Cima (California)
Coordinates: 35 ° 14 ′ 16 ″ N , 115 ° 29 ′ 57 ″ W.
Cima is a settlement in the type of unincorporated community in San Bernardino County in the US state of California .
location
Cima is located in the southeastern part of the Ivanpah Valley south of Interstate 15 at an elevation of 1,273 meters above sea level in the heart of the Mojave National Preserve . Morning Star Mine Road, Cima Road and Kelso-Cima-Road meet in the center of the village and cross the railway line.
history
Until the beginning of the 20th century, the desert-like terrain was initially used by the Indian Serrano and Mohave as a stopover on their forays; it was not until the end of the 19th century that the first settlers and prospectors settled in the area of Cima. The village was founded - like that of the sister city of Kelso - with the construction of the Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad line in 1906. The railway line operated today by the Union Pacific Railroad overcomes Cima Hill from Kelso, an incline of around 600 meters over a distance of around 30 kilometers. The steam locomotives of the beginning of the 20th century did not manage to overcome such an incline without aids, which is why additional locomotives had to be pre-tensioned in Kelso, which returned from Cima. In addition, the settlement served as a local center for the surrounding farms and mines. In contrast to Kelso, Cima remained insignificant, despite this the place was still assigned its own zip code in 1963 (92323), the post office of the United States Postal Service is still in operation today. At the time of the last census in 2000, 21 residents lived in the extensive catchment area of this post office. Today Cima can be described as a ghost town , as most of the buildings in the local area are now uninhabited and in a state of decay.
