Everywhere! In 1900, most Mormons lived in Utah, southern Idaho, and northern Arizona, with a few congregations in Canada, Mexico, and other US States as well as most European countries and many of the Pacific Islands. In 1999, there were millions of Mormons living all over the world, with most Mormons living outside of the United States. Church growth especially expanded in Africa, Asia, and South America during the 1900's.
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Land of the Scots. "Scoti" was the name given to the Celts that lived in the area by the Romans who settled in the rest of the British Isles. It was literally the "Land of the Scoti".
The area which would be eventually settled as Wilmington was named "Waax-Waas Unk" ("Bear Place"), and was given this name by the first nations people living in the region (the Lenape).
Mesa, Arizona, derives its name from the Spanish word for "table," reflecting the area's flat-topped landforms, or mesas. The city was originally settled by Mormons in the late 1800s, and its name was chosen to describe the surrounding geography. The term "mesa" aptly captures the distinctive topography of the region, characterized by elevated plateaus.
The Mormons called the area Deseret. They proposed the State of Deseret, which actually covered much of Idaho, Wyoming, Nevada, and Arizona as well.
The Aztecs.
The name given to an area that is a flat treeless plain is a steppe.
The link between the Mormons and Salt Lake City is that it was founded by Brigham Young and his followers, who were members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), also known as Mormons. The Mormons settled in the Salt Lake Valley in 1847 seeking religious freedom and established Salt Lake City as their new headquarters. Today, Salt Lake City remains the global headquarters of the LDS Church and is considered a significant cultural and historical center for Mormons worldwide.
The Sons of Noah were Shem, Ham, and Japeth. It is generally thought that ham settled in the area of Ethiopia, but there is no correlation with his name, nor any certainty that he was settled there.
Mormons refer to God as "Heavenly Father."
The Mormons had a penchant for using biblical place names. Not only Zion, but also Moab, Goshen, Jordan River, Mt. Carmel. Looking outside Utah, the Strangite Mormons who settled Beaver Island, Michigan gave it Lake Geneserath, Mt. Pisgah, and another Jordan River.