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United States Vermont  Franklin   Berkshire 

Brief History
Berkshire was chartered on June 22, 1781 by the Vermont Legislature. Berkshire was one of six towns (the others being Enosburgh, Montgomery, Richford, Wyllis [now Jay] and Westfield) authorized by the legislature in the spring of 1780. It contains the unincorporated village of East Berkshire. The population of Berkshire at the 2010 US Census was 1,692.

Town Histories
History of Berkshire (VT), by Garnet L Harvey and the Berkshire Historical Society (1994) - find this book in a library.

Berkshire bygones, by Marjorie C Roberts (198-) - find this book in a library.

Vital Records
FamilySearch Historical Records Collection has Vermont birth, death, and marriage records online.

Land Records
Berkshire, Vermont Land Records, 1852-1908, can be found online at FamilySearch (browse only images).

Probate Records
Franklin Probate Division 17 Church St. St. Albans, VT 05478 Phone: (802) 524-7948

Franklin County, Vermont Probate Records, 1796-1921 are available on FamilySearch (browse only images).

Church Records
Calvary Episcopal Church Records, 1826-1832, is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Order film online.

Maps
1871 map of Bakersfield and Bakersfield Town

Cemeteries
The following is a list of major cemeteries in present-day Bakersfield Town. For location of all cemeteries, see Cemeteries of Vermont, Franklin County, website at this link.


 * Cook Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Maple Grove Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Saint Georges Catholic Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.

Town Records
Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1800 -2000, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Bakersfield Town Clerk's Office. These include [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/1188428?availability=Family%20History%20Library Vital records of Berkshire, Vermont, 1850-Mar. 2000; indexes, ca. 1785-Aug.? 2000], and Deeds, 1794-1852; index to deeds, 1789-1950.

Bakersfield Town Clerk 40 East Bakersfield Road P.O. Box 203 Bakersfield, VT 05441 Phone: (802) 827-4495 Email: townclerk_bakersfield@comcast.net

Newspapers
St. Albans Messenger

Vermont Online Historical Newspapers

Libraries and Historical Societies
H F Brigham Library 104 Main St. PO Box 5 Bakersfield, VT 05441 Phone: (802) 827-4414 Website: http://hfbrighamlibrary.wordpress.com/

Bakersfield Historical Society