[1] It was located on the Southern Pacific Railroad 2.25 miles (3.6 km) south-southwest of Sacramento,[1] John A. Sutter had Lansford W. Hastings and John Bidwell lay out the town in 1844, south of his embarcadero on a low bluff overlooking the Sacramento River.

[1] In exchange, Hastings and Bidwell both received a share of the lots.

It was in this settlement that George Zins built one of the first brick structures in California in 1847.

[2] When the town of Sacramento developed at his embarcadero, Sutterville fell into decline.

The William Land Park is bordered by Sutterville Road to the south, Freeport Boulevard to the east, 13th Avenue to the north, and Land Park Drive to the west.