Travel-relevant question: does Grand Lodge A recognize Grand Lodge B, and as of when? Recognition ≠ charter ≠ lineage ≠ meets-at ≠ “X declares clandestine.” We do not award regularity. Excerpts + links only.
Research map
Pins from published addresses only (Census street or Nominatim; city-centroid marked approximate). Color is a research category — craft network / appendant type — not a regularity grade. Pin size is public-web footprint, not membership. Directory-only and low-footprint lodges stay on the map. Claimant GLs stay on the map. Click a pin for the profile and evidence. No geom → listed as unmapped, still on /lodges.
Geocode coverage
street
city
none
World
7,54431.0%
4,91420.2%
11,86848.8%
United States
6,40450.2%
3,10624.3%
3,25625.5%
Needles = street pins. City centroids are not halls.
8008 pins · 8 HQ · 3204 city-approximate
CGMNA-style craftPrince Hall AffiliationPHO / National CompactCLIPSAS / liberalInternational MasonsForeign craftOther claimantYork RiteScottish RiteEastern StarHQ = larger pale ringcity geocode = muted strokedead site = gold ring (still on the map)directory-only stays visible