations.
 * 1895 - Oakley was added to the Summit Stake.
 * 1899 - Francis was added to the Summit Stake.
 * 1901 - Park City and Grass Creek were added to the Summit Stake.
 * 1909 - Cluff and Marion were added to the Summit Stake.
 * 1924 - Grass Creek Ward; comprising a mining district, had only a short existence and Parley’s Park Ward became a branch of the Park City Ward in 1924.

Obtain the Records

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

Wards and Branches
Cluff, Coalville, Echo, Francis, Henefer, Hoytsville, Kamas, Marion, Oakley, Park City, Peoa, Rockport, Upton, Wanship and Woodland.

Cluff Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 150-151, see Ancestry Institution.

Boundaries: Located on Chalk Creek, above Coalville. The ward is a continuation of the Coalville East Ward. The L. D. S. meeting house, a frame building, situated 7 1/4 miles east of the Coalville center.

History timeline


 * 1909 - May 2, 1909, the Coalville East Ward had the name of the ward changed to Cluff.

Obtain the Records


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

Coalville Wards
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 151.

Boundaries: Located in Coalville, the seat of Summit County and the headquarters of the Summit Stake of Zion. Coalville is an important town on the Park City Branch Railroad, five miles south of Echo, and 47 miles by highway east of Salt Lake City.
 * Coalville East Ward.(See Cluff Ward.)


 * Coalville North Ward, Summit Stake, Summit Co., Utah, consisted of the Latter-day Saints residing in that part of the town of Coalville lying north of 1st North St. The ward, created by the division of Coalville Ward into two wards, existed only from 1889 to 1895, when the two wards were amalgamated as the Coalville Ward.


 * Coalville South Ward, Summit Stake, Summit Co., Utah, consisted of Latter-day Saints residing in the south part of the town of Coalville, or in that part lying south of 1st North St.

History timeline

Obtain the Records
 * 1889 - On Feb. 9, 1889, Coalville Ward was divided into three wards, namely, the Coalville East, North and South wards.
 * 1889-1895 - The ward, created by the division of Coalville Ward into two wards, existed only from 1889 to 1895, when the two wards were amalgamated as the Coalville Ward.
 * 1889-1895 - Existed only from 1889 to 1895, when the two wards,Coalville North Coalville South, were amalgamated as the Coalville Ward.


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

Echo Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p.214.

Boundaries: Located at the mouth of Echo Canyon, five miles north of Coalville, the headquarters of the Summit Stake.

History timeline


 * 1868 - In 1868 the Union Pacific Railroad was constructed through Echo Canyon, a town called Echo City sprang up.
 * 1873 - A branch of the Church was organized at Echo, (Echo City).
 * 1877 - Echo became a ward in 1877.
 * 1922 - The Echo ward was reduced to a branch of the Henefer Ward.
 * 1928 - Feb. 5, 1928, a ward organization was again effected at Echo.

Obtain the Records


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

Kanosh Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 261.

Boundaries: Located in Rhoad’s Valley (Kamas Prairie) north of the Provo River. The center of the ward, where the meeting house is located, is about 2 1/2 miles south of the center of Kamas.

History timeline


 * 1861 - In 1861 a branch was organized.
 * 1877 - The Kanosh Ward was organized.

Obtain the Records


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

McCornick Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p. Not Listed.

Boundaries:

McCornick is a station on the Delta and Fillmore branch of the Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad. McCornick is 22 miles north of Fillmore.

History timeline


 * 1919 - The Onidah Branch of the Holden Ward was organized June 22, 1919, as the Onidah Branch of the Holden Ward, but as more settlers arrived the branch was organized as the McCornick Ward.
 * 1930 - Dec. 31, the McCornick ward was disorganized as most of the members had moved away, owing to drouth conditions.

Obtain the Records


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

Meadow Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 485.

Boundaries: McCornick is situated on Meadow Creek, eight miles southwest of Fillmore. The ward extended north and south about seven miles, the Indian reservation being the boundary line on the north and the Arbon Ward, of the Curlew Stake, the boundary on the south. From east to west the ward extended from mountain to mountain.

History timeline


 * 1863- In 1863 the Meadow Creek Branch was organized.
 * 1877 - In 1877 the Meadow Creek Ward was organized.

Obtain the Records


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

Scipio Ward
See Encyclopedic History..., p. 780.

Boundaries:

Consists of the Latter-day Saints residing in the town of Scipio, in Round Valley, in the extreme east central part of Millard County. The center of the ward is 14 miles northeast of Holden, 25 miles northeast of Fillmore, the headquarters of the stake, and 130 miles southwest of Salt Lake City.

History timeline


 * 1861 - Scipio was organized as a branch of the Church.

Obtain the Records


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

yy Ward

See Encyclopedic History..., p. xx-xx.[7]

Boundaries:

History timeline

Obtain the Records

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

yy Ward

See Encyclopedic History..., p.xx-xx.[8]

Boundaries:

History timeline

Obtain the Records

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

yy Ward

See Encyclopedic History..., p.xx-xx.[9]

Boundaries:

History timeline

Obtain the Records

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

yy Ward

See Encyclopedic History..., p. xx-xx.[10]

Boundaries:

History timeline

Obtain the Records

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

yy Ward

See Encyclopedic History..., p.xx-xx.[11]

Boundaries:

History timeline

Obtain the Records

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

yy Ward

See Encyclopedic History..., p.xx-xx.[12]

Boundaries:

History timeline

Obtain the Records

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

yy Ward

See Encyclopedic History..., p.xx-xx.[13]

Boundaries:

History timeline

Obtain the Records

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

References

↑ Jenson, Andrew. Encyclopedic History of the Church. (Salt Lake City: Deseret News, 1941). p.xx-xx. ↑ Jenson, Andrew. Encyclopedic History of the Church. (Salt Lake City: Deseret News, 1941). p. xx-xx. ↑ Jenson, Andrew. Encyclopedic History of the Church. (Salt Lake City: Deseret News, 1941). p.xx-xx. ↑ Jenson, Andrew. Encyclopedic History of the Church. (Salt Lake City: Deseret News, 1941). p. xx-xx. ↑ Jenson, Andrew. Encyclopedic History of the Church. (Salt Lake City: Deseret News, 1941). p. xx-xx. ↑ Jenson, Andrew. Encyclopedic History of the Church. (Salt Lake City: Deseret News, 1941). p. xx-xx. ↑ Jenson, Andrew. Encyclopedic History of the Church. (Salt Lake City: Deseret News, 1941). p. xx-xx. ↑ Jenson, Andrew. Encyclopedic History of the Church. (Salt Lake City: Deseret News, 1941). p. xx-xx. ↑ Jenson, Andrew. Encyclopedic History of the Church. (Salt Lake City: Deseret News, 1941). p. xx-xx. ↑ Jenson, Andrew. Encyclopedic History of the Church. (Salt Lake City: Deseret News, 1941). p. xx-xx. ↑ Jenson, Andrew. Encyclopedic History of the Church. (Salt Lake City: Deseret News, 1941). p. xx-xx. ↑ Jenson, Andrew. Encyclopedic History of the Church. (Salt Lake City: Deseret News, 1941). p. xx-xx. ↑ Jenson, Andrew. Encyclopedic History of the Church. (Salt Lake City: Deseret News, 1941). p. xx-xx.

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