Welcome to Springfield Corners ...
Springfield Corners is located in Dane County<1>.
The location of Springfield Corners has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Springfield Corners, you might consider that their post office opened in 1871.
A typical abbreviation for Springfield Corners: Springfield Cors.
Springfield Corners is 960 feet [293 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Springfield Corners lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The area code for Springfield Corners: (608)
Communities near Springfield Corners ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Springfield Corners.
- Madison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Madison is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263,094 people
- Sun Prairie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Prairie
- Sun Prairie is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,119 people
- Fitchburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchburg
- Fitchburg is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,866 people
- Middleton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Waunakee
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Verona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - DeForest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeForest
- DeForest is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,915 people
- McFarland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast) - Monona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast) - Windsor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Windsor is located in Dane County
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 Springfield Corners. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Springfield Corners.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Springfield Corners. 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 Springfield Corners.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Springfield Corners. See our Newspapers Page for Springfield Corners.
Adding Springfield Corners to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Springfield Corners in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Springfield Corners was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>
From that list, the Springfield Corners post office opened in 1871.
We also found Springfield Corners in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Springfield Corners.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Springfield Corners. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Dane County: www.co.dane.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Dane, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Springfield Corners - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |