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Although formed in upstate New York in 1830, the LDS Church leadership and members began moving to Jackson County as soon as word of the August 1831 dedication ceremony was published.

Open conflict with earlier settlers ensued, driven by religious and cultural differences, and the perception by pro-slavery Missourians that the " Yankee " " Mormons " were abolitionists.

Vigilantes in the public and private sector used force to drive individual Saints from Jackson to nearby counties within Missouri ; eventually, Latter Day Saints were given until the end of November 6, 1833 to leave the county en masse.

On November 23, 1833, the few remaining Mormon residents were ordered to leave Jackson County.

By mid-1839, following the Missouri Mormon War, Mormons were driven from the state altogether, not to return to Jackson County or Missouri in significant numbers until 1867.