Welcome to Springfield ...

While we don't have a date for the founding of Springfield, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1897.

When the people of Springfield refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Springfielder<1>

Springfield is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Springfield lies in the Atlantic Time Zone (AST/ADT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: AST- Heure Normale de l'Atlantique (HNA), ADT- Heure Avancée de l'Atlantique (HAA).

Area Codes for Springfield: 902 & 782<3>

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), Iowa, 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 (2), 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.

Communities near Springfield ...

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

• Dalhousie
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalhousie
• Crossburn
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossburn
• East Dalhousie
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dalhousie
• New Germany
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Germany
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Germany <4>
• Barss Corner
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barss Corner
• Hemford
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemford
• Albany Cross
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany Cross
• Armstrong Lake
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong Lake
• Franey Corner
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franey Corner
• Maplewood
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Springfield ...

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

Adding Springfield to Our Gazetteer ...

As we work on our Gazetteer, we occasionally find mention of a community that is new to us. When we find such a community, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope of adding more information in the future.

The earliest source (so far) we've referenced which mentioned Springfield was on a map titled Map of Maritime Provinces of Canada (from Rand McNally, 1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Springfield.