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History · Springfield

Springfield’s post office opened in 1853, and 31% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1962 on.

1853first post office
0on the National Register
31%homes built before 1940
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Quick answers

How Springfield began

When was Springfield founded?

1853

The Springfield post office opened in 1853, the earliest record of the town by name. Wikidata gives 1856.

2020 census: 223173 years
Founding year: the first Springfield post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Wikidata: 1856.

What stands out about Springfield’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Springfield are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Springfield’s homes were built before 1954.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Springfield’s history is told.

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The story so far

Springfield, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Springfield yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Springfield is a census-designated place (CDP) in Conway County, Arkansas, United States. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 223.

Its first post office opened in 1853.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

Springfield on the map, 1962 to 1990

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Springfield. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Springfield on the 1962 USGS mapSpringfield on the 1990 USGS map1962Springfield sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Springfield.

Questions about Springfield’s history

What year was Springfield founded?

The Springfield post office opened in 1853, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records). Wikidata gives 1856.

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What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.