Ward Boundaries in Meetinghouse Locator

I used to be able to see ward boundaries in Meetinghouse Locator but not anymore. What's up with this? First, Classic Maps gets taken away and we were told to use meetinghouse locator and now we can only see ward names and not boundaries anymore in Meetinghouse Locator? Why?

My impression is that the Church has intentionally made the decision to remove the boundaries from the public maps, but (as usual) has not provided details as to why. At least for now (03/03/23!), leaders with access to CDOL can still access boundary maps for wards and stakes, so if there's a specific need your local clerk may be able to help out. I also really liked Classic Maps and miss everything you could do with it.

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It would be so much more uplifting if we could all refrain from (even subtle or subliminal - e. g., parenthetical) derogatory remarks - even if they might be unintentional.
Those who administer church resources are real people with families, testimonies, and feelings. Let's behave accordingly.
Thank you for your understanding.

My impression is that the Church has intentionally made the decision to remove the boundaries from the public maps, but (as usual) has not provided details as to why

It would be so much more uplifting if we could all refrain from (even subtle or subliminal - e. g., parenthetical) derogatory remarks - even if they might be unintentional

If the above is what you were referring to, I'm sorry if you interpreted that as a parenthetical derogatory remark. It's simply a statement of fact that the church generally does not provide details for these types of decisions. Many newer Forum members are not aware of that, and thus ask questions like the OP about "What's up with that?", and "Why?". Hence the parenthetical addition to clarify that this is standard, and not unique to this particular situation.

Much of what is written in forum posts, as with all emails or texts, lacks the personal aspect, and one can read the same sentence and attribute completely different interpretations based on how you read it (voice inflections, emphasis, etc). I do agree that care should be taken with what is posted, and also feel that care should be taken in how posts are interpreted.

Salt Lake Ensign Stake and Ward boundaries

mcgregor wrote: Wed May 24, 2023 12:45 pm Salt Lake Ensign Stake and Ward boundaries

Did you intend to post this?

Freedom park ward

dxrmccom wrote: Wed May 31, 2023 4:38 pm Freedom park ward

https://maps.churchofjesuschrist.org/?lang=eng

You can use the LDS tools app and place a pin- and then click “view assigned wards” and it will tell you what ward you’d be assigned to

jdero wrote: Sun Jan 14, 2024 10:05 am You can use the LDS tools app and place a pin- and then click “view assigned wards” and it will tell you what ward you’d be assigned to

I presume you are talking about the place a pin option in the Meetinghouses feature in Member Tools. It takes a bit of manipulation to get to the desired location, especially if it is far from your current location, but functional. At quicker option, if you have the address, is to use the search function in the Meetinghouses feature.

I was on the desktop website yesterday and saw the boundaries on the map. When I checked again today they were gone. It wasn't until I read through this thread that I realized I might have been logged in yesterday and not today. I logged in, dropped a pin, and the boundaries showed up. So there's one way to get them still. Log in on the desktop site. I don't think they are at all available in the app.

I typed the new address into meeting house locator. It located it with a pin. I pushed on the pin (a couple of times) and a tab came up for assigned ward. Pushed on that and the ward name address and time came up. Then did a search for that meeting house to get the name and phone of the bishop (with ward name, address phone and starting time).

I am looking retiring and moving and do not have an address. Would be helpful to be able to see a map of the Stakes and Wards, to I know better where to be looking for a home. Is anything coming soon to bring back a version of the old mapping system that showed the boundaries? Looking outside of Utah and travel times are a concern. Thanks!

boblurker wrote: Thu Mar 13, 2025 1:13 am I am looking retiring and moving and do not have an address. Would be helpful to be able to see a map of the Stakes and Wards, to I know better where to be looking for a home. Is anything coming soon to bring back a version of the old mapping system that showed the boundaries? Looking outside of Utah and travel times are a concern. Thanks!

Your ward clerk might be able to help you see at least some boundaries.

Thank-you - but not realy practical or something he needs to be involved with. But thanks!

boblurker wrote: Thu Mar 13, 2025 7:11 pm Thank-you - but not realy practical or something he needs to be involved with. But thanks!

Nobody here in the User Forum will have any insider info regarding Church development plans, we're almost all just regular Church members like yourself. However, I think the current Meetinghouse Locator is actually quite helpful for a situation like yours. When I bring up the Meetinghouse Locator, I can zoom out to get any kind of state-wide, nation-wide, or world-wide display of church buildings. So if I was thinking of retiring to southern Florida, I could display that and immediately get an idea of where the church buildings are located, and corresponding distances of travel-time from different areas.

Ward or Stake boundaries shouldn't really matter if you're going to a brand-new place and you're just looking for a general idea of travel time. But of course it might matter if you know somebody and want to be in their same congregation (or perhaps, you know somebody and prefer not to be in their congregation... )

I think the concern is that he'd find a place in walking distance to a church meetinghouse, and then finds out his area is assigned a ward across town.

With my luck, I'd find the perfect place and then the stake would reorganize the following Sunday.

russellhltn wrote: Fri Mar 14, 2025 11:22 am I think the concern is that he'd find a place in walking distance to a church meetinghouse, and then finds out his area is assigned a ward across town.

With my luck, I'd find the perfect place and then the stake would reorganize the following Sunday.

To your point, out in the "mission field" these types of things can be even more pronounced with geographically large units, so you definitely want to look before you leap!

As he stated he didn't have an address, the Meetinghouse Locator map seems appropriate for general awareness. And then once a potential address is known, the Meetinghouse Locator of course can specify the corresponding ward building and you can determine travel distance. Granted it's not as nice as having a visual boundary map, since boundary lines are quite often drawn in unexpected ways. But it should be workable if you don't care which ward you belong to, but rather how far it is from where you'll live.

Ward boundaries

juliocholito wrote: Tue Apr 08, 2025 5:38 pm Ward boundaries

Depending on what your question about ward boundaries is, you might find some useful information earlier in this thread. If not, please feel free to post a more precise question.