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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 FAIR Wiki editors.</small>

Book of Mormon geography models in table form:

• By Author
  • All models by author name
  • LDS models
  • RLDS models
  • Critics' models
  • Miscellaneous models
• By Date
  • All models by date of authorship
• By Scope
  • Hemispheric geography theory (HGT) models
  • Limited geography theory (LGT) models
• By Type
  • External (real world) models
  • Internal models - describes relationship between Book of Mormon places, but no attempt at real-world correlate

Book of Mormon Geography

• Book of Mormon geography
  • All proposed Book of Mormon geographies in table form
  • No official geography
  • Statements made by LDS leaders
    • Joseph Smith statements about geography
    • Office of the First Presidency Letter

Models and settings

• Old World
  • Nahom
  • Lehi's cave
• New World
  • New World geography models in table form
  • Hemispheric geography theory (HGT)
  • Limited geography theory (LGT)
    • Mesoamerica
      • Ammon at waters of Sebus ^{[needs work]}
      • Maya and Olmec as Book of Mormon peoples?
      • Plates to New York
    • Great Lakes geography?
      • Vernal Holley (1983) geography
      • "Heartland" (Meldrum, 2003) model
        • Burrows Cave  ^{[needs work]}
        • Haplogroup X2a?
        • Michigan artifacts  ^{[needs work]}

Nineteenth century issues

• Borders of the Lamanites
• "Continents" in Joseph Smith's era
• Lamanites in the Doctrine and Covenants
• Joseph Smith statements about geography
• Book of Mormon and the Mound Builders
• Place names from Joseph's environment?
  • Comoros Islands and Moroni
• Zarahemla near Nauvoo, Illinois?
• Zelph
• Zion: location of Zion

Modern issues

• Archaeology, the Bible, and Book of Mormon
• DNA and geographic issues
  • Haplogroup X2a?
• Demographics and Population sizes
  • Book of Mormon tribal affiliation
• "Disdaining" or "dismissing" Joseph's views?
• Historicity of Book of Mormon