Welcome to North Springfield ...

North Springfield is located in Summit County<1>.

The location of North Springfield has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of North Springfield, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1828.

A typical abbreviation for North Springfield: N. Springfield

North Springfield is 1,100 feet [335 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: North Springfield lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for North Springfield: (330) and (234)<4>

Communities Also Named North Springfield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named North Springfield - they are located in Oregon, Pennsylvania, Vermont and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for North Springfield.

Communities near North Springfield ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near North Springfield.

• Akron
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
  • Akron is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 195,994 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Akron <5>
• Canton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
  • Canton is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,963 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <5>
• Cuyahoga Falls
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuyahoga Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuyahoga Falls
  • Cuyahoga Falls is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,005 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuyahoga Falls <5>
• Stow
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stow
  • Stow is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,714 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stow <5>
• Massillon
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massillon
  • Massillon is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,641 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Massillon <5>
• Kent
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
  • Kent is located in Portage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,319 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kent <5>
• Barberton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barberton
  • Barberton is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,815 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barberton <5>
• Green
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
  • Green is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,678 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green <5>
• Wadsworth
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wadsworth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadsworth
  • Wadsworth is located in Medina County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,374 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wadsworth <5>
• Hudson
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hudson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
  • Hudson is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,179 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around North Springfield. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for North Springfield.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of North Springfield. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around North Springfield.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around North Springfield. See our Newspapers Page for North Springfield.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Springfield ...

Looking for more information about North Springfield? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to North Springfield, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for North Springfield.

Adding North Springfield to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of North Springfield in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for North Springfield was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the North Springfield post office opened in 1828.

We also found North Springfield in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for North Springfield.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for North Springfield. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Summit County: www.co.summit.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/