Definition of "Springfield"

Places in the United Kingdom:

1. A civil parish in Chelmsford borough, Essex, England.  examples

2. A village in Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO3411).  examples

A number of places in the United States:

1. A town in Colorado.  examples

2. A town, the county seat of Baca County, Colorado; named after the city in Missouri.  examples

3. A city in Florida.  examples

4. A neighborhood of Jacksonville, Florida.  examples

5. A city, the county seat of Effingham County, Georgia, United States.  examples

6. The capital city of Illinois, United States and the county seat of Sangamon County; named after the city in Massachusetts.  examples

7. An unincorporated community in LaPorte County, Indiana.  examples

8. An unincorporated community in Posey County, Indiana.  examples

9. A city, the county seat of Washington County, Kentucky; named for nearby springs.  examples

10. A town in Louisiana; named for nearby springs.  examples

11. A town in Maine.  examples

12. A city, the county seat of Hampden County, Massachusetts; named after the parish in Essex.  examples

13. A city in Michigan.  examples

14. A city in Minnesota; named either after the city in Massachusetts or for nearby springs.  examples

15. A city, the county seat of Greene County, Missouri; named after the city in Massachusetts.  examples

16. A city in Nebraska; named for nearby springs.  examples

17. A city in New Hampshire.  examples

18. A township in Burlington County, New Jersey; named for nearby springs.  examples

19. A township in Union County, New Jersey; named for nearby springs.  examples

20. A town in New York.  examples

21. A city in North Dakota; named for nearby springs.  examples

22. A city, the county seat of Clark County, Ohio; named after the city in Massachusetts.  examples

23. A city in Lane County, Oregon; named for nearby springs.  examples

24. A town in South Carolina.  examples

25. A city, the county seat of Robertson County, Tennessee.  examples

26. A town in Vermont.  examples

27. A census-designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia.  examples

28. A census-designated place in West Virginia; named for the Battle of Springfield (1780), which took place in the township of Union County, New Jersey.  examples

29. A town in Dane County, Wisconsin.  examples

30. A town in Jackson County, Wisconsin.  examples

31. A town in Marquette County, Wisconsin.  examples

32. A town in St. Croix County, Wisconsin.  examples

33. A number of other townships in the United States, listed under Springfield Township.  examples

A village in the United States Virgin Islands.  examples

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.  examples

2. The Rural Municipality of Springfield, a rural municipality in south-east Manitoba.  examples

3. A community in Annapolis County, Nova Scotia.  examples

A number of places in Australia:

1. A town in Snowy Monaro, New South Wales.  examples

2. A suburb of Central Coast, New South Wales.  examples

3. A locality in the Shire of Buloke, Victoria.  examples

4. A town in Macedon Ranges, Victoria.  examples

5. A suburb of Ipswich, Queensland.  examples

6. A suburb of Adelaide, South Australia.  examples

A Mennonite village in Belize.  examples

A suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa.  examples

A village in Canterbury, New Zealand.  examples

A habitational surname from Old English.  examples

(colloquial) The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts.  examples