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The term came from historian and evangelist [[Charles Finney]] who wrote that the area had no "fuel" (converts) left to "burn" (be converted).<ref>http://www.crookedlakereview.com/books/saints_sinners/martin1.html Martin, John H (2005). "An Overview of the Burned-Over District". Saints, Sinners and Reformers: The Burned-Over District Re-Visited.</ref>

The term came from historian and evangelist [[Charles Finney]] who wrote that the area had no "fuel" (converts) left to "burn" (be converted).<ref>http://www.crookedlakereview.com/books/saints_sinners/martin1.html Martin, John H (2005). "An Overview of the Burned-Over District". Saints, Sinners and Reformers: The Burned-Over District Re-Visited.</ref>

A number of religious groups were formed or had origins in this area, including [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints]], [[Robert Matthews|The Kingdom]], the [[Churches of Christ]], radical [[abolitionism]], [[spiritualism]], the [[Seventh-day Adventist]]s, [[feminism]], and (later in the century) [[Jehovah's Witnesses]].

A number of religious movements can trace their origins to this area during this time; notable ones include:

*[[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints]],

*[[Robert Matthews|The Kingdom]],

*the [[Churches of Christ]],

*radical [[abolitionism]],

*[[spiritualism]],

*the [[Seventh-day Adventist]]s, and

*radical [[feminism]].

To this day, this part of the United States has yet to see any spiritual revival and is generally considered secular.

 

[[John MacArthur]] writes in ''Counterfeit Revival'' that, since the Second Great Awakening, this part of the United States has yet to see any spiritual revival; it is generally considered secular.

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