Bakersfield, Missouri
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1944 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Bayou I Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65609. It lies near Plumb Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Bakersfield quadrangle. 186 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 702 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresBakersfield fell from 246 to 186 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 246 | |
| 2020 | 186 | -60 (-24%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 13 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1944 USGS Cureall quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1945 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1946 USGS Cureall quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Bakersfield quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Ava quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
26 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 26 fires within 5 miles of Bakersfield between 1993 and 2017, burning about 369 acres in total. None started naturally. 3 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Smoking | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 28 September 2014 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 5 August 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 16 August 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 5 July 2012 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 April 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 6 April 2002 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 5 April 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 18 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 18 workings within 5 miles of Bakersfield: 17 past producers, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Zinc. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alice Mine | Zinc | Past Producer | 1888, 1890 | |
| Golman Turner Pit | Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Verbick Mine | Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Arnett Land | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Buttrom Land Number Two | Iron | Prospect | ||
| C&G Mine | Iron | Past Producer | 1950 | |
| Glazier Land | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Steel Bank | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Summers Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Iron | Iron | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
40 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bakersfield in 40 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 12 thunderstorm wind, 12 hail, 10 flash flood, 3 tornado. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2025 | Flash Flood | Bakersfield | $50,000 | Fast flowing high water caused road surface damage to a portion of Highway 142 near Bakersfield. |
| March 2007 | Tornado (EF1) | Bakersfield | $10,000 | A National Weather Service storm survey revealed that an EF-1 tornado touched down in rural sections of extreme eastern Ozark County. The tornado crossed into Howell County near the community of Caulfield, Missouri. The tornado mainly damaged trees and powerlines in Ozark County, however, produced more significant damage in Howell County. |
| November 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bakersfield | $10,000 | Severe thunderstorm wind gusts destroyed a barn. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bakersfield | $5,000 | Large limbs and power lines were blown down on to two homes. |
| March 1996 | Hail | Bakersfield | $5,000 | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Hail | Bakersfield | $1,000 | no account filed |
| March 2020 | Hail | Bakersfield | $500 | Ping pong ball sized hail was reported. |
| April 2025 | Flash Flood | Bakersfield | - | State Highway 142 was flooded between Vaughn and Truman Roads and impassable. |
| April 2025 | Flash Flood | Bakersfield | - | Missouri Route 142 at Bennetts Bayou was flooded and impassable. |
| April 2025 | Flash Flood | Bakersfield | - | Missouri Route 142 at Bennetts Bayou was flooded and impassable. |
| April 2025 | Flash Flood | Bakersfield | - | Missouri Route 142 at Bennetts Bayou was flooded and impassable. |
| May 2025 | Flash Flood | Bakersfield | - | The MO-142 roadway was closed due to flooding. |
| May 2025 | Flood | Bakersfield | - | The MO-142 roadway was closed due to flooding. |
| June 2025 | Flash Flood | Bakersfield | - | State Highway 142 was closed due to flooding. |
| July 2023 | Flood | Bakersfield | - | Low water crossings along Bennetts Bayou Creek and along multiple city roads had water flowing across them. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bakersfield | - | A large tree fell into the path of a moving vehicle on County Road 589. No injuries were reported. Several other trees were also reported down. |
| April 2022 | Hail | Bakersfield | - | Quarter sized hail was reported. |
| June 2019 | Flash Flood | Bakersfield | - | Several roads in Bakersfield were flooded due to quickly rising water along Bennetts Bayou. |
| April 2017 | Flash Flood | Bakersfield | - | Highway 142 near Bakersfield was flooded. A vehicle was submerged in the flood water. |
| May 2016 | Flood | Bakersfield | - | Missouri Highway 142 east of Bakersfield was closed due to flooding. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bakersfield | - | The personnel at the post office estimated wind gusts up to 60 mph. |
| March 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bakersfield | - | Severe thunderstorm wind gusts downed trees in a rural area north of Bakersfield. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bakersfield | - | Severe thunderstorm wind gusts downed a couple of power lines and a few trees in a rural area north of Bakersfield. |
| August 2005 | Flash Flood | Bakersfield | - | Flash flooding inundated a section of Highway 101. |
| November 2005 | Tornado (F1) | Bakersfield | - | A National Weather Service survey indicated that an F-1 tornado tracked out of Fulton County Arkansas and across far southeast Ozark County approximately two miles south of Bakersfield. The tornado then tracked into Howell County to three miles northeast of Bakersfield. The width of the tornado was approximately 100 yards with a length of approximately 2 miles across southeast Ozark County. |
| November 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bakersfield | - | Severe thunderstorm wind gusts downed trees in the community of Bakersfield. |
| April 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bakersfield | - | Thunderstorm winds downed trees. |
| April 2014 | Hail | Bakersfield | - | no account filed |
| July 2013 | Hail | Bakersfield | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Bakersfield | - | no account filed |
| February 2008 | Hail | Bakersfield | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bakersfield | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Bakersfield | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Bakersfield | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bakersfield | - | no account filed |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bakersfield | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Tornado (F0) | Bakersfield | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Hail | Bakersfield | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bakersfield | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Bakersfield | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Bakersfield | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1961737 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 735494. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.









