Bakersfield, Franklin County, Vermont Genealogy

Brief History
Bakersfield was chartered on January 25, 1791 by the Vermont Legislature.

Known for some years even in state records as "Bakersfield alias Knoultons Gore", the town had originally been granted to Luke Knowlton (Knoulton) of Newfane and sold in 1798 or 1799 to Joseph Baker of Westboro, Massachusetts. Baker had acquired title to the entire 10,000 acre town for £500. Several changes have taken place to bring the town to its current size, including the addition of parts of Fairfield and the former Smithfield in 1792, the entirety of Knights Gore in 1795, and Averys Gore in 1963.

Town Histories
Bakersfield, Vermont : the way it was, the way it is, by Elsie C Wells (1976) - find this book in a library.

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

Land Records
Bakersfield, Vermont Land Records, 1849-1946, 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
St. Mark's Episcopal Church Register, 1894-1952, is available on microfilm at the Family History Library.

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, 1792 -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 Vital records of Bakersfield, Vermont, 1792-May 2000, and Deeds, 1792-1849.

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