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- 1 Limited Geography Models
- 1.1 Model name: Hills 1917
- 1.2 Model name: Young pre-1920?
- 1.3 Model name: Gunsolley 1922
- 1.4 Model name: Jakeman 1940s
- 1.5 Model name: Birrell 1948
- 1.6 Model name: Simmons 1948
- 1.7 Model name: Ferguson-Hunter 1950
- 1.8 Model name: Stout 1950
- 1.9 Model name: Hanson 1951
- 1.10 Model name: Pierce 1954
- 1.11 Model name: Sorenson 1955
- 1.12 Model name: Hammond 1959
- 1.13 Model name: Lowe 1960a
- 1.14 Model name: Lowe 1960b
- 1.15 Model name: Vincent 1960?
- 1.16 Model name: Warren 1960
- 1.17 Model name: Warren 1961
- 1.18 Model name: Norman 1966
- 1.19 Model name: Christensen 1969
- 1.20 Model name: Lowe 1970s
- 1.21 Model name: Priddis 1975
- 1.22 Model name: Steede 1975
- 1.23 Model name: Loving 1976
- 1.24 Model name: DeLong 1977
- 1.25 Model name: Robison 1977
- 1.26 Model name: Ellsworth 1980
- 1.27 Model name: Lesh 1980
- 1.28 Model name: Palmer 1981
- 1.29 Model name: Holley 1983
- 1.30 Model name: Porritt 1985
- 1.31 Model name: Kocherhans 1986
- 1.32 Model name: Sahlin 1987
- 1.33 Model name: Warren 1987
- 1.34 Model name: Hauck 1988
- 1.35 Model name: Qulter 1988
- 1.36 Model name: Allen 1989
- 1.37 Model name: Clark 1989
- 1.38 Model name: Goble-May 2002
- 1.39 Model name: Pate 2002
- 1.40 Model name: Meldrum 2003
- 1.41 Model name: Goble 2004
- 1.42 Model name: Poulsen 2004
- 1.43 Model name: TRUE-BOMG 2004
- 1.44 Model name: Sudweeks 2013
Limited Geography Models
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Model name: Hills 1917
Date proposed: 1917
Scope: LGT
Narrow neck: Tehuantepec
Land north: South-Central
Land south: Southern Mesoamerica, incl Yucatan
Cumorah: Central Mexico
Sidon: Usumacinta
Landing: Central America
Religion: RLDS
Type: External
Model name: Young pre-1920?
Date proposed: 1920
Scope: LGT
Narrow neck: Other
Land north: Guatemala
Land south: Honduras-El Salvador
Cumorah: Guatemala
Sidon: Ulna
Landing: Central America
Religion: LDS
Type: External
Model name: Gunsolley 1922
Date proposed: 1922
Scope: LGT
Narrow neck: Panama
Land north: Panama to NY
Land south: South America
Cumorah: Central Mexico
Sidon: Magdalena
Landing: Chile?
Religion: RLDS
Type: Minimal external
Model name: Jakeman 1940s
Date proposed: 1940
Scope: LGT
Narrow neck: Tehuantepec
Land north: South-Central Mexico
Land south: Southern Mesoamerica, incl Yucatan
Cumorah: Central Mexico
Sidon: Usumacinta
Landing: Central America
Religion: LDS
Type: External
Model name: Birrell 1948
Date proposed: 1948
Scope: LGT
Narrow neck: Other
Land north: Ecuador-Colombia
Land south: Peru and south
Cumorah: In South America
Sidon: In Peru
Landing: Chile
Religion: LDS
Type: External
Model name: Simmons 1948
Date proposed: 1948
Scope: LGT
Narrow neck: Tehuantepec
Land north: South-Central Mexico
Land south: Southern Mesoamerica, incl Yucatan
Cumorah: Southern Veracruz
Sidon: Usumacinta
Landing: Central America
Religion: RLDS
Type: External
Model name: Ferguson-Hunter 1950
Date proposed: 1950
Scope: LGT
Narrow neck: Tehuantepec
Land north: South-Central Mexico
Land south: Southern Mesoamerica, incl Yucatan
Cumorah: Southern Veracruz
Sidon: Usumacinta?
Landing: Central America
Religion: LDS
Type: Minimal internal & external
Model name: Stout 1950
Date proposed: 1950
Scope: LGT
Narrow neck: Other
Land north: Unclear
Land south: Other
Cumorah: Unclear
Sidon: Other
Landing: Central America
Religion: RLDS
Type: External
Model name: Hanson 1951
Date proposed: 1951
Scope: LGT
Narrow neck: Tehuantepec
Land north: South-Central Mexico
Land south: Southern Mesoamerica, incl Yucatan
Cumorah: Southern Veracruz?
Sidon: Unclear
Landing: Central America?
Religion: RLDS
Type: Minimal external
Model name: Pierce 1954
Date proposed: 1954
Scope: LGT
Narrow neck: Other
Land north: Yucatan Peninsula
Land south: Unclear
Cumorah: Guatemala
Sidon: Ulna
Landing: Central America
Religion: LDS
Type: External
Model name: Sorenson 1955
Date proposed: 1955
Scope: LGT
Narrow neck: Tehuantepec
Land north: South-Central Mexico
Land south: Tehuantepec - El Salvador
Cumorah: Southern Veracruz
Sidon: Grijalva
Landing: Central America
Religion: LDS
Type: External
Model name: Hammond 1959
Date proposed: 1959
Scope: LGT
Narrow neck: Tehuantepec?
Land north: Unclear
Land south: Tehuantepec - El Salvador?
Cumorah: Central Mexico?
Sidon: Usumacinta
Landing: Chile
Religion: LDS
Type: Internal and Minimal External
Model name: Lowe 1960a
Date proposed: 1960
Scope: LGT
Narrow neck: Honduras Bay
Land north: Guatemala
Land south: Other
Cumorah: Guatemala
Sidon: Unclear
Landing: Central America
Religion: LDS
Type: External
Model name: Lowe 1960b
Date proposed: 1960
Scope: LGT
Narrow neck: Other
Land north: Unclear
Land south: Other
Cumorah: Southern Veracruz?
Sidon: Usumacinta
Landing: Central America
Religion: LDS
Type: External
Model name: Vincent 1960?
Date proposed: 1960
Scope: LGT
Narrow neck: Tehuantepec
Land north: South-Central Mexico
Land south: Southern Mesoamerica, incl Yucatan
Cumorah: Central Mexico
Sidon: Usumacinta?
Landing: Central America?
Religion: LDS
Type: External
Model name: Warren 1960
Date proposed: 1960
Scope: LGT
Narrow neck: Tehuantepec?
Land north: South-Central Mexico
Land south: Southern Mesoamerica, incl Yucatan
Cumorah: Central Mexico
Sidon: Usumacinta
Landing: Central America
Religion: LDS
Type: External
Model name: Warren 1961
Date proposed: 1961
Scope: LGT
Narrow neck: Unclear
Land north: South-Central Mexico
Land south: Southern Mesoamerica, incl Yucatan
Cumorah: Southern Veracruz
Sidon: Usumacinta
Landing: Central America
Religion: LDS
Type: External
Model name: Norman 1966
Date proposed: 1966
Scope: LGT
Narrow neck: Tehuantepec?
Land north: South-Central Mexico
Land south: Southern Mesoamerica, incl Yucatan?
Cumorah: Unclear
Sidon: Usumacinta
Landing: Central America
Religion: LDS
Type: External
Model name: Christensen 1969
Date proposed: 1969
Scope: LGT
Narrow neck: Belize-Yucatan base
Land north: Yucatan Peninsula
Land south: Unclear
Cumorah: Guatemala?
Sidon: Ulna
Landing: Central America
Religion: LDS
Type: External
Model name: Lowe 1970s
Date proposed: 1970
Scope: LGT
Narrow neck: Other
Land north: Unclear
Land south: Other
Cumorah: Southern Veracruz?
Sidon: Usumacinta
Landing: Central America?
Religion: LDS
Type: External
Model name: Priddis 1975
Date proposed: 1975
Scope: LGT
Narrow neck: Other
Land north: Ecuador-Colombia
Land south: Other
Cumorah: In South America
Sidon: Unclear
Landing: Chile
Religion: LDS
Type: External
Model name: Steede 1975
Date proposed: 1975
Scope: LGT
Narrow neck: Tehuantepec
Land north: South-Central Mexico
Land south: Southern Mesoamerica, incl Yucatan
Cumorah: Southern Veracruz?
Sidon: Usumacinta?
Landing: Central America
Religion: RLDS
Type: External
Model name: Loving 1976
Date proposed: 1976
Scope: LGT
Narrow neck: Tehuantepec
Land north: South-Central Mexico
Land south: Southern Mesoamerica, incl Yucatan
Cumorah: Southern Veracruz
Sidon: Usumacinta
Landing: Unclear
Religion: RLDS
Type: External
Model name: DeLong 1977
Date proposed: 1977
Scope: LGT
Narrow neck: Tehuantepec
Land north: Yucatan Peninsula
Land south: Southern Mesoamerica, incl Yucatan
Cumorah: Central Mexico
Sidon: Usumacinta
Landing: Unclear
Religion: RLDS
Type: External
Model name: Robison 1977
Date proposed: 1977
Scope: LGT
Narrow neck: Belize-Yucatan base
Land north: Yucatan Peninsula
Land south: Southern Guatemala
Cumorah: Guatemala
Sidon: Usumacinta
Landing: Unclear
Religion: LDS
Type: External
Model name: Ellsworth 1980
Date proposed: 1980
Scope: LGT
Narrow neck: Other
Land north: Unclear
Land south: Other
Cumorah: Unclear
Sidon: Other
Landing: Central America
Religion: LDS
Type: Internal & limited external
Model name: Lesh 1980
Date proposed: 1980
Scope: LGT
Narrow neck: Tehuantepec
Land north: South-Central Mexico
Land south: Southern Mesoamerica, incl Yucatan
Cumorah: Southern Veracruz
Sidon: Ulna
Landing: Central America
Religion: RLDS
Type: External
Model name: Palmer 1981
Date proposed: 1981
Scope: LGT
Narrow neck: Tehuantepec
Land north: South-Central Mexico
Land south: Tehuantepec - El Salvador
Cumorah: Southern Veracruz
Sidon: Grijalva
Landing: Central America
Religion: LDS
Type: External
Model name: Holley 1983
Date proposed: 1983
Scope: LGT
Narrow neck: Niagara peninsula
Land north: Lower Canada?
Land south: NY, Penn, Ohio
Cumorah: New York
Sidon: Genesse
Landing: New England coast
Religion: LDS
Type: External
Model name: Porritt 1985
Date proposed: 1985
Scope: LGT
Narrow neck: Tehuantepec
Land north: South-Central Mexico
Land south: Southern Mesoamerica, incl Yucatan
Cumorah: Southern Veracruz
Sidon: Grijalva
Landing: Central America
Religion: LDS
Type: External
Model name: Kocherhans 1986
Date proposed: 1986
Scope: LGT
Narrow neck: Other
Land north: Ecuador-Colombia
Land south: Peru and south
Cumorah: In South America
Sidon: In Peru
Landing: Chile
Religion: LDS
Type: External
Model name: Sahlin 1987
Date proposed: 1987
Scope: LGT
Narrow neck: Unclear
Land north: Unclear
Land south: Southern Mesoamerica, incl Yucatan
Cumorah: Unclear
Sidon: Grijalva
Landing: Unclear
Religion: LDS
Type: External
Model name: Warren 1987
Date proposed: 1987
Scope: LGT
Narrow neck: Tehuantepec
Land north: South-Central Mexico
Land south: Tehuantepec - El Salvador
Cumorah: Southern Veracruz
Sidon: Grijalva
Landing: Central America
Religion: LDS
Type: External
Model name: Hauck 1988
Date proposed: 1988
Scope: LGT
Narrow neck: Other
Land north: Unclear
Land south: Southern Guatemala
Cumorah: Southern Veracruz
Sidon: Other
Landing: Central America
Religion: LDS
Type: External
Model name: Qulter 1988
Date proposed: 1988
Scope: LGT
Narrow neck: Belize-Yucatan base
Land north: Yucatan Peninsula
Land south: Southern Guatemala
Cumorah: Unclear
Sidon: Other
Landing: Central America
Religion: LDS
Type: External
Model name: Allen 1989
Date proposed: 1989
Scope: LGT
Narrow neck: Tehuantepec
Land north: South-Central Mexico
Land south: Southern Mesoamerica, incl Yucatan
Cumorah: Southern Veracruz
Sidon: Grijalva
Landing: Central America
Religion: LDS
Type: External
Model name: Clark 1989
Date proposed: 1989
Scope: N/A
Narrow neck: N/A
Land north: N/A
Land south: N/A
Cumorah: N/A
Sidon: N/A
Landing: N/A
Religion: LDS
Type: Internal
Model name: Goble-May 2002
Date proposed: 2002
Scope: LGT
Narrow neck: Niagara Peninsula
Land north: Upper Canada
Land south: Eastern US/Midwest
Cumorah: New York
Sidon: Mississippi
Landing: Gulf of Mexico
Religion: LDS
Type: External
Model name: Pate 2002
Date proposed: 2002
Scope: LGT
Narrow neck: Bridge over Samalá River (Mukulic-ya) at Santa Crúz Muluá, Guatemala
Land north: Mam Culture, Western Pacific Piedmont of Guatemala
Land south: Cotzumalhuapa Culture, Southern Pacific Piedmont of Guatemala
Cumorah: Cumarkah (Utatlán) Santa Crúz del Quiché, Guatemala
Sidon: There are two -- Pantaleon (Alma 2:15) and Michatoya (Alma 16:6), Guatemala
Landing: Acajutla, El Salvador
Religion: LDS
Type: External with complete internal correlation
Model name: Meldrum 2003
Date proposed: 2003?
Scope: LGT
Narrow neck: Niagara Peninsula
Land north: Upper Canada
Land south: Mississippi river system to Gulf of Mexico
Cumorah: New York
Sidon: Mississippi
Landing: Gulf of Mexico
Religion: LDS
Type: External
Model name: Goble 2004
Date proposed: 2004
Scope: LGT/HGT
Narrow neck: Tehuantepec
Land north: From Tehuantepec Northward
Land south: Mesoamerica/Preclassic Maya
Cumorah: New York
Sidon: Undetermined
Landing: Undetermined
Religion: LDS
Type: External
Model name: Poulsen 2004
Date proposed: 2004
Scope: LGT
Narrow neck: Tehuantepec
Land north: South-Central Mexico
Land south: Southern Mesoamerica, incl Yucatan
Cumorah: Tepetzintla (further North than Veracruz)
Sidon: Grijalva
Landing: Central America
Religion: LDS
Type: External
Model name: TRUE-BOMG 2004
Date proposed: 2004
Scope: LGT
Narrow neck: Very narrow area of Buffalo, NY
Land north: Lake Tonawanda to Lake Ontario
Land south: Lake Tonawanda to Erie, PA
Cumorah: Jaredite final battle at Rochester, NY; Nephite at NY site of plates
Sidon: Buffalo River and Cazenovia Creek
Landing: Presque Isle Bay in Erie, PA
Religion: BOMC
Type: Internal & External
Model name: Sudweeks 2013
Date proposed: 2013
Scope: LGT
Narrow neck: Niagara Peninsula
Land north: Upper Ontario Canada
Land south: Niagara Peninsula, New York, and southward
Cumorah: New York
Sidon: Niagara River
Landing: West of Lake Ontario
Religion: LDS
Type: External and Internal
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Table based on John L. Sorenson, The Geography of Book of Mormon Events: A Source Book (Provo, Utah: FARMS, revised edition, 1992), 32. AISN B0006QHZWE. off-site with additions and corrections by FairMormon Wiki editors.</small>