Much has been made about how Joseph Smith just used or adapted Bible names to create the names in the Book of Mormon. But recently I came across this fascinating map — in which the place names in the Book of Mormon are compared to the place names of Joseph Smith's own home territory in upper New York state.
Apparently Joseph Smith just adapted place names, too. Take a look at the map and its labels at this site. What would you conclude?
For more information, see The Mormon Mirage 3rd Edition: A Former Member Looks at the Mormon Church Today (Zondervan, 2009). Also available as an audiobook and as an expanded-text E-book for Nook, Kindle and other reading devices.
