Denverton, California | |
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  Denverton, California  Denverton, California | |
| Coordinates:38°13′29″N121°53′51″W / 38.22472°N 121.89750°W /38.22472; -121.89750 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Solano |
| Elevation | 10 ft (3 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| Area code | 707 |
| GNIS feature ID | 252662[1] |
Denverton (formerly known asNurse's Landing)[2] is anunincorporated community inSolano County,California, United States. The community is onCalifornia State Route 12 8 miles (13 km) east ofFairfield.[3]
Denverton was named after James W. Denver in 1858, who served as California Secretary of State from 1853 to 1855 and as a congressman for the district from 1855 to 1857.[2] Its former name of Nurse's Landing was named after Dr. Stephen K. Nurse.[2]
The Denverton Post Office was established per the workings of Mr. S.K. Nurse in 1858, and Nurse was then appointed as its postmaster.[4]
In 1912, Denverton was referred to as atownship in a history book written at that time.[5]
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