Mormon Trail

The original Mormon Trail went from Nauvoo, Hancock, Illiois to Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah. Nauvoo was a gathering place for members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (sometimes called "Mormons").

The Mormon Trail has been the subject of numerous articles and websites. The National Park Service, The Mormon Trail covered approximately 1,300 miles, passing through 5 states from Nauvoo, Illinois to Salt Lake City, Utah. The Mormon Pioneers utilized this route from 1846 to 1869. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints provides an interactive website titled the Pioneer Story, which includes an interactive map of the historic trail, allowing one to search the trail from the beginning or allowing one to go to a specific location along the trail. A variety of personal accounts of some of the pioneers are included with each of the stops along the trek west from Nauvoo, Ilinois to Salt Lake City, Utah.