Name Charter Location List of Commanderies in California (San Francisco #1) *1853/1858 San Francisco California #1 name changed to California #1 8-11-1858 Sacramento #2 *1854/1858 Sacramento Pacific #3 *1856/1858 Columbia 1856-1882 Sonora 1882- El Dorado #4 1859 Placerville 1859-1989 Sutter Creek 1999- (Oroville #5) 1859 Oroville Butte #5 Oroville #5 consolidated with Chico #12 as Butte #5 1-4-1993 Nevada #6 1859 Nevada City 1859-1946 Grass Valley 1946-1973 Nevada City 1973- ***Marysville #7 [1860] Marysville 1860-1902 *** charter surrendered 4-18-1902 Marysville #7 1902 Marysville 1902-1974 Charter restored 4-18-1902 Sutter 1975-1998 Yuba City 1998- Stockton #8 1867 Stockton (Coeur de Lion #9) 1870 Los Angeles 1870-1992 Los Angeles #9 name changed to Los Angeles #9 4-23-1896 North Hollywood 1992-1994 Van Nuys 1994- San Jose #10 1871 San Jose Oakland #11 1876 Oakland ***Chico #12 [1877] Chico 1877-1993 ***Chico #12 consolidated with Oroville #5 as Butte #5 1-4-1993 (Lassen #13) 1877 Susanville 1877-1985 Quincy-Lassen #13 Westwood 1985-1994 Quincy 1994- Lassen #13 consolidated with Quincy #70 as Quincy-Lassen #13 12-15-1994
Santa Rosa #14 1879 Santa Rosa 1879-1995 Sebastopol 1995-2009 Petaluma 2009- ***Bodie #15 [1879] Bodie 1879-1885 *** charter surrendered 7-20-1885 Golden Gate #16 1881 San Francisco 1881-1956 San Mateo 1956-1978 South San Francisco 1978-2004 San Mateo 2004- Red Bluff #17 1881 Red Bluff Ventura #18 1882 San Buenaventura 1882-1893 Ventura 1893- ***Naval #19 [1882] Vallejo 1882-2008 *** consolidated with Vacaville #38 10-1-2008 ***Mt. Olivet #20 [1883] Petaluma 1883-1976 *** consolidated with Santa Rosa #14 12-31-1976 ***(Woodland #21) [1883] Woodland 1883-1986 ***Rosewood #21 Roseville 1986-2008 Woodland #21consolidated with Roseville #78 as Rosewood #21 12-31-1986 *** consolidated with Auburn #52 11-1-2008 Watsonville #22 1883 Watsonville 1883-1989 Santa Cruz 1989-1990 Salinas 1990- St. Bernard #23 1884 San Bernardino ***Colusa #24 [1885] Colusa 1885-1991 *** consolidated with Marysville #7 8-30-1991 San Diego #25 1886 San Diego ***Visalia #26 [1886] Visalia 1886-2008 *** consolidated with Tulare #66 10-1-2008 San Luis Obispo #27 1887 San Luis Obispo Riverside #28 1887 Riverside ***Fresno #29 1888 Fresno 1888-2006 *** consolidated with Hanford #46 12-1-2006 St. Omer #30 1889 Santa Barbara
(Pasadena #31) 1892 Alhambra 1892-1994 San Gabriel Valley #31 Rosemead 1994- Pasadena #31; Alhambra #48 and Glendale #53 consolidated as San Gabriel Valley #31 12-1-1994 Mount Shasta #32 1892 Yreka ***Ukiah #33 [1892] Ukiah 1892-2001 ***Ukiah #33 consolidated with Santa Rosa #14 as Santa Rosa Ukiah #14 4-27-2001 ***Napa #34 [1893] Napa 1893-1986 *** consolidated with Naval #19 12-31-1986 Eureka #35 1895 Eureka (Santa Ana #36) 1896 Santa Ana 1896-1986 Orange County #36 Anaheim 1986- name changed to Orange County #36 1-21-1993 Southern California #37 1896 Pomona Vacaville #38 1901 Vacaville Bakersfield #39 1903 Bakersfield Long Beach #40 1904 Long Beach ***Mission #41 [1905] San Francisco 1905-1979 ***San Francisco #41 name changed to San Francisco #41 4-23-1914 *** consolidated with Golden Gate #16 12-31-1979 ***Berkeley #42 [1907] Berkeley 1907-1968 *** consolidated with Oakland #11 4-15-1968 Golden West #43 1908 Los Angeles 1908-1986 Bellflower 1986- ***Santa Cruz #44 [1909] Santa Cruz 1909-1987 *** consolidated with Watsonville #22 12-31-1987 ***Redlands #45 [1909] Redlands 1909-1995 *** consolidated with St. Bernard #23 2-15-1995 Hanford #46 1909 Hanford Palo Alto #47 1910 Palo Alto ***Alhambra #48 [1910] Alhambra 1910-1994 Alhambra #48; Pasadena #31 and Glendale #53 consolidated as San Gabriel Valley #31 12-1-1994
***Covina #49 [1911] Covina 1911-1942 *** charter surrendered 4-21-1942 Redding #50 1911 Redding (Whittier #51) 1912 Whittier Whittier-St. Johns #51 Whittier #51 consolidated with St. Johns #68 as Whittier-St. Johns #51 12-31-1981 Auburn #52 1914 Auburn ***Glendale #53 [1915] Glendale ***Glendale #53; Pasadena #31 and Alhambra #48 consolidated as San Gabriel Valley #31 2-1-1994 Imperial Valley #54 1916 El Centro 1916-1998 Imperial 1998- ***Fullerton #55 [1920] Fullerton 1920-1993 *** consolidated with Santa Ana #36 1-29-1993 ***Hollywood #56 [1920] Hollywood 1920-1973 *** consolidated with Los Angeles #9 8-1-1973 Modesto #57 1920 Modesto ***Alameda #58 [1921] Alameda 1921-2003 *** consolidated with Oakland #11 4-29-2003 ***(Richmond #59) [1923] Richmond 1923-1963 ***Contra Costa #59 Concord 1963-1996 Antioch 1996-2009 name changed to Contra Costa #59 4-26-1968 *** consolidated with Oakland #11 2-1-2009 ***San Pedro #60 [1924] San Pedro 1924-1997 Manhattan Beach 1997-1998 *** consolidated with Long Beach #40 4-1-1998 Santa Monica Bay #61 1924 Santa Monica ***Calvary #62 [1925] South Pasadena 1925-1988 *** consolidated with Los Angeles #9 7-1-1988 (Monrovia #63) 1925 Monrovia Foothill #63 name changed to Foothill #63 4-20-1956 ***Modoc #64 [1927] Alturas 1927-1977 *** consolidated with Lassen #13 12-31-1977 ***Taft #65 [1927] Taft 1927-1979 *** consolidated with Bakersfield #39 12-31-1979
Tulare #66 1929 Tulare ***Porterville #67 [1948] Porterville 1948-1996 *** consolidated with Tulare #66 3-1-1996 ***St. Johns #68 [1949] Huntington Park 1949-1981 ***St. John #68 consolidated with Whittier #51 as Whittier-St. Johns #51 12-19-1981 ***Merced #69 [1950] Merced 1950-2009 *** consolidated with Modesto #57 2-1-2009 ***Quincy #70 [1950] Quincy 1950-1994 ***Quincy #70 consolidated with Lassen #13 as Quincy-Lassen #13 12-15-1994 ***Harmony #71 [1951] San Diego 1951-1973 El Cajon 1973-1975 *** consolidated with San Diego #25 10-21-1975 ***Coalinga-Avenal #72 [1953] Coalinga 1953-1982 *** consolidated with Fresno #29 3-31-1982 ***Marin #73 [1955] Larkspur 1955-1984 *** consolidated with California #1 12-31-1984 ***Centennial #74 [1960] Montebello 1960-1987 Pico Rivera 1987-1990 *** consolidated with Golden West #43 3-13-1990 ***Valley #75 [1964] San Fernando 1964-1993 *** consolidated with Los Angeles #9 12-1-1993 ***Paradise #76 [1978] Paradise 1978-2006 *** consolidated with Butte #5 12-27-2006 ***Valley of the Flowers #77 [1985] Lompoc 1985-2007 *** consolidated with San Luis Obispo #27 1-28-2007 ***Roseville #78 [1986] Roseville ***Roseville #78 consolidated with Woodland #21 as Rosewood #21 11-28-1986 High Desert #79 2007 Victorville * denotes Original Charter from Grand Encampment K.T.
COMMANDERY CHARTER DATES with Original Names Date # Names 1853 1 California #1 1854 1 Sacramento #2 1856 1 Pacific #3 1859 3 El Dorado #4; Oroville #5; Nevada #6 1860 1 Marysville #7 1867 1 Stockton #8 1870 1 Coeur de Lion #9 1871 1 San Jose #10 1876 1 Oakland #11 1877 2 Chico #12; Lassen #13 1879 2 Santa Rosa #14; Bodie #15 1881 2 Golden Gate #16; Red Bluff #17 1882 2 Ventura #18; Naval #19 1883 3 Mt. Olivet #20; Woodland #21; Watsonville #22 1884 1 St. Bernard #23 1885 1 Colusa #24 1886 2 San Diego #25; Visalia #26 1887 2 San Luis Obispo #27; Riverside #28 1888 1 Fresno #29 1889 1 St. Omer #30 1892 3 Alhambra #31; Mount Shasta #32; Ukiah #33 1893 1 Napa #34 1895 1 Eureka #35 1896 2 Santa Ana #36; Southern California #37 1901 1 Vacaville #38 1903 1 Bakersfield #39 1904 1 Long Beach #40 1905 1 San Francisco #41 1907 1 Berkeley #42 1908 1 Golden West #43 1909 3 Santa Cruz #44; Redlands #45; Hanford #46 1910 2 Palo Alto #47; Alhambra #48
1911 2 Covina #49; Redding #50 1912 1 Whittier #51 1914 1 Auburn #52 1915 1 Glendale #53 1916 1 Imperial Valley #54 1920 3 Fullerton #55; Hollywood #56; Modesto #57 1921 1 Alameda #58 1923 1 Richmond #59 1924 2 San Pedro #60; Santa Monica Bay #61 1925 2 Calvary #62; Foothill #63 1927 2 Modoc #64; Taft #65 1929 1 Tulare #66 1948 1 Porterville #67 1949 1 St. Johns #68 1950 2 Merced #69; Quincy #70 1951 1 Harmony #71 1953 1 Coaling-Avenal #72 1955 1 Marin #73 1960 1 Centennial #74 1964 1 Valley #75 1978 1 Paradise #76 1985 1 Valley of the Flowers #77 1986 1 Roseville #78 2007 1 High Desert #79
COMMANDERY CONSOLIDATIONS 1885 Bodie #15 charter surrendered 1942 Covina #49 charter surrendered 1968 Berkeley #42 consolidated with Oakland #11 1973 Hollywood #56 consolidated with Los Angeles #9 1975 Harmony #71 consolidated with San Diego #25 1976 Mt. Olive #20 consolidated with Santa Rosa #14 1977 Modoc #64 consolidated with Lassen #13 1979 San Francisco #41 consolidated with Golden Gate #16 Taft #65 consolidated with Bakersfield #39 1981 St. Johns #68 consolidated with Whittier #51 as Whittier-St. Johns #51 Coalinga-Avenal #72 consolidated with Fresno #29 1984 Marin #73 consolidated with California #1 1986 Woodland #21 consolidated with Roseville #78 as Rosewood #21 Napa #34 consolidated with Naval #19 Roseville #78 consolidated with Woodland #21 as Rosewood #21 1987 Santa Cruz #44 consolidated with Watsonville #22 1988 Calvary #62 consolidated with Los Angeles #9 1990 Centennial #74 consolidated with Golden West #43 1991 Colusa #24 consolidated with Marysville #7 1993 Chico #12 consolidated with Oroville #5 as Butte #5 Fullerton #55 consolidated with Santa Ana #36 Valley #75 consolidated with Los Angeles #9 1994 Alhambra #48 consolidated with Pasadena #31 as San Gabriel Valley #31 Glendale #53 consolidated with Pasadena #31 as San Gabriel Valley #31 Quincy #70 consolidated with Lassen #13 as Quincy-Lassen #13 1995 Redlands #45 consolidated with St. Bernard #23 1996 Porterville #67 consolidated with Tulare #66 1998 San Pedro #60 consolidated with Long Beach #40 2001 Ukiah #33 consolidated with Santa Rosa #14 as Ukiah-Santa Rosa #14 2003 Alameda #58 consolidated with Oakland #11 as Oakland #11 2006 Fresno #29 consolidated with Hanford #46 as Hanford #46 Paradise #76 consolidated with Butte #5 as Butte #5 Valley of the Flowers #77 consolidated with San Luis Obispo #27 as San Luis Obispo 27
2008 Fresno #29 consolidated with Naval #19 consolidated with Rosewood #21 consolidated with Auburn #52 as Auburn #52 2009 Merced #69 consolidated with Modesto #57 as Modesto #57 Contra Costa #59 consolidated with Oakland #11 as Oakland #11
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