Cordelia, California

Cordelia is an unincorporated community in Solano County, California, United States.[2] Cordelia is located at the junction of Interstate 80 and California State Route 12 and at the northern end of Interstate 680, 7 miles (11 km) west of Fairfield.

A train sits behind the Old Town Cordelia sign in Cordelia, California
Cordelia
Unincorporated community
Cordelia is located in California
Cordelia
Cordelia
Cordelia is located in the United States
Cordelia
Cordelia
Coordinates: 38°12′38″N 122°08′09″W
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountySolano
Metro areaSan Francisco Bay Area
Elevation
[1]
23 ft (7 m)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
Area code707
FIPS code06-00951
GNIS feature ID218147
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cordelia, California

History
Cordelia Fire Station in Cordelia, California

The community of Cordelia was founded in 1853 by clipper ship captain Robert H. Waterman, and initially named "Bridgeport" after the Atlantic coastal town of Bridgeport, Connecticut.[2] Around 1869, a post office was established, and the United States Post Office Department declared that a more unique name for the town should be chosen.[2] Waterman, who had also chosen Fairfield for the nearest town to honor his former hometown of Fairfield, Connecticut, then chose "Cordelia", after his wife.[2]

In 1880, the Wells Fargo agency was established in Cordelia.[2]

Thompson's Corner Store in Cordelia, California

See also
  • Cordelia Slough – a 10.8-mile-long (17.4 km) tidal watercourse which discharges to the Suisun Slough, which in turn empties into Grizzly Bay in Solano County, California

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cordelia, California
  2. Gudde, E.G. (1960). California Place Names. University of California Press. p. 74. Retrieved July 16, 2020.


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