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Cordelia is an
Cordelia was founded in 1853 by clipper ship captain Robert H. Waterman, and the community was initially named "Bridgeport", named after the town Bridgeport in Connecticut. Around 1869, a post office was established, and the 
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...
in Solano County
Solano County () is a county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 453,491. The county seat is Fairfield.
Solano County comprises the Vallejo–Fairfield, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area, which i ...
, California
California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the m ...
, United States. Cordelia is located at the junction of Interstate 80
Interstate 80 (I-80) is an east–west transcontinental freeway that crosses the United States from downtown San Francisco, California, to Teaneck, New Jersey, in the New York metropolitan area. The highway was designated in 1956 as one ...
and California State Route 12 and at the northern end of Interstate 680, west of Fairfield.
History
Cordelia was founded in 1853 by clipper ship captain Robert H. Waterman, and the community was initially named "Bridgeport", named after the town Bridgeport in Connecticut. Around 1869, a post office was established, and the United States Post Office Department
The United States Post Office Department (USPOD; also known as the Post Office or U.S. Mail) was the predecessor of the United States Postal Service, in the form of a Cabinet department, officially from 1872 to 1971. It was headed by the postma ...
declared that a more unique name for the town should be chosen. Waterman then named the town "Cordelia", after the first name of his wife.
In 1880, the Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo & Company is an American multinational financial services company with corporate headquarters in San Francisco, California; operational headquarters in Manhattan; and managerial offices throughout the United States and intern ...
agency was established in Cordelia.
See also
*Cordelia Slough
Cordelia Slough is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed March 10, 2011 tidal watercourse which discharges to the Suisun Slough, which in turn empties into Grizzly Bay in So ...
– 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
Unincorporated communities in California Unincorporated communities in Solano County, California {{SolanoCountyCA-geo-stub