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Local History

How many Springfields?

There are 34 towns and cities with the name “Springfield” in the United States, according to the Rand McNally Commercial Atlas (2000):

Alabama: Clarke Co.
Arkansas: Conway Co.
California: Tuolumne Co.
Colorado: Baca Co.
Delaware: Sussex Co.
Florida: Bay Co.
Georgia: Effingham Co.
Idaho: Bingham Co.
Illinois: Sangamon Co.
Indiana: Posey Co.
Kentucky: Washington Co.
Louisiana: Livingston Co.
Maine: Penobscot Co.
Maryland: Montgomery Co.
Massachusetts: Hampden County
Michigan: Calhoun Co.
Minnesota: Brown Co. 
Missouri: Greene Co.
Nebraska: Sarpy Co.
New Hampshire: Sullivan Co.
New Jersey: Union Co.
New York: Otsego Co.
North Carolina: Wilkes Co.
Ohio: Clark Co.
Oregon: Lane Co.
Pennsylvania: Media Co.
South Carolina: Orangeburg Co.
South Dakota: Bon Homme Co.
Tennessee: Robertson Co.
Texas: Anderson Co.
Vermont: Windsor Co.
Virginia: Fairfax Co.
West Virginia: Hampshire Co.
Wisconsin: Walworth Co. 
 

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