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Is there a way to download a KML file of member address that I can import into Google Earth?

If anyone has heard about the forest fire in Alaska that has just gone over 100,000 Acres, that's affecting our ward. I've got a download of the fire perimeter that I loaded in GOogle earth, and it would be convenient if I could overlay a ward map too.

Your ward or stake priesthood leader will have access to the CDOL website. There, they can download a KMZ file of your ward and/or stake boundaries.

You can download something pretty close from maps.lds.org.

However, depending on how much the clerks kept on top of it, the locations listed may be suspect.

Mikerowaved wrote:Your ward or stake priesthood leader will have access to the CDOL website. There, they can download a KMZ file of your ward and/or stake boundaries.

Where in the CDOL can I download the KMZ of the boundaries? I can't find it.

russellhltn wrote:You can download something pretty close from maps.lds.org.

However, depending on how much the clerks kept on top of it, the locations listed may be suspect.

I looked in there, but all I could find was a place to download a .csv file, which I don't believe is compatible with google earth at all.

bballrob wrote:Where in the CDOL can I download the KMZ of the boundaries? I can't find it.

Pull up your stake in the CDOL. Up near the top line is "Unit Boundary Forms/Maps". That opens a new window. One of the options there is a set of boundaries.

For some reason it's not working for me in IE11, but works fine in Chrome.

bballrob wrote:I looked in there, but all I could find was a place to download a .csv file, which I don't believe is compatible with google earth at all.

There are tools to allow you to convert it.

russellhltn wrote:For some reason it's not working for me in IE11, but works fine in Chrome.

It works for me in IE11, FF, or Chrome.

russellhltn wrote:

bballrob wrote:I looked in there, but all I could find was a place to download a .csv file, which I don't believe is compatible with google earth at all.

There are tools to allow you to convert it.

Sweet. I found one. Thanks for all your help. This has given me exactly what I wanted.

bballrob - which tool did you use? I downloaded the file from CDOL but when I converted it from kmz to kml (and I even tried converting to shp) all I could get were pushpins for the meetinghouse locations and no unit boundaries.

I use a MacBook Pro laptop computer. I did a search and was able to find a program called KMLCSV converter. It was very easy to use and convert the CSV file into a KML file.