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Welcome to Bakersfield ...

Bakersfield is located in Big Bend Country (West Texas).

Bakersfield is located in Pecos County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bakersfield, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1929.

Bakersfield is 2,530 feet [771 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Bakersfield is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Bakersfield lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Bakersfield: 432

Communities Also Named Bakersfield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Bakersfield - they are located in California, Maryland, Missouri and Vermont.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bakersfield.

Communities near Bakersfield ...

We have created a list of 3 communities that are near Bakersfield.

  • McCamey
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Girvin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Iraan
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iraan have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iraan
    • Iraan is located in Pecos County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,221 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iraan <3>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Bakersfield. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bakersfield.

We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bakersfield. See our Newspapers Page for Bakersfield.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bakersfield ...

Looking for more information about Bakersfield? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Bakersfield, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bakersfield.

Adding Bakersfield to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bakersfield in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Bakersfield was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Bakersfield post office opened in 1929.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bakersfield.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Pecos, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bakersfield - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/