- Town/City
- Lima
- County
- Adams County
- State/Province
- Illinois
- Country
- United States of America
Lima, Illinois
Summary
Area settled, 1828. Platted 1833. Post office established, 1836. Many Latter-day Saints settled in area, 1839, after expulsion from Missouri. Considered important settlement by Latter-day Saint leaders. Lima stake organized, 22 Oct. 1840. Stake reduced to branch, May 1841. Church conference held in town, 23 Oct. 1841, and attended by 424 Latter-day Saints. JS attended conference in town, 13 May 1843. Saints directed by church leaders to abandon area, 12 Sept. 1845, due to mob violence.
Links
- History, 1838–1856, volume C-1 [2 November 1838–31 July 1842]
- Affidavit from Orson Hyde, 28 December 1843
- Appendix 4: William Clayton, Daily Account of Joseph Smith’s Activities, 14–22 June 1844
- Council of Fifty, Minutes, March 1844–January 1846; Volume 1, 10 March 1844–1 March 1845
- Council of Fifty, Minutes, March 1844–January 1846; Volume 2, 1 March–6 May 1845
- Discourse, 14 May 1843, as Reported by Wilford Woodruff
- History, 1838–1856, volume C-1 Addenda
- History, 1838–1856, volume D-1 [1 August 1842–1 July 1843]
- History, 1838–1856, volume E-1 [1 July 1843–30 April 1844]
- History, 1838–1856, volume F-1 [1 May 1844–8 August 1844]
- Journal, December 1842–June 1844; Book 1, 21 December 1842–10 March 1843
- Journal, December 1842–June 1844; Book 2, 10 March 1843–14 July 1843
- Journal, December 1842–June 1844; Book 3, 15 July 1843–29 February 1844
- Journal, December 1842–June 1844; Book 4, 1 March–22 June 1844
- Letter from Abraham C. Hodge and Springfield, Illinois, Branch, 25 January 1842
- Letter from David Orr, 14 June 1843
- Letter from Heber C. Kimball, 9 July 1840
- Letter from John E. Page, 1 September 1841
- Lucy Mack Smith, History, 1844–1845
- Lucy Mack Smith, History, 1845
- Nauvoo Relief Society Minute Book
- Remarks, 14 May 1843, as Reported by Wilford Woodruff