Mormon members belong to stakes, districts, and branches in a temple district, like the Fresno California Temple Temple District, which grows as members join the Church

Fresno California Temple

Temple District Chronological

Congregations are organized into stakes, districts, and branches, which belong to a temple district. Following are the stakes belonging to the Fresno California Temple District listed in order of creation.
The Fresno California Temple serves members from 8 stakes based in the San Joaquin Valley:

Fresno California StakeMay 20, 1951
Fresno California East StakeSeptember 15, 1963
Visalia California StakeAugust 24, 1969
Merced California StakeSeptember 15, 1974
Hanford California StakeAugust 6, 1978
Fresno California North StakeFebruary 12, 1984
Fresno California West StakeFebruary 12, 1984
Porterville California StakeJune 16, 1996
Fresno California TempleDedicated April 9, 2000