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Communities Also Named Springfield ...

We found 108 communities that share the name Springfield.

There are three communities within Ontario that are also named Springfield.

Beyond Ontario, we know of another 92 communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these 92 communities, fourteen are located in Canada and 87 are in the United States.

In addition to the above occurrences of Springfield, we know of thirteen communities located outside of the United States and Canada.

  • Communities Located In Ontario ...
    • Unknown
      • The profile page for Springfield #1
      • This Springfield lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<1> to the east.
      • The profile page for Springfield #2
      • This Springfield lies 290 miles [466.7 km] to the east northeast.
      • The profile page for Springfield #3
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Springfield.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Clarke County
      • This Springfield is located in Clarke County and lies 831 miles [1,337.4 km]<1> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarke County community of Springfield.
      • Elmore County
      • This Springfield is located in Elmore County and lies 759 miles [1,221.5 km] to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elmore County community of Springfield.
      • Lauderdale County
      • This Springfield is located in Lauderdale County and lies 630 miles [1,013.9 km] to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lauderdale County community of Springfield.
      • Randolph County
      • This Springfield is located in Randolph County and lies 695 miles [1,118.5 km] to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Springfield.
    • Arkansas
      • Conway County
      • This Springfield is located in Conway County and lies 784 miles [1,261.7 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Conway County community of Springfield.
      • Mississippi County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Springfield [Mississippi County].
    • California
      • Tuolumne County
      • This Springfield is located in Tuolumne County and lies 2,045 miles [3,291.1 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuolumne County community of Springfield.
    • Colorado
      • Baca County
      • This Springfield is located in Baca County and lies 1,164 miles [1,873.3 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baca County community of Springfield.
    • Florida
      • Bay County
      • This Springfield is located in Bay County and lies 904 miles [1,454.8 km]<1> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bay County community of Springfield.
      • Duval County
      • This Springfield is located in Duval County and lies 864 miles [1,390.5 km] to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Duval County community of Springfield.
    • Georgia
      • Cherokee County
      • This Springfield is located in Cherokee County and lies 625 miles [1,005.8 km]<1> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Springfield.
      • Clayton County
      • This Springfield is located in Clayton County and lies 656 miles [1,055.7 km] to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clayton County community of Springfield.
      • DeKalb County
      • This Springfield is located in DeKalb County and lies 633 miles [1,018.7 km] to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Springfield.
      • Dougherty County
      • This Springfield is located in Dougherty County and lies 792 miles [1,274.6 km] to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dougherty County community of Springfield.
      • Early County
      • This Springfield is located in Early County and lies 829 miles [1,334.1 km] to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Early County community of Springfield.
      • Effingham County
      • This Springfield is located in Effingham County and lies 725 miles [1,166.8 km] to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Effingham County community of Springfield.
      • Hancock County
      • This Springfield is located in Hancock County and lies 656 miles [1,055.7 km] to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Springfield.
      • Newton County
      • This Springfield is located in Newton County and lies 653 miles [1,050.9 km] to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Springfield.
      • Richmond County
      • This Springfield is located in Richmond County and lies 649 miles [1,044.5 km] to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Springfield.
      • Taliaferro County
      • This Springfield is located in Taliaferro County and lies 642 miles [1,033.2 km] to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Taliaferro County community of Springfield.
    • Idaho
      • Bingham County
      • This Springfield is located in Bingham County and lies 1,557 miles [2,505.7 km]<1> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bingham County community of Springfield.
    • Illinois
      • Sangamon County
      • This Springfield is located in Sangamon County and lies 465 miles [748.3 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sangamon County community of Springfield.
    • Indiana
      • Franklin County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Springfield [Franklin County].
      • LaPorte County
      • This Springfield is located in LaPorte County and lies 272 miles [437.7 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the LaPorte County community of Springfield.
      • Posey County
      • This Springfield is located in Posey County and lies 466 miles [750 km] to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Posey County community of Springfield.
    • Iowa
      • Keokuk County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Springfield [Keokuk County].
    • Kansas
      • Anderson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Springfield [Anderson County].
      • Brown County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Springfield [Brown County].
      • Cherokee County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Springfield [Cherokee County].
      • Jefferson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Springfield [Jefferson County].
      • Linn County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Linn County, we don't know where within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Linn County community of Springfield.
      • Mitchell County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Springfield [Mitchell County].
      • Seward County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Springfield [Seward County].
      • Wabaunsee County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Springfield [Wabaunsee County].
    • Kentucky
      • Washington County
      • This Springfield is located in Washington County and lies 403 miles [648.6 km]<1> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Springfield.
    • Louisiana
      • Livingston Parish
      • This Springfield is located in Livingston Parish and lies 988 miles [1,590 km]<1> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Livingston Parish community of Springfield.
    • Maine
      • Penobscot County
      • This Springfield is located in Penobscot County and lies 691 miles [1,112.1 km]<1> to the east northeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Penobscot County community of Springfield.
    • Manitoba
      • This Springfield lies 874 miles [1,406.6 km]<1> to the northwest.
    • Maryland
      • Calvert County
      • This Springfield is located in Calvert County and lies 386 miles [621.2 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calvert County community of Springfield.
      • Montgomery County
      • This Springfield is located in Montgomery County and lies 359 miles [577.8 km] to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Springfield.
      • Prince George's County
      • This Springfield is located in Prince George's County and lies 368 miles [592.2 km] to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Springfield.
      • Talbot County
      • This Springfield is located in Talbot County and lies 408 miles [656.6 km] to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Talbot County community of Springfield.
    • Massachusetts
      • Hampden County
      • This Springfield is located in Hampden County and lies 467 miles [751.6 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampden County community of Springfield.
    • Michigan
      • Calhoun County
      • This Springfield is located in Calhoun County and lies 185 miles [297.7 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Springfield.
      • Kalkaska County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Springfield [Kalkaska County].
      • Oakland County
      • This Springfield is located in Oakland County and lies 91 miles [146.5 km] to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oakland County community of Springfield.
    • Minnesota
      • Brown County
      • This Springfield is located in Brown County and lies 672 miles [1,081.5 km]<1> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brown County community of Springfield.
    • Mississippi
      • Jefferson County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Springfield [Jefferson County].
    • Missouri
      • Greene County
      • This Springfield is located in Greene County and lies 727 miles [1,170 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Springfield.
    • Nebraska
      • Sarpy County
      • This Springfield is located in Sarpy County and lies 751 miles [1,208.6 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sarpy County community of Springfield.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Springfield lies 727 miles [1,170 km]<1> to the east northeast.
    • New Hampshire
      • Sullivan County
      • This Springfield is located in Sullivan County and lies 486 miles [782.1 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Springfield.
    • New Jersey
      • Burlington County
      • This Springfield is located in Burlington County and lies 412 miles [663 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burlington County community of Springfield.
      • Union County
      • This Springfield is located in Union County and lies 406 miles [653.4 km] to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Springfield.
    • New York
      • Otsego County
      • This Springfield is located in Otsego County and lies 344 miles [553.6 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Otsego County community of Springfield.
      • Queens County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Springfield [Queens County].
    • Newfoundland and Labrador
      • This Springfield lies 1,409 miles [2,267.6 km]<1> to the east northeast.
    • North Carolina
      • Guilford County
      • This Springfield is located in Guilford County and lies 487 miles [783.8 km]<1> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guilford County community of Springfield.
      • Mecklenburg County
      • This Springfield is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 533 miles [857.8 km] to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Springfield.
      • Scotland County
      • This Springfield is located in Scotland County and lies 570 miles [917.3 km] to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scotland County community of Springfield.
      • Wilkes County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Springfield [Wilkes County].
    • Nova Scotia
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nova Scotia community of Springfield.
    • Ohio
      • Clark County
      • This Springfield is located in Clark County and lies 231 miles [371.8 km]<1> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Springfield.
    • Oregon
      • Lane County
      • This Springfield is located in Lane County and lies 2,050 miles [3,299.2 km]<1> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lane County community of Springfield.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Bradford County
      • This Springfield is located in Bradford County and lies 260 miles [418.4 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradford County community of Springfield.
      • Chester County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Springfield [Chester County].
      • Cumberland County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Springfield [Cumberland County].
      • Delaware County
      • This Springfield is located in Delaware County and lies 386 miles [621.2 km] to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Springfield.
      • Erie County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Springfield [Erie County].
    • Prince Edward Island
      • This Springfield lies 921 miles [1,482.2 km]<1> to the east northeast.
    • South Carolina
      • Beaufort County
      • This Springfield is located in Beaufort County and lies 719 miles [1,157.1 km]<1> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaufort County community of Springfield.
      • Charleston County
      • This Springfield is located in Charleston County and lies 698 miles [1,123.3 km] to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charleston County community of Springfield.
      • Orangeburg County
      • This Springfield is located in Orangeburg County and lies 647 miles [1,041.2 km] to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orangeburg County community of Springfield.
      • Spartanburg County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Springfield [Spartanburg County].
    • South Dakota
      • Bon Homme County
      • This Springfield is located in Bon Homme County and lies 820 miles [1,319.7 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bon Homme County community of Springfield.
    • Tennessee
      • Blount County
      • This Springfield is located in Blount County and lies 504 miles [811.1 km]<1> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Springfield.
      • Robertson County
      • This Springfield is located in Robertson County and lies 519 miles [835.2 km] to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Robertson County community of Springfield.
    • Texas
      • Anderson County
      • This Springfield is located in Anderson County and lies 1,076 miles [1,731.7 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Springfield.
      • Jim Wells County
      • This Springfield is located in Jim Wells County and lies 1,393 miles [2,241.8 km] to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jim Wells County community of Springfield.
      • Limestone County
      • This Springfield is located in Limestone County and lies 1,120 miles [1,802.5 km] to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Limestone County community of Springfield.
    • Vermont
      • Windsor County
      • This Springfield is located in Windsor County and lies 463 miles [745.1 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Windsor County community of Springfield.
    • Virginia
      • Albemarle County
      • This Springfield is located in Albemarle County and lies 368 miles [592.2 km]<1> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albemarle County community of Springfield.
      • Danville City
      • This Springfield is located in Danville City and lies 451 miles [725.8 km] to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Danville City community of Springfield.
      • Fairfax County
      • This Springfield is located in Fairfax County and lies 366 miles [589 km] to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of Springfield.
      • Fauquier County
      • This Springfield is located in Fauquier County and lies 334 miles [537.5 km] to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fauquier County community of Springfield.
      • Page County
      • This Springfield is located in Page County and lies 333 miles [535.9 km] to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Page County community of Springfield.
      • Rockbridge County
      • This Springfield is located in Rockbridge County and lies 378 miles [608.3 km] to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockbridge County community of Springfield.
      • Westmoreland County
      • This Springfield is located in Westmoreland County and lies 404 miles [650.2 km] to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westmoreland County community of Springfield.
      • York County
      • This Springfield is located in York County and lies 469 miles [754.8 km] to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Springfield.
    • Washington
      • Pierce County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Springfield [Pierce County].
    • West Virginia
      • Hampshire County
      • This Springfield is located in Hampshire County and lies 282 miles [453.8 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampshire County community of Springfield.
    • Wisconsin
      • Walworth County
      • This Springfield is located in Walworth County and lies 342 miles [550.4 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walworth County community of Springfield.
  • Communities Beyond North America ...
    • Australia
      • - Tasmania
      • Distance: 9,942 miles [16,000.1 km]<1> to the west southwest
      • - Victoria
      • Distance: 9,976 miles [16,054.8 km] to the west
      • - South Australia
      • Distance: 10,219 miles [16,445.9 km] to the west
    • Barbados
      • Distance: 2,434 miles [3,917.1 km]<1> to the southeast
    • Scotland
      • Distance: 3,434 miles [5,526.5 km]<1> to the northeast
    • England
      • Distance: 3,687 miles [5,933.7 km]<1> to the northeast
    • Ireland
      • Distance: 3,345 miles [5,383.3 km]<1> to the northeast
    • Jamaica
      • - Saint Elizabeth
      • Distance: 1,719 miles [2,766.5 km]<1> to the south
      • - Saint Thomas
      • Distance: 1,752 miles [2,819.6 km] to the south southeast
    • New Zealand
      • - Canterbury
      • Distance: 8,847 miles [14,237.9 km]<1> to the west southwest
      • - Bay of Plenty
      • Distance: 8,476 miles [13,640.8 km] to the west southwest
    • South Africa
      • - Eastern Cape
      • Distance: 8,566 miles [13,785.6 km]<1> to the east southeast
      • - Orange Free State
      • Distance: 8,453 miles [13,603.8 km] to the east

Curious and Interesting Names Near Springfield ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

  • Delaware
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Falconbridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Grays
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grays came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays
  • Hickory Corner
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Corner came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corner
  • Longwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longwood came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
  • Macksville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macksville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macksville
  • Melbourne
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Middlemiss
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Poplar Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Walnut
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
  • Woodgreen
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)

How Far From Springfield to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Springfield to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Springfield and extending to:

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 344 miles [553.6 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Springfield to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 20 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 14 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,911 miles [9,512.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,642 miles [10,689.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,520 miles [7,274.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Springfield) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Springfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8711, Longitude: -81.6656    
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Springfield could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong . Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<6>While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<7>The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Springfield to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.507 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.016 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.311 degrees.









 

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