The geography over time · 1830–1844
Where the Saints gathered — and the rival successions scattered across the country.
Each circle is a Latter-day Saint gathering place, sized by its approximate population. Press Play, drag the slider, or type a specific day to watch the centers rise and empty as the church moves from New York to Ohio to Missouri to Illinois. Note the two simultaneous gathering places in the early 1830s — Kirtland, Ohio and Zion in Jackson County, Missouri. A tracked figure's marker carries two separate things: its colour is their standing in the church, which changes only on the day it actually changed and pulses when it does; its dash is how well the map knows where they were — hollow and dashed means the position is interpolated, not sourced. See the legend under the map.
This is a work in progress and it improves by being checked — corrections, primary sources and counter-arguments are all welcome.