Bakers Summit, Pennsylvania

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Bakers Summit, Pennsylvania
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Bakers Summit, Pennsylvania
Location within the state of Pennsylvania
Coordinates: 40°15′46″N78°25′15″W / 40.26278°N 78.42083°W / 40.26278; -78.42083 Coordinates: 40°15′46″N78°25′15″W / 40.26278°N 78.42083°W / 40.26278; -78.42083
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Bedford
Township Bloomfield
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s) 814

Bakers Summit in Morrisons Cove is located in Bloomfield Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1870 and formerly known as Bakersville, it changed its name to Bakers Summit in 1876, when the Bakers Summit Post Office was established.

Halter Creek originates near Bakers Summit.

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