Bakersfield, Vermont, USA
1849 - Bakersfield

Franklin Co. This township is somewhat broken, but not mountainous. It is timbered principally with hard wood, and the soil is in general warm and productive. It is watered by Black Creek, which crosses the south-west comer, and several other branches of the Missisco River. The streams are, however, small, and the mill privileges not numerous.

Boundaries. North by Enosburgh, east by Avery's Gore and Waterville, south by Waterville and Fletcher, and west by Fairfield.

First Settlers. The settlement of this town was commenced in 1789, by Joseph Baker, from whom the town derives its name. He emigrated from Westborough, Mass. Joel Brigham and Abijah Pratt settled in Bakersfield about the same time.

Productions of the Soil. Wheat, 3,000 bushels ; Indian corn, 2,450 bushels ; potatoes, 62,000 bushels; hay, 3,570 tons ; maple sugar, 33,305 pounds ; wool, 10,876 pounds.

Distances. Thirty miles north-east from Burlington, thirty-eight north north-west from Montpelier, and fifteen miles east from St. Albans.

A gazetteer of Vermont... by John Hayward Boston - Tappan, Whittemore, and Mason 1849

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