New York Gazetteer
Hill Cumorah is a physical feature (summit) in Ontario County. The primary coordinates for Hill Cumorah places it within the NY 14548 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Hill Cumorah |
| Category: | New York physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Summit |
| Description: | Located 6.4 km (4 mi) south of Palmyra in western New York State. |
| History: | Joseph Smith came to this area in the early 1820s and claimed that this name and location came to him in a vision as the site where the gold plates, or the source of the Book of Mormon, were hidden. (George R Stewart, American Place-Names, 1970,pg 123) |
| County: | Ontario County |
| Latitude: | 42.9945075 |
| Longitude: | -77.2202583 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Hill Cumorah: Hill Cumorah.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Hill Cumorah does not include property ownership information.
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