Vacaville is a city located in Solano County, California. Sitting about 35 miles (56 km) from Sacramento and 55 miles (89 km) from San Francisco, it is on the edge of the Sacramento Valley in Northern California. The city was founded in 1851 and is named after Juan Manuel Vaca.
Vacaville is named after Juan Manuel Vaca, who along with Juan Felipe Peña, owned Rancho Los Putos, which included the region from Vacaville to Davis.
Vacaville High School in 1912
Aerial view of Vacaville
Nut Tree Plaza
Solano County, California
Solano County is a county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, its population was 453,491. The county seat is Fairfield.
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Solano County is named for Chief Francisco Solano of the Suisunes, a Patwin tribe of Wintun people.