Welcome to Springfield ...

So far, we found very little information about Springfield. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Springfield to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. We would especially like to find the location of Springfield - knowing its coordinates, we can explore things like its relationship to neighboring communities, nearby cemeteries, etc. If you can help us with Springfield, please Contact Us.

While we don't have the exact location of Springfield , we believe that it would have been located within present day Keokuk County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Springfield, you might consider that their post office opened in 1846.

When the people of Springfield referred to themselves (known as a demonym), they are believed to have used Springfielder<3>

Time Zone: The area where Springfield was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Springfield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 101 communities that are also named Springfield - they are located in Alabama (4), Arkansas (2), California, Colorado, Florida (2), Georgia (10), Idaho, Illinois, Indiana (3), Kansas (8), Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland (4), Massachusetts, Michigan (3), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Brunswick (3), New Hampshire, New Jersey (2), New York (2), Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina (4), Nova Scotia (3), Ohio, Ontario (6), Oregon, Pennsylvania (5), Prince Edward Island, South Carolina (4), South Dakota, Tennessee (2), Texas (3), Vermont, Virginia (8), Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Adding Springfield to Our Gazetteer ...

The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Springfield was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

We also found 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 Springfield.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>	We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Springfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>	If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Keokuk, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>	A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Springfield refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Springfield may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.