Mormon corridor
The Mormon corridor are the areas of western North America that were settled between 1850 and approximately 1890 by members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), who are commonly called "Mormons".[1]
In academic literature, the area is also commonly called the Mormon culture region.[2][3] It has also been referred to as the Book of Mormon belt,[4] and the Jell-O belt, these being cultural references to the Bible Belt of the Southeastern United States, and the Book of Mormon, along with the perceived favor Mormons have for Jell-O.[5]