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Solano County, California

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  • Louise Kellogg (1879 - 1967)
    Louise Kellogg Kellogg was born on August 27, 1879, the youngest of five children. Her parents lived in Oakland in a house that had been built by her grandfather, who had come west during the...
  • Annie Montague Alexander (1867 - 1950)
    Annie Montague Alexander Founded two museums.
  • Charles Henry Bilderback, Jr. (1905 - 1938)
    Charles H Bilderback Birth Year: abt 1906 Death Date: 1 Sep 1938 Age at Death: 32 Death Place: Napa, California, USA Source Information: Ancestry.com. California, Death Index, 1905-1939 [database on-li...
  • Stephen W. Roberts (1901 - 1956)

Solano County was one of the original counties of California, created in 1850 at the time of statehood.

At the request of General Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo, the county was named for Chief Solano of the Suisun people, a Native American tribe of the region and Vallejo's close ally. Chief Solano at one time led the tribes between the Petaluma River and the Sacramento River. The chief was also called Sem-Yeto, which signifies "brave or fierce hand." The chief was given the Spanish name Francisco Solano during baptism at the Catholic Mission, and is named after the Spanish Franciscan missionary, Father Francisco Solano. "Solano" is a common surname in the north of Spain, especially in Navarra, Zaragoza, and La Rioja.

Travis Air Force Base is located just east of Fairfield. Between 2017 and 2023, California Forever purchased over 50,000 acres of land in the county for an estimated $900 million to develop a new city.

Solano County is the easternmost county of the North Bay. As such, it is sometimes reported by news agencies as being in the East Bay. Additionally, a portion of the county extends into the Sacramento Valley, geographically.

Cities

  • Benicia
  • Dixon
  • Fairfield (county seat)
  • Rio Vista
  • Suisun City
  • Vacaville
  • Vallejo

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