The town of Cement was established in 1902 by the Pacific Portland Cement Company and was originally named after the large deposits of high-quality limestone rock deposits found in the area. This limestone was ideal for the lime that was needed for the production of Portland cement produced by the company at Cement.
Enormous conveyors, rock crushers, tube cement mills, and rotary kilns were created to process the raw quarried limestone.
The town also had its own open pit clay and gypsum mines with clay and gypsum being necessary components in the finished Portland cement the plant produced.
The establishment of the cement industry in Cement brought a large influx of workers to the area, and the town quickly grew into a thriving community of people with a strong economy. It became more populous than the three nearest cities combinedFairfield, Vacaville and Suisun City.
The cement industry was the lifeblood of Cement for many years, and the town prospered as a result. The population of the town grew steadily to 500 people, and businesses and services were established to support the needs of the growing community. This included the three-story Golden Gate Hotel, hospital, restaurant, bar, livery stable, post office, telephone exchange, park, baseball diamond, general store, fire station, churches, and a grade school.