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Maps

The maps in this section include many of the places mentioned in the Joseph Smith Papers and can help readers visualize the locations that were significant places in Joseph Smith’s life and the early years of the Latter-day Saint movement.

The first section includes the travel and missions of JS; the other sections correspond to the various areas where Joseph Smith lived: Western New York and Northern Pennsylvania, Ohio, Missouri, and Illinois and Iowa Territory, as well as maps of the United States in the 1830s and 1840s. Geographical names, borders, and watercourses appear as they existed in the time period given in the map titles. For more information about geographical locations, see the Places page.

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Travel and Missions United States New York and Pennsylvania Ohio Missouri Illinois and Iowa Territory

Travel and Missions

Joseph Smith’s Residences

Joseph Smith’s Residences

Joseph Smith’s major places of residence and the general direction of his migrations.

Mission to the Indians, 1830–1831

Mission to the Indians, 1830–1831

Oliver Cowdery, Peter Whitmer Jr., Ziba Peterson, and Parley P. Pratt departed New York in October 1830 on a mission to preach to the “Lamanites” in Indian territory. Frederick G. Williams joined the group in Ohio. They preached to the Indians in early 1831, but they were soon ordered off Indian land.

Joseph Smith’s Travel between Ohio and Missouri, 1831

Joseph Smith’s Travel between Ohio and Missouri, 1831

In accordance with instructions in a June 1831 revelation, Joseph Smith and several others traveled from Kirtland, Ohio, to Jackson County, Missouri, where a new revelation designated Independence as the “centre place” of the city of Zion.

Joseph Smith’s Travel between Ohio and Missouri, 1832

Joseph Smith’s Travel between Ohio and Missouri, 1832

In accordance with instructions in a March 1832 revelation, Joseph Smith, Sidney Rigdon, and Newel K. Whitney traveled from Hiram, Ohio, to Independence, Missouri, to counsel with church leaders.

Joseph Smith’s Proselytizing Mission, October–November 1833

Joseph Smith’s Proselytizing Mission, October–November 1833

In the fall of 1833, Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon traveled with church member Freeman Nickerson from Kirtland, Ohio, to Mount Pleasant, Upper Canada.

Joseph Smith’s Recruiting Mission, February–March 1834

Joseph Smith’s Recruiting Mission, February–March 1834

In early 1834, Joseph Smith and Parley P. Pratt traveled from Kirtland, Ohio, to western New York to enlist recruits and raise funds for an expedition to help exiled Latter-day Saints reoccupy their lands in Jackson County, Missouri.

Camp of Israel Route, May–June 1834

Camp of Israel Route, May–June 1834

In May and June 1834, the Camp of Israel traveled to Missouri to assist the Saints who had been driven from Jackson County, Missouri.

United States

States, Territories, and Provinces, 1832–1839

States, Territories, and Provinces, 1832–1839

Eastern United States, 1833–1834

Eastern United States, 1833–1834

Northeastern United States, 1839

Northeastern United States, 1839

Northeastern United States, 1843

Northeastern United States, 1843

United States, 1843–1844

United States, 1843–1844

Maps Exploring Possible Latter-day Saint Settlement Sites

Maps Exploring Possible Latter-day Saint Settlement Sites

New York and Pennsylvania

New York and Vicinity, 1832–1835

New York and Vicinity, 1832–1835

Finger Lakes Region and Upper Susquehanna Valley, 1828–1831

Finger Lakes Region and Upper Susquehanna Valley, 1828–1831

Palmyra, New York, and Vicinity, 1828–1830

Palmyra, New York, and Vicinity, 1828–1830

Western Harmony Township, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, 1828–1830

Western Harmony Township, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, 1828–1830

Ohio

Ohio, 1831–1838

Ohio, 1831–1838

Portion of Kirtland Township, Ohio, 31 December 1833

Portion of Kirtland Township, Ohio, 31 December 1833

Portion of Kirtland Township, Ohio, 31 December 1835

Portion of Kirtland Township, Ohio, 31 December 1835

Portion of Kirtland Township, Ohio, 12 January 1838

Portion of Kirtland Township, Ohio, 12 January 1838

Northwestern Kirtland Township, Ohio, 31 January 1833

Northwestern Kirtland Township, Ohio, 31 January 1833

Church Landholdings in Kirtland, Ohio, circa July 1833

Church Landholdings in Kirtland, Ohio, circa July 1833

United Firm Stewardships, Kirtland, Ohio, 1834

United Firm Stewardships, Kirtland, Ohio, 1834

Hiram Township, Ohio, 1831–1833

Hiram Township, Ohio, 1831–1833

Missouri

Northern Missouri, Western Illinois, and Southern Iowa, 1839

Northern Missouri, Western Illinois, and Southern Iowa, 1839

Northwest Missouri, 1832–1838

Northwest Missouri, 1832–1838

Church Settlements, Northwest Jackson County, Missouri, 31 January 1833

Church Settlements, Northwest Jackson County, Missouri, 31 January 1833

Western Missouri, 1834–1835

Western Missouri, 1834–1835

Latter-day Saint Land Claims in the Vicinity of Adam-ondi-Ahman

Latter-day Saint Land Claims in the Vicinity of Adam-ondi-Ahman

Illinois and Iowa Territory

Illinois and Surrounding Area, 1843–1844

Illinois and Surrounding Area, 1843–1844

Illinois, 27 June 1844

Illinois, 27 June 1844

Church Land Purchases, Lee County, Iowa Territory, and Hancock County, Illinois, April–August 1839

Church Land Purchases, Lee County, Iowa Territory, and Hancock County, Illinois, April–August 1839

Church Land Purchases, Commerce, Illinois, and Vicinity, 1839

Church Land Purchases, Commerce, Illinois, and Vicinity, 1839

Hancock County, Illinois, 1843–1844

Hancock County, Illinois, 1843–1844

Nauvoo, Illinois, 30 April 1843

Nauvoo, Illinois, 30 April 1843

Nauvoo and Surrounding Area, 1843–1844

Nauvoo and Surrounding Area, 1843–1844

Nauvoo Political Wards, 1843–1844

Nauvoo Political Wards, 1843–1844

Nauvoo Ecclesiastical Wards, 1843–1844

Nauvoo Ecclesiastical Wards, 1843–1844

Nauvoo Plats, Blocks, and Lots, 31 August 1842

Nauvoo Plats, Blocks, and Lots, 31 August 1842

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