Springfield may refer to: * Springfield (toponym), the place name in general

Places and locations

Australia

* Springfield, New South Wales (Central Coast) *

Springfield, New South Wales (Snowy Monaro Regional Council) Springfield is a locality in the Snowy Monaro Regional Council. It is about 35 km west of Nimmitabel and bounded by Bobundara Creek on its northern side and the Maclaughlin River forms part of the southern boundary. Maffra Maffra is ...

Springfield, Queensland Springfield is a suburb in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. In the Springfield had a population of 6,772 people. Springfield is in proximity of the nearby suburbs Springfield Lakes and Springfield Central. History Springfield wa ...

Springfield, South Australia Springfield is a green and hilly inner-southern suburb of the South Australian capital city of Adelaide. It is located in the foothills of the Mount Lofty Ranges, around south-east of the Adelaide city centre. The suburb is part of the hills- ...

Springfield, Tasmania Springfield is a rural locality in the local government areas of Launceston and Dorset, in the Launceston and North-east regions of Tasmania. It is located about south of the town of Scottsdale. The 2016 census determined a population of ...

, a locality *

Springfield, Victoria (Shire of Buloke) Springfield is a locality in Victoria, Australia, located approximately 53 km from Swan Hill, Victoria Swan Hill is a city in the northwest of Victoria, Australia on the Murray Valley Highway and on the south bank of the Murray River ...

, in north-western Victoria *

Springfield, Victoria (Macedon Ranges) Springfield is a locality in the Shire of Macedon Ranges local government area in central Victoria, Australia approximately 65 kilometres north of the state capital, Melbourne. It is within the catchment area of Deep Creek, a tributary of ...

, in central Victoria

Belize

Springfield, Belize Springfield is a Mennonite village in Cayo District, Belize, some 15 km south of the capital Belmopan. History Springfield was founded around 1996 as a daughter colony of the Upper Barton Creek settlement of very conservative Mennonites, who ...

Canada

* Rural Municipality of Springfield, in Manitoba ** Springfield (provincial electoral district), an electoral division in Manitoba * Springfield Parish, New Brunswick ** Springfield, Kings County, New Brunswick, an unincorporated community * Springfield, Newfoundland and Labrador *

Springfield, Nova Scotia Springfield, Nova Scotia is located between Middleton (in the Annapolis Valley) and Bridgewater (on the South Shore). Springfield is in the centre of western Nova Scotia located on Trunk 10, 140 km west of Halifax. Springfield lies within the ...

* Springfield, Ontario * Springfield, Prince Edward Island

Ireland

* Springfield, a townland in County Offaly * Springfield, a townland in County Westmeath

New Zealand

Springfield, New Zealand Springfield (until 1880 Kowai Pass) is a small town in the Selwyn District of Canterbury, in the South Island, of New Zealand. The Maori name for Springfield is Tawera. At the foot of the Southern Alps, west of Christchurch, Springfield is 9.7 ...

South Africa

Springfield, Gauteng Springfield is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is a small industrial suburb located south of the Johannesburg CBD, close to La Rochelle. It is located in Region F of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality. History Prior to ...

United Kingdom

* Springfield, Birmingham, England * Springfield, Caerphilly, a place in Caerphilly County Borough, Wales * Springfield, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland * Springfield, Dumfries and Galloway, a place in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland * Springfield, Essex, England * Springfield, Fife, Scotland * Springfield, Highland, a place in Highland, Scotland * Springfield (Hackney ward), London Borough of Hackney, England *

Springfield, Milton Keynes Campbell Park is a civil parish in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England. The parish is bounded by Childs Way (H6) to the north, the River Ouzel to the east, the A5 road (Great Britain), A5 to the west, and Chaffron Way to the south. The parish ...

, England * Springfield, Sandwell, a place in Sandwell, England * Springfield, an area in

Sutton Farm Sutton Farm is a suburb on the south-east side of Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. History and topography Prior to becoming a possession of Shrewsbury Abbey, the manor of Sutton was recorded in the Domesday Book as belonging to Wenlock Priory. ...

, a suburb of Shrewsbury, England * Springfield, Wigan, a place in Wigan, England *

Springfield, Wolverhampton Springfield is an area of Wolverhampton in the United Kingdom near the city centre, and has undergone major redevelopment by The University of Wolverhampton. It is now Europe’s largest construction centre of excellence and home to an architectur ...

, England * Springfield University Hospital, Tooting, London, England

United States

* Springfield, Alabama, unincorporated community *

Springfield, Arkansas Springfield is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located in the north central part of Arkansas Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in the South Central United States. It is bordered by Missouri to the north, ...

Springfield, California Springfield is an unincorporated community located in Tuolumne County, California. It is a former California Gold Rush boomtown in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada, and is now designated as a California Historical Landmark. Springfield is loca ...

* Springfield, Colorado *

Springfield, Florida Springfield is a city in Bay County, Florida, United States, east of Panama City. The population was 8,903 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Panama City– Lynn Haven– Panama City Beach Metropolitan Statistical Area. Springfield w ...

, a city in Bay County * Springfield (Jacksonville), Florida, a neighborhood * Springfield, Georgia * Springfield, Idaho *

Springfield, Illinois Springfield is the capital of the U.S. state of Illinois and the county seat and largest city of Sangamon County. The city's population was 114,394 at the 2020 census, which makes it the state's seventh most-populous city, the second largest o ...

, the state capital of Illinois ** Springfield metropolitan area, Illinois *

Springfield, LaPorte County, Indiana Springfield is an Unincorporated area, unincorporated community in Springfield Township, LaPorte County, Indiana, Springfield Township, LaPorte County, Indiana, LaPorte County, Indiana. History Springfield was laid out in 1833. Geography Springfi ...

* Springfield, Posey County, Indiana *

Springfield, Kentucky Springfield is a List of cities in Kentucky, home rule-class city in and county seat of Washington County, Kentucky, Washington County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 2,846 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. History Spring ...

Springfield, Louisiana Springfield is a town in Livingston Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 487 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Baton Rouge metropolitan statistical area. Geography Springfield is located at (30.429173, -90.548065). Accordin ...

Springfield, Maine Springfield is a town in Penobscot County, Maine, United States. The population was 293 at the 2020 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which, of it is land and is water. Climate ...

Springfield, Massachusetts Springfield is a city in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, United States, and the seat of Hampden County. Springfield sits on the eastern bank of the Connecticut River near its confluence with three rivers: the western Westfield River, the ...

, the first Springfield settled in the US ** Springfield metropolitan area, Massachusetts, the most populous Metropolitan Springfield Area * Springfield, Michigan, a city in Calhoun County *

Springfield Township, Oakland County, Michigan Springfield Charter Township is a charter township of Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the township population was 13,940. The township was named for the numerous springs in the area. Communities The Township ...

* Springfield, Minnesota, in Brown County * Springfield, Missouri, the most populous city named Springfield in the United States **

Springfield metropolitan area, Missouri The Springfield, Missouri, metropolitan area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of five counties in southwestern Missouri, anchored by the city of Springfield, the state's third largest city. Other primary po ...

Springfield, Nebraska Springfield is a city in Sarpy County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 1,529 at the 2010 census. History Springfield was platted in 1873 by a U.S. Civil War veteran named J. D. Spearman. This was done in anticipation of the coming o ...

Springfield, New Hampshire Springfield is a town in Sullivan County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 1,259 at the 2020 census. Gile State Forest is located within the town. History First settled by Europeans in 1769 and named "Protectworth", the town ad ...

Springfield Township, Burlington County, New Jersey Springfield Township is a township in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township's population was 3,414 reflecting an increase of 187 (+5.8%) from the 3,227 counted in the 2000 Census, whi ...

(referred to as "Springfield") *

Springfield Township, Union County, New Jersey Springfield Township is a township in Union County, New Jersey, United States. The township is located on a ridge in northern- central New Jersey, within the Raritan Valley and Rahway Valley regions in the New York metropolitan area. As of t ...

(referred to as "Springfield") **

Springfield (CDP), New Jersey Springfield is a census-designated place (CDP) comprising the downtown area of Springfield Township, Union County, New Jersey, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. The CDP is bordered by Interstate 78 to the nor ...

(Union County), the downtown area *

Springfield/Belmont, Newark, New Jersey Springfield/Belmont is a neighborhood in the city of Newark in Essex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Part of the Central Ward, it is unofficially bounded by South Orange Avenue in the north, Avon Avenue in the south, Martin Luther Kin ...

, a neighborhood of Newark *

Springfield, New York Springfield is a town in Otsego County, New York, United States. The population was 1,358 at the 2010 census. The Town of Springfield is located at the northern county line of Otsego County and is approximately west of Schenectady. History ...

Springfield, Ohio Springfield is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Clark County, Ohio, Clark County. The municipality is located in southwestern Ohio and is situated on the Mad River (Ohio), Mad River, Buck Creek, and Beaver Creek, approxim ...

Springfield, Oregon Springfield is a city in Lane County, Oregon, United States. Located in the Southern Willamette Valley, it is within the Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Statistical Area. Separated from Eugene to the west, mainly by Interstate 5, Springfield ...

* Springfield Township, Pennsylvania (disambiguation) *

Springfield, South Carolina Springfield is a town in Orangeburg County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 524 at the 2010 census. History The Springfield High School was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2001. Geography Springfield is loc ...

Springfield, South Dakota Springfield is a city in Bon Homme County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 1,914 at the 2020 census. As of 2012, about 1,200 of the residents were inmates at Mike Durfee State Prison. Springfield was named on account of there b ...

* Springfield, Tennessee *

Springfield, Texas Springfield is an unincorporated community in west Jim Wells County in the U.S. state of Texas. It is located between the cities of San Diego and Alice south of Highway 44. History Springfield is at Farm Roads 625 and 3087, about three miles so ...

, Jim Wells County * Springfield, former town and county seat of Limestone County, Texas, now part of

Fort Parker State Park Fort Parker State Park is a Texas state park near Mexia and to Limestone County seat Groesbeck, Texas. The city of Mexia and three local landowners donated the land creating the park in 1935. From 1935 to 1942, Civilian Conservation Corps Compa ...

* Springfield, Vermont **

Springfield (CDP), Vermont Springfield is a census-designated place (CDP) comprising the main settlement within the town of Springfield, Vermont, Springfield, Windsor County, Vermont, Windsor County, Vermont, United States. The population of the CDP was 3,979 at the 2010 Uni ...

* Springfield, Virginia *

Springfield, Albemarle County, Virginia Springfield is an unincorporated community in Albemarle County, Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atlantic Coast and t ...

* Springfield (Coatesville, Virginia), a historic home * Springfield, Page County, Virginia * Springfield, Westmoreland County, Virginia *

Springfield, West Virginia Springfield is a census-designated place (CDP) in northwestern Hampshire County in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2010 census, Springfield had a population of 477. Springfield is located north of Romney along West Virginia Route 28 a ...

Springfield, Dane County, Wisconsin The Town of Springfield is located in Dane County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 2,929 at the time of the 2020 census. The unincorporated communities of Ashton, Ashton Corners, Kingsley Corners, Martinsville, and Springfield Cor ...

, a town **

Springfield Corners, Wisconsin Springfield Corners is an unincorporated community located in the town of Springfield, Dane County, Wisconsin, United States, at the intersection of County Highway P and US Highway 12 U.S. Route 12 (US 12) is an east–west United States high ...

, an unincorporated community * Springfield, Jackson County, Wisconsin, a town * Springfield, Marquette County, Wisconsin, a town * Springfield, St. Croix County, Wisconsin, a town * Springfield, Walworth County, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community

United States Virgin Islands

* Springfield, U.S. Virgin Islands

Amtrak stations

* Franconia–Springfield station, Virginia *

Springfield station (Illinois) Springfield station is a brick railroad depot in Springfield, Illinois, the state capital. It is at mile 185 on Amtrak's ''Illinois and Missouri Route''. As of 2007, it is served by five daily round trips each way: the daily ''Texas Eagle'', an ...

* Springfield Union Station (Massachusetts)

People with the surname

Adam Springfield Adam Luke Springfield (born November 2, 1982) is an American actor. Springfield's most high-profile role was David Barnes in the PBS series ''Wishbone''. Before landing the role of David Barnes in the PBS series Wishbone, Springfield had guest a ...

(born 1982), American actor * Dusty Springfield (1939–1999), English pop singer (born Mary O'Brien) *

Molly Springfield Molly Springfield (born 1977) is an American artist whose work includes labor-intensive drawings of printed texts and visual explorations of the history of information and mediated representation. Life She received her M.F.A. from the University ...

(born 1977), American artist * Rick Springfield (born 1949), American pop singer * Tom Springfield (1934–2022), English musician, songwriter, record producer, brother of Dusty (born Dion O'Brien)

Arts, entertainment, and media

Fictional characters

* Jebediah Springfield, founder of Springfield, from ''The Simpsons'' *

Negi Springfield The ''Negima! Magister Negi Magi'' manga and anime series features a wide cast of fictional characters designed by Ken Akamatsu. The series follows Negi Springfield, a 10-year-old boy from Wales with magic powers, who becomes a teacher of a J ...

, the main anime character from ''Mahou Sensei Negima''

Fictional places

* Springfield (''The Simpsons''), hometown of the Simpson family in ''The Simpsons'' * Springfield (''Guiding Light''), a community in the television soap opera ''Guiding Light'' * Springfield, the setting of the American comedy TV series '' Father Knows Best''

Music

* ''Springfield'' (album), a 1996 album by Carole Fredericks * "Springfield", a 2015 single by

ItaloBrothers ItaloBrothers is a German dance project from Nordhorn, Germany. The band consists of vocalist Matthias Metten (former member of YouTube music group, 2busk), who works in the studio with Zacharias Adrian (also known as Zac McCrack) and Christian ...

and Martin Tungevaag

Television

* "

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", a 1993 episode of ''The Simpsons''

Education

RGS Springfield The Royal Grammar School Worcester (also known as RGS Worcester or RGSW) is an eleven-eighteen mixed, independent day school and sixth form in Worcester, Worcestershire, England. Founded before 1291, it is one of the oldest British independent d ...

, mixed-sex junior school of RGS Worcester *

Springfield High School (disambiguation) Springfield High School may refer to: *Springfield High School (Colorado), Springfield, Colorado *Springfield High School (Illinois), Springfield, Illinois *Springfield High School (Louisiana), Springfield, Louisiana *Springfield High School of Sci ...

Springfield School (disambiguation) Springfield School may refer to: *Springfield School, Portsmouth, a secondary school in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England *Springfield School, Richmond, a historic school building in Richmond, Virginia, United States See also

*Springfield High Sc ...

Springfield School District (Delaware County) Springfield School District (SSD) is a midsized, suburban, (K–12th) public school district located in Springfield Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania. It also serves the neighboring Morton Borough. The district is one of the 500 public sc ...

, Pennsylvania * University of Illinois Springfield

Historical events

Attack on Springfield The siege of Springfield was a siege of the colonial New England settlement of Springfield by Native Americans during King Philip's War. Springfield was the second colonial settlement in New England to be burned to the ground during the war, fol ...

, in 1675, Springfield, Massachusetts, was burned to the ground during King Philip's War *

Battle of Springfield (1780) The Battle of Springfield was fought during the American Revolutionary War on June 23, 1780, in Union County, New Jersey. After the Battle of Connecticut Farms, on June 7, 1780, had foiled Lieutenant General Wilhelm, Baron von Knyphausen’ ...

, near Springfield, New Jersey, during the American Revolutionary War *

First Battle of Springfield Action at Springfield, also known as the Battle of First Springfield, was a battle of the American Civil War that took place on October 25, 1861, in Greene County, Missouri. It was the only Union victory in southwestern Missouri in 1861. Prelude ...

, an October 25, 1861, battle of the American Civil War in Greene County, Missouri * Second Battle of Springfield, a January 8, 1863, battle in the American Civil War fought in Springfield, Missouri * Springfield race riot of 1908

Theme park areas

* Springfield (Universal Parks & Resorts), the area is themed around the fictional town of the same name from the American animated sitcom, ''The Simpsons''

Other uses

Springfield (horse) Springfield (1873–1898) was a successful English Thoroughbred racehorse that won 14 consecutive races and was a useful sire of the late 19th century. He was the grandsire of two English Triple Crown winners: Galtee More, who was exported ...

, an English Thoroughbred racehorse *

MGM Springfield MGM Springfield is a hotel and casino complex situated in the heart of Metro Center, Springfield, Massachusetts, United States. Opening on August 24, 2018 in a block of buildings that are historically or culturally influential to Springfield, it ...

, a hotel and casino complex located in Metro Center, Springfield, Massachusetts *

Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame is an American history museum and hall of fame, located at 1000 Hall of Fame Avenue in Springfield, Massachusetts. It serves as basketball's most complete library, in addition to promoting and pres ...

in Springfield, Massachusetts, referred to as "Springfield" * Springfield Armory, in the city of Springfield, Massachusetts, the primary center for the manufacture of U.S. military firearms from 1777 until its closing in 1968 *

Springfield rifle The term Springfield rifle may refer to any one of several types of small arms produced by the Springfield Armory in Springfield, Massachusetts, for the United States armed forces. In modern usage, the term "Springfield rifle" most commonly ref ...

* USS ''Springfield'', any of several ships by that name