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Springfield
Springfield is a common name, and perhaps the most common place name in the United States. There are more postal stations serving "Springfield" than there are U.S. states; a Springfield can be found in 34 different states—at least four in Wisconsin, and no fewer than nine Springfield Townships in Pennsylvania.
The television show, The Simpsons is set in a town generically named "Springfield", without indicating a state. Creator Matt Groening has indicated in interviews that he chose the name because of its commonality, and various attempts by fans to correlate the fictional Springfield to a real one have not been resolved.
Springfield was also the setting of the early 1950s the radio and television program, Father Knows Best, as well as the '50s soap opera The Guiding Light.
Springfield, Massachusetts is the largest U.S. city by that name, and Springfield, Illinois the only state capital.
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Locations
United States
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- Springfield, Arkansas
- Springfield, California
- Springfield, Colorado
- Springfield, Florida
- Springfield, Jacksonville, Florida
- Springfield, Georgia
- Springfield, Idaho
- Springfield, Illinois
- Springfield, Indiana
- Springfield, Kentucky
- Springfield, Louisiana
- Springfield, Maine
- Springfield, Maryland
- Springfield, Massachusetts
- Springfield, Michigan
- Springfield, Minnesota
- Springfield, Missouri
- Springfield, Nebraska
- Springfield, New Hampshire
- Springfield, New York
- Springfield, North Carolina
- Springfield, Ohio
- Springfield, Oregon
- Springfield, South Carolina
- Springfield, South Dakota
- Springfield, Tennessee
- Springfield, Texas
- Springfield, Vermont
- Springfield, Virginia
- Springfield, West Virginia
- Springfield, Wisconsin
- Springfield Crossing, Delaware
- Springfield Plantation, Mississippi
- Springfield Township, Michigan
- Springfield Township, Minnesota
- Springfield Township, New Jersey
- Springfield Township, Hamilton County, Ohio
- Springfield Township, Pennsylvania
- Springfield Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania
- Springfield Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania
- Springfield Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania
- Springfield Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania
- Springfield Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania
- Springfield Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania
- Springfield Township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania
- Springfield Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
- Springfield Township, York County, 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
- Springfield, Edinburgh , Scotland
- Springfield, Clare , Ireland
Fictional
- Springfield from Guiding Light
- Springfield from The Simpsons
- Springfield from Father Knows Best
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
- Places Named: Springfield, a list of places in the United States named Springfield, with geographic coordinates and population figures
- Springfield, a listing of 52 Springfields and places with variant names, with MapQuest links.
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