Springfield

English

Springfield, the capital of Illinois

Etymology

Etymology tree
English spring
Proto-Germanic *felþuz
Proto-West Germanic *felþu
Old English feld
Middle English feld
English field
English Springfield

    From spring + field.

    Pronunciation

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    Proper noun

    Springfield

    1. A number of places in the United Kingdom:
      1. A suburb in Campbell Park parish, City of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP8638). [1]
      2. A civil parish and suburb in Chelmsford borough, Essex, England (OS grid ref TL7208). [2]
      3. A suburb of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD5706).
      4. A southern suburb of Birmingham, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SP0981).
      5. A suburb of Rowley Regis, Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, West Midlands (OS grid ref SO9688).
      6. A suburb of Wolverhampton, West Midlands (OS grid ref SO9299).
      7. A village next to Gretna Green, Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NY3268).
      8. A village in Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO3411).
      9. A small settlement in the Black Isle, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NH6663).
      10. A suburb of Pontllanfraith, Caerphilly borough county borough, Wales (OS grid ref ST1895).
    2. A number of places in the United States:
      1. A census-designated place in Conway County, Arkansas.
      2. An unincorporated community in Tuolumne County, California.
      3. A town, the county seat of Baca County, Colorado; named after the city in Missouri.
      4. A city in Bay County, Florida.
      5. A neighborhood of Jacksonville, Florida.
      6. A city, the county seat of Effingham County, Georgia.
      7. The capital city of Illinois, United States and the county seat of Sangamon County; named after the city in Massachusetts. [3]
      8. An unincorporated community in LaPorte County, Indiana.
      9. An unincorporated community in Posey County, Indiana.
      10. A city, the county seat of Washington County, Kentucky; named for nearby springs.
      11. A town in Livingston Parish, Louisiana; named for nearby springs.
      12. A town in Penobscot County, Maine. [4]
      13. A city, the county seat of Hampden County, Massachusetts; named after the parish in Essex. [5]
      14. A city in Calhoun County, Michigan.
      15. A township in Oakland County, Michigan.
      16. A city in Brown County, Minnesota; named either after the city in Massachusetts or for nearby springs.
      17. A city, the county seat of Greene County, Missouri; named after the city in Massachusetts.
        • 2025 July 22, Kathryn Skopec, “A whites-only community could be coming to Springfield area”, in Ozarks First‎[1], archived from the original on 26 July 2025:
          Eric Orwoll, co-founder of Return to the Land (RTTL), told Ozarks First a group of people are considering developing an RTTL community near Springfield.
      18. A city in Sarpy County, Nebraska; named for nearby springs.
      19. A town in Sullivan County, New Hampshire.
      20. A township in Burlington County, New Jersey; named for nearby springs.
      21. A township and census-designated place therein, in Union County, New Jersey; named for nearby springs. [6]
      22. A town in Otsego County, New York.
      23. A city in North Dakota; named for nearby springs.
      24. A city, the county seat of Clark County, Ohio; named after the city in Massachusetts.
        • 2024 September 10, Huo Jingnan, Jasmine Garsd, “JD Vance spreads debunked claims about Haitian immigrants eating pets”, in National Public Radio‎[2], Washington, D.C.: National Public Radio, archived from the original on 27 December 2024:
          The paper said the unsubstantiated claim seems to have started with a post in a Springfield Facebook group that was widely shared across social media.
      25. A city in Lane County, Oregon; named for nearby springs.
        • 2025 December 6, Chris Lehman, “Eugene and Springfield both announce end of Flock camera usage”, in Oregon Public Broadcasting‎[3], archived from the original on 16 February 2026:
          The cities of Eugene and Springfield announced Friday evening that they would discontinue the use of AI-powered license plate cameras connected to the company called Flock Safety.
      26. A town in Orangeburg County, South Carolina.
      27. A city in Bon Homme County, South Dakota.
      28. A city, the county seat of Robertson County, Tennessee.
      29. An unincorporated community in Jim Wells County, Texas.
      30. A town and census-designated place therein, in Windsor County, Vermont. [7]
      31. A census-designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia. [8]
      32. An unincorporated community in Albemarle County, Virginia.
      33. An unincorporated community in Page County, Virginia.
      34. An unincorporated community in Westmoreland County, Virginia.
      35. A census-designated place in Hampshire County, West Virginia; named for the Battle of Springfield (1780), which took place in the township of Union County, New Jersey.
      36. A town in Dane County, Wisconsin.
      37. A town in Jackson County, Wisconsin.
      38. A town in Marquette County, Wisconsin.
      39. A town in St. Croix County, Wisconsin.
      40. An unincorporated community in the town of Lyons, Walworth County, Wisconsin.
      41. A number of other townships in the United States, listed under Springfield Township.
    3. A village in the United States Virgin Islands.
    4. Places in Canada:
      1. A parish of Kings County, New Brunswick; named after either the township in Burlington County, New Jersey, or the city in Massachusetts.
      2. A rural municipality in south-east Manitoba; in full, the Rural Municipality of Springfield.
      3. A community in Annapolis County, Nova Scotia.
    5. A number of places in Australia:
      1. A town in Snowy Monaro council area, New South Wales.
      2. A suburb of Central Coast, New South Wales.
      3. A suburb of Ipswich, Queensland.
      4. A suburb of Adelaide, South Australia.
      5. A locality in Dorset council area and the City of Launceston, north eastern Tasmania, Australia.
      6. A locality in the Shire of Buloke, Victoria.
      7. A town in the Shire of Macedon Ranges, Victoria.
    6. A Mennonite village in Belize.
    7. A suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa.
    8. A village in Canterbury, New Zealand. [9]
    9. A habitational surname from Old English.
    10. (colloquial) The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts.

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    References

    1. ^ List of United Kingdom locations: Sow-Stao on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
    2. ^ Parish map (Essex)
    3. ^ TopoZone: Springfield, Illinois
    4. ^ TopoZone: Springfield, Maine
    5. ^ TopoZone: Springfield, Massachusetts
    6. ^ Topozone: Springfield, Union Co., New Jersey
    7. ^ TopoZone: Springfield, Vermont
    8. ^ TopoZone: Springfield, Fairfax Co., Virginia
    9. ^ NZ Topo Map
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