Cordelia is an
unincorporated community
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in
Solano County
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Solano County comprises the Vallejo–Fairfield metropolitan statistical area, which is a ...
,
California
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, United States.
Cordelia is located at the junction of
Interstate 80
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and
California State Route 12
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and at the northern end of
Interstate 680, west of
Fairfield, which has annexed substantial portions of its surroundings.
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
Bridgeport is the List of municipalities in Connecticut, most populous city in the U.S. state of Connecticut and the List of cities in New England by population, fifth-most populous city in New England, with a population of 148,654 in 2020. Loc ...
.
Around 1869, a post office was established, and the
United States Post Office Department
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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
Fairfield is a New England town, town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. It borders the city of Bridgeport, Connecticut, Bridgeport and towns of Trumbull, Connecticut, Trumbull, Easton, Connecticut, Easton, Weston, Connecticut, W ...
, then chose "Cordelia", after his wife.
In 1880, the
Wells Fargo
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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 tide, tidal watercourse which discharges to the Suisun Slough, which in turn empties into Grizzly Bay ...
– a 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
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