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, which has annexed substantial portions of its surroundings.

A train sits behind the Old Town Cordelia sign in Cordelia, California

Cordelia
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 38°12′38″N 122°08′09″W
Country	United States
State	California
County	Solano
Metro area	San Francisco Bay Area
Elevation [1]	23 ft (7 m)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
Area code	707
FIPS code	06-00951
GNIS feature ID	218147
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