Comparison Chart of Geographic Models for the Book of Mormon
| Geographic/Cultural/Historic clues | Heartland Model | Mesoamerican Model I | Mesoamerican Model II | South American Model |
| Narrow Neck | Between Great Lakes | Isthmus of Tehuantepec | ||
| 3rd Nephi Catastrophe | Unknown | Unknown | Eruption of Apoyeque | Unknown |
| Heaped up roads between cities, lands | Not Found | Yes | ||
| Mineralogical Survey: Gold, Silver, Copper | No Gold | Yes | Yes | |
| Hebrew artifacts | Yes | Not Found | Not Found | Not Found |
| Books | Not Found | Yes | Yes | Not Found |
| Carving histories on stone | Not Found | Yes | Yes | Not Found |
| Evidence of Egyptian Cubit | Not Found | Yes | Yes | Not Found |
| Sidon River | Buffalo Creek | Grivilja or Usamacintla | Magdelena River | |
| Cloth Armor, Head plates, Arm sheilds | Not Found | Yes | Not Found | |