Historic Markers - Bakersfield, history of town MO662

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Bakersfield, history of town MO662

Picture Courtesy of Carol Cotter

Bakersfield Missouri info plaque. In 1818, Geologist Henry Schoolcraft, exploring White River Country met a hunter in this vicinity who told of th are being called Bennett's bayou and of scattered settlements. in 1830's pioneers, mainly southerners, settled here. Growth, halted by the Civil war resumed in late 1860's. in 1873 a post office was opened.. the town is named for a pioneer. James A. Baker. In 1900 Bakersfield, a popular service center for travelers, had a population of 400. the town was incorporated in 1967.

White River Valley Historic Marker, Erected by the Town of Bakersfield 1976

at Junction of Highway 101 and 144 on South side of road by Post office Ozark County Missouri


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