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Springfield

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English

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Springfield, the capital of Illinois

Etymology

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From spring +‎ field.

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Springfield

  1. A number of places in the United Kingdom:
    1. A suburb in Campbell Park parish, City of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP8638). [1]
    2. A civil parish and suburb in Chelmsford borough, Essex, England (OS grid ref TL7208). [2]
    3. A suburb of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD5706).
    4. A southern suburb of Birmingham, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SP0981).
    5. A suburb of Rowley Regis, Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, West Midlands (OS grid ref SO9688).
    6. A suburb of Wolverhampton, West Midlands (OS grid ref SO9299).
    7. A village next to Gretna Green, Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NY3268).
    8. A village in Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO3411).
    9. A small settlement in the Black Isle, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NH6663).
    10. A suburb of Pontllanfraith, Caerphilly borough county borough, Wales (OS grid ref ST1895).
  2. A number of places in the United States:
    1. A census-designated place in Conway County, Arkansas.
    2. An unincorporated community in Tuolumne County, California.
    3. A town, the county seat of Baca County, Colorado; named after the city in Missouri.
    4. A city in Bay County, Florida.
    5. A neighborhood of Jacksonville, Florida.
    6. A city, the county seat of Effingham County, Georgia.
    7. The capital city of Illinois, United States and the county seat of Sangamon County; named after the city in Massachusetts.
    8. An unincorporated community in LaPorte County, Indiana.
    9. An unincorporated community in Posey County, Indiana.
    10. A city, the county seat of Washington County, Kentucky; named for nearby springs.
    11. A town in Livingston Parish, Louisiana; named for nearby springs.
    12. A town in Penobscot County, Maine.
    13. A city, the county seat of Hampden County, Massachusetts; named after the parish in Essex.
    14. A city in Calhoun County, Michigan.
    15. A township in Oakland County, Michigan.
    16. A city in Brown County, Minnesota; named either after the city in Massachusetts or for nearby springs.
    17. A city, the county seat of Greene County, Missouri; named after the city in Massachusetts.
    18. A city in Sarpy County, Nebraska; named for nearby springs.
    19. A town in Sullivan County, New Hampshire.
    20. A township in Burlington County, New Jersey; named for nearby springs.
    21. A township and census-designated place therein, in Union County, New Jersey; named for nearby springs.
    22. A town in Otsego County, New York.
    23. A city in North Dakota; named for nearby springs.
    24. A city, the county seat of Clark County, Ohio; named after the city in Massachusetts.
      • 2024 September 10, Huo Jingnan, Jasmine Garsd, “JD Vance spreads debunked claims about Haitian immigrants eating pets”, in NPR‎[1]:
        The paper said the unsubstantiated claim seems to have started with a post in a Springfield Facebook group that was widely shared across social media.
    25. A city in Lane County, Oregon; named for nearby springs.
    26. A town in Orangeburg County, South Carolina.
    27. A city in Bon Homme County, South Dakota.
    28. A city, the county seat of Robertson County, Tennessee.
    29. An unincorporated community in Jim Wells County, Texas.
    30. A town and census-designated place therein, in Windsor County, Vermont.
    31. A census-designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia.
    32. An unincorporated community in Albemarle County, Virginia.
    33. An unincorporated community in Page County, Virginia.
    34. An unincorporated community in Westmoreland County, Virginia.
    35. A census-designated place in Hampshire County, West Virginia; named for the Battle of Springfield (1780), which took place in the township of Union County, New Jersey.
    36. A town in Dane County, Wisconsin.
    37. A town in Jackson County, Wisconsin.
    38. A town in Marquette County, Wisconsin.
    39. A town in St. Croix County, Wisconsin.
    40. An unincorporated community in the town of Lyons, Walworth County, Wisconsin.
    41. A number of other townships in the United States, listed under Springfield Township.
  3. A village in the United States Virgin Islands.
  4. Places in Canada:
    1. A parish of Kings County, New Brunswick; named after either the township in Burlington County, New Jersey, or the city in Massachusetts.
    2. A rural municipality in south-east Manitoba; in full, the Rural Municipality of Springfield.
    3. A community in Annapolis County, Nova Scotia.
  5. A number of places in Australia:
    1. A town in Snowy Monaro council area, New South Wales.
    2. A suburb of Central Coast, New South Wales.
    3. A suburb of Ipswich, Queensland.
    4. A suburb of Adelaide, South Australia.
    5. A locality in Dorset council area and the City of Launceston, north eastern Tasmania, Australia.
    6. A locality in the Shire of Buloke, Victoria.
    7. A town in the Shire of Macedon Ranges, Victoria.
  6. A Mennonite village in Belize.
  7. A suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa.
  8. A village in Canterbury, New Zealand. [3]
  9. A habitational surname from Old English.
  10. (colloquial) The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts.

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References

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  1. ^ List of United Kingdom locations: Sow-Stao on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  2. ^ Parish map (Essex)
  3. ^ NZ Topo Map
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