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Welcome to East Springfield ...

East Springfield is located in Sangamon County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for East Springfield: E. Springfield

East Springfield is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: East Springfield lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for East Springfield: 217 & 447<3>

Communities Also Named East Springfield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named East Springfield - they are located in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near East Springfield ...

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

  • Chatham
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Sherman
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Auburn
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Rochester
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Riverton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Pawnee
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Petersburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Athens
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jerome
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jerome is located in Sangamon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,575 people
  • Southern View
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Southern View is located in Sangamon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southern View
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,557 people

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 East Springfield. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Springfield.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of East 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 East Springfield.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Springfield ...

Looking for more information about East 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 East Springfield, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for East Springfield.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Sangamon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around East Springfield - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 217 code has been Overlayed with the 447 area code. New phone numbers in the East Springfield area will be assigned with one of these codes: 217 or 447. As a result, placing a call in the East Springfield area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.