Jershon, the one Nephite center on the east that the Lamanites never even threatened, must have been well inland. The area around the archaeological site of San Miguel, Tabasco, would fit the geographical requirements for Jershon. . . . When Morianton and his people headed out of their city toward the land northward, they traveled by a trail different than Teancum did. He pursued them with an army on another route, intending to "head them" (Alma 50:33). The feasible trails and distances involved in Teancum's getting the word in Jershon of Morianton's flight and then pursuing him successfully work out comfortably with Jershon around San Miguel. [John L. Sorenson, An Ancient American Setting for the Book of Mormon, pp. 248-249]