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]
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