Where it happened
A Map of the Restoration 37 places from the book, from Tyndale's prison to Carthage Jail. Tap a pin for the date and the story, then follow the link into the chapter. Sites you can visit today link to the travel guide . Slide the timeline to see the story move west.
All Before 1800 Vermont & N.H. New York & Pa. Ohio & Missouri Nauvoo
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Vilvoorde (Vilvorde), near Brussels October 1536 · Chapter 1 Providence, Rhode Island 1636 · Chapter 1 Topsfield, Massachusetts March 7, 1744 · Chapter 1 Gilsum, New Hampshire July 1775 · 1810 · Chapter 2 Tunbridge, Vermont January 24, 1796 · Chapter 2 Randolph, Vermont Winter 1802 · Chapter 3 Sharon, Vermont (Joseph Smith Birthplace) December 23, 1805 · Chapter 1 Lebanon, New Hampshire 1811–1813 · Chapter 3 Norwich, Vermont 1814–1816 · Chapter 4 Palmyra, New York Winter 1816–17 · Chapter 4 Smith Family Farm, Manchester, New York About 1818–1830 · Chapter 4 The Sacred Grove Spring 1820 · Chapter 5 Hill Cumorah 1823 · September 22, 1827 · Chapter 6 Harmony, Pennsylvania (Priesthood Restoration Site) 1825–1830 · May 15, 1829 · Chapter 6 South Bainbridge (now Afton), New York 1826 · January 18, 1827 · Chapter 6 Colesville, New York 1830 · Chapter 7 Peter Whitmer Farm, Fayette, New York June 1829 · April 6, 1830 · Chapter 7 E. B. Grandin's printing office, Palmyra 1829 · March 26, 1830 · Chapter 7 Buffalo, New York Spring 1831 · Chapter 8 John Johnson Farm, Hiram, Ohio 1831–1832 · Chapter 9 Independence, Jackson County, Missouri 1831–1833 · Chapter 9 Fairport Harbor, Ohio 1831 · May 17, 1836 · Chapter 8 Kirtland, Ohio · Newel K. Whitney store February 4, 1831 · Chapter 8 Kirtland Temple 1833–1836 · March 27, 1836 · Chapter 9 Far West, Missouri 1838 · October 31, 1838 · Chapter 10 Gallatin, Missouri August–October 1838 · Chapter 10 Crooked River battle site October 1838 · Chapter 10 Hawn's Mill October 30, 1838 · Chapter 10 Richmond, Missouri November 1838 · Chapter 10 Liberty Jail, Missouri December 1, 1838 – April 6, 1839 · Chapter 10 Quincy, Illinois Winter 1838–39 · Chapter 10 Montrose, Iowa July 22, 1839 · Chapter 11 Nauvoo (formerly Commerce), Illinois 1839–1846 · Chapter 10 Mount of Olives, Jerusalem October 24, 1841 · Chapter 9 Nauvoo Temple 1841–1846 · Chapter 11 Joseph Smith's Red Brick Store, Nauvoo March 17, 1842 · Chapter 11 Carthage Jail, Illinois June 27, 1844 · Chapter 12 Pins mark the towns and historic sites named in the book; where a site is now a town or a modern historic site, the pin marks its present location. Coordinates are from public references (Wikipedia and Church historic sites). Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.