a city in south central California at the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley
"After visiting the historic sites, we decided to drive through Bakersfield, the bustling city located at the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley."
A major city, the county seat of Kern County, California, United States.
"After visiting Los Angeles, we drove north to Bakersfield, the county seat of Kern County in California."
The name Bakersfield comes from the original settlement called Baker's Field, which was named after a man named Thomas Baker. The word combines his surname with "field" to describe the location where he lived or worked.