Cordelia, California Explained

Official Name:Cordelia
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:California#USA
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:California
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Solano
Subdivision Type3:Metro area
Subdivision Name3:San Francisco Bay Area
Unit Pref:US
Timezone:Pacific (PST)
Utc Offset:-8
Timezone Dst:PDT
Utc Offset Dst:-7
Elevation M:7
Elevation Ft:23
Coordinates:38.2106°N -122.1358°W
Postal Code:94534
Area Code:707
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:218147
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:06-00951

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

History

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. 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. Waterman, who had also chosen Fairfield for the nearest town to honor his former hometown of Fairfield, Connecticut, then chose "Cordelia", after his wife.

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

See also