Springfield - Definition and Overview

Springfield the most common name for a town in the United States, in fact there are more Springfield's in the US than states. It is so common that the television show, The Simpsons is set in a town generically named "Springfield", creating an intentional mystery around what state the show is set in. (This is a long-standing tradition. As early as the 1950s the radio/television program, Father Knows Best, was set in a generic "Springfield.") The largest Springfield is located in Massachusetts.

Locations

United States

Incomplete

• Springfield, Arkansas
• Springfield, Florida
• Springfield, Georgia
• Springfield, Illinois
• Springfield; Jacksonville, Florida
• Springfield, Louisiana
• Springfield, Massachusetts
• Springfield, Michigan
• Springfield, Minnesota
• Springfield, Missouri
• Springfield, Nebraska
• Springfield, New Hampshire
• Springfield, New Jersey
• Springfield, New York
• Springfield, Ohio
• Springfield, Oregon
• Springfield, Pennsylvania
• Springfield, South Dakota
• Springfield, Tennessee
• Springfield, Vermont
• Springfield, Virginia
• Springfield, Wisconsin (4)
• Springfield Township, Michigan
• Springfield Township, New Jersey
• Springfield Township, Pennsylvania

Elsewhere

• Springfield, Australia, a south-west suburb of Brisbane, Australia
• Springfield, Ontario, Canada
• Springfield, Birmingham, England
• Springfield, a town in the South Island of New Zealand
• Springfield, Cromartyshire, Scotland

Fictional

• Springfield from Guiding Light
• Springfield from The Simpsons

Other

• Springfield, an electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba

See also

• Springfield Armory
• Springfield rifle
• USS Springfield
• Buffalo Springfield the folk-rock band
• Dusty Springfield the soul singer
• Rick Springfield the pop singer

External Links

• Springfield (http://springfield.ftldesign.com/) A listing of 52 Springfields, five West Springfields, ... all with mapquest links.