Editing Centerville, Utah (section)

==History==
Centerville was first settled by [[Thomas Grover]] in the fall of 1847. The community was originally known as Deuel Settlement but was renamed to Cherry Creek after the Cherry family arrived. After an 1850 survey found the town was located precisely between [[Farmington, Utah|Farmington]] and [[Bountiful, Utah|Bountiful]], it became known as Centerville, and it was this name that stuck.<ref>[http://www.centervilleut.net/about.earlyhistory.html 150 Years in Centerville] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071020002225/http://www.centervilleut.net/about.earlyhistory.html |date=2007-10-20 }}</ref>

* In 1849, [[Shadrach Roundy]]'s family farmed in the general vicinity of Centerville,<ref>Jenson, Andrew. ''Encyclopedic History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints'' (Salt Lake City: Deseret News Publishing Company, 1941) p. 127</ref> and in the winter of 1849 he built a grist mill on Deuel Creek. He also made molasses from corn stalks at this mill.<ref name="Jenson. p. 127">Jenson. ''Encyclopedic History''. p. 127</ref>
*In 1851, a log school house was built in Centerville but was replaced by an adobe building in 1854 by a much larger building in 1862.<ref name="Jenson. p. 127"/>
* Centerville was the home of Latter-day Saint church leader [[B. H. Roberts]].
* In 1869, the [[Utah Central Rail Road (1869-1881)|Utah Central Rail Road]] reached Centerville.
*On May 4, 1915, Centerville City was incorporated by the State of Utah.<ref>{{Cite web|title=CONTENTdm|url=https://images.archives.utah.gov/digital/collection/p17010coll50/id/550/rec/102|access-date=2021-02-23|website=images.archives.utah.gov}}</ref>
*In 1983, abnormally high rates of precipitation for several months culminated in a series of mudslides and flooded creeks in Centerville and throughout Northern Utah.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Looking back at the 1983 flood that sent a river through downtown|url=https://www.ksl.com/article/41402975/looking-back-at-the-1983-flood-that-sent-a-river-through-downtown|access-date=2021-02-23|website=www.ksl.com|language=en}}</ref>
* In December 2011, a severe [[Davis County Windstorm of December 2011|wind storm]] caused power outages and over $8 million in damage.

===Ecclesiastical history===
The first branch of [[the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] (LDS Church) in Centerville was organized in 1850 with Sanford Porter as president. In 1852, Centerville was made a [[Ward (LDS Church)|ward]] with Sanford Porter as [[Bishop (Latter Day Saints)|bishop]]. In 1868, an LDS Sunday School was organized with Nathan Tanner Porter as president. In 1869, a [[Relief Society]] was organized with Mary Ann Harmon as president. In 1874, a branch of the [[United Order]] was organized in Centerville with [[William R. Smith (Mormon)|William R. Smith]] as president. In December 1917, the Centerville Ward was divided into the Centerville 1st and Centerville 2nd Wards.<ref name="Jenson. p. 127"/> In 1930, the two Centerville Wards had a combined membership of 823.<ref>Jenson. ''Encyclopedic History''. p. 128</ref>

Today, there are four [[stake (Latter Day Saints)|stakes]] of the LDS Church in Centerville.<ref>[https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/maps/ Select Location<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>