Springfield

NOTOC There is more than one place called Springfield:

Australia

• Springfield (Queensland) - a suburb of Ipswich in Queensland.

Belize

• Springfield (Belize) - a Mennonite village in Belize.

New Zealand

• Springfield (New Zealand) - a small town in New Zealand.

United States of America

"Springfield" is sometimes claimed to be the most common non-generic city name in the US.

This makes it a popular location for fictional works:

• Springfield (state deliberately left ambiguous) is the setting of The Simpsons, and has been recreated at Universal City in California.
• Springfield was also used by the Guiding Light serial, which ran 1952-2009 on CBS TV and 1937-1956 on network radio.

The many real places with the "Springfield" name include:

• Springfield (Colorado) - a small town in Colorado.
• Springfield (Florida) - a small town in Florida.
• Jacksonville/Springfield - a neighborhood in Jacksonville.
• Springfield (Georgia) - a small town in Georgia.
• Springfield (Illinois) - a city, the state capital of Illinois
• Springfield (Kentucky) - a small town in Kentucky.
• Springfield (Massachusetts) - a city in Massachusetts. The first American Springfield, founded in 1636. Home to the Springfield Armory and Basketball Hall of Fame.
• Springfield (Michigan) - a small city in Michigan.
• Springfield (Minnesota) - a small town in Minnesota.
• Springfield (Missouri) - a city in Missouri.
• Springfield (Nebraska) - a small town in Nebraska
• Springfield (New Jersey) - a city in New Jersey.
• Springfield (New York) - a small town in New York
• Springfield (Ohio) - a city in Ohio
• Springfield (Oregon) - a city in the Willamette Valley of Oregon.
• Springfield (Tennessee) - a city in Tennessee
• Springfield (Vermont) - a town in Vermont
• Springfield (Virginia) - a city in Virginia.