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At some point before Mosiah discovered Zarahemla, the people there had discovered Coriantumr, who was the last of the Jaredites. Coriantumr stayed in Zarahemla "for the space of nine moons" ( Omni 1:21).

Shortly after discovering the Mulekites in Zarahemla, Mosiah is made king over them sometime between 361 BC and 130 BC. Mosiah's son, Benjamin, then succeeded him as king. King Benjamin was also victorious in driving the Lamanites from the Zarahemla region.

During the crucifixion of Christ, or shortly after, the Book of Mormon records that Zarahemla caught fire, and the city and its inhabitants burned. However, it was later rebuilt, and once again became a great city.

The city is said to have existed for about 500 years, and its final end is uncertain. It may have later been used by the Lamanites (who have been speculatively identified by some MormonThe term Mormon technically refers to all followers of Mormonism or the Latter Day Saint movement, although colloquially the term usually refers to members of the most prominent Mormon group, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). scholars as the Mayans, Aztecs, and/or some other Native AmericanNative Americans (also Indians Aboriginal Peoples American Indians First Nations Alaskan Natives or Indigenous Peoples of America are the indigenous inhabitants of Americas prior to the European colonization, and their modern descendants. This term compri tribes or civilizations).

Today, in Mormon cultureMormonism (also called Latter Day Saint theology or Mormon theology and Latter Day Saint culture or Mormon culture is a religion, ideology, movement, and subculture originating in the early 1800s as a product of the Latter Day Saint movement. The term Mor, the most popular traditional location of the land of Zarahemla is the MexicanThis article is about the country Mexico. For other meanings, see Mexico (disambiguation The United Mexican States or Mexico ( Spanish: Estados Unidos Mexicanos or Mexico regarding the use of the variant spelling Mejico see section The name below) is a co state of ChiapasMexican states ESTADO DE CHIAPAS Other Mexican States Capital Tuxtla Gutierrez Other major cities San Cristobal Tapachula list of municipalities Area74,211 km² Ranked 8th Population(2000 census)3,920,500 Ranked 8th Governor(2000-06)Pablo Salazar Mendiguch, though this is not official doctrine of the LDS Church. The LDS tourism service Israel Revealed provides "Book of Mormon Lands" tours that include various spots in Chiapas.

In 2003, a board game "The Settlers of Zarahemla" was produced. This game was intended to be similar to the popular Settlers of Catan but targeted at the Mormon population.