# Springfield
## English
### Etymology

From spring +‎ field.

### Pronunciation

* Audio (General Australian):(file)

### Proper noun

Springfield
* Places in the United Kingdom:
** A civil parish and suburb in Chelmsford borough, Essex, England (OS grid ref TL7208).
** A village in Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO3411).
* A number of places in the United States:
** A town, the county seat of Baca County, Colorado; named after the city in Missouri.
** A city in Florida.
** A neighborhood of Jacksonville, Florida.
** A city, the county seat of Effingham County, Georgia, United States.
** The capital city of Illinois, United States and the county seat of Sangamon County; named after the city in Massachusetts.
** An unincorporated community in LaPorte County, Indiana.
** An unincorporated community in Posey County, Indiana.
** A city, the county seat of Washington County, Kentucky; named for nearby springs.
** A town in Louisiana; named for nearby springs.
** A town in Maine.
** A city, the county seat of Hampden County, Massachusetts; named after the parish in Essex.
** A city in Michigan.
** A city in Minnesota; named either after the city in Massachusetts or for nearby springs.
** A city, the county seat of Greene County, Missouri; named after the city in Massachusetts.
** A city in Nebraska; named for nearby springs.
** A city in New Hampshire.
** A township in Burlington County, New Jersey; named for nearby springs.
** A township in Union County, New Jersey; named for nearby springs.
** A town in New York.
** A city in North Dakota; named for nearby springs.
** 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: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.
** A city in Lane County, Oregon; named for nearby springs.
** A town in South Carolina.
** A city, the county seat of Robertson County, Tennessee.
** A town in Vermont.
** A census-designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia.
** 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.
** A town in Dane County, Wisconsin.
** A town in Jackson County, Wisconsin.
** A town in Marquette County, Wisconsin.
** A town in St. Croix County, Wisconsin.
** A number of other townships in the United States, listed under Springfield Township.
* A village in the United States Virgin Islands.
* Places in Canada:
** A parish of Kings County, New Brunswick; named after either the township in Burlington County, New Jersey, or the city in Massachusetts.
** The Rural Municipality of Springfield, a rural municipality in south-east Manitoba.
** A community of Annapolis County, Nova Scotia.
* A number of places in Australia:
** A town in Snowy Monaro, New South Wales.
** A suburb of Central Coast, New South Wales.
** A locality in the Shire of Buloke, Victoria.
** A town in the Shire of Macedon Ranges, Victoria.
** A suburb of Ipswich, Queensland.
** A suburb of Adelaide, South Australia.
* A Mennonite village in Belize.
* A suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa.
* A village in Canterbury, New Zealand.
* A habitational surname from Old English.
* (colloquial) The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts.

#### Derived terms

* West Springfield

#### Translations
### References

* ↑ Parish map (Essex)
* ↑ NZ Topo Map