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History · New Springfield

New Springfield’s post office opened in 1828, and 24% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1907 on.

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How New Springfield began

When was New Springfield founded?

1828

The New Springfield post office opened in 1828, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 579198 years
Founding year: the first New Springfield post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓

What stands out about New 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 New Springfield are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19074 editions of the USGS map, 1907 to 1978. Watch New Springfield change.Deep rootsA post office since 1828: 198 years of New Springfield.Old housesHalf of New Springfield’s homes were built before 1959.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how New Springfield’s history is told.

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On the map

New Springfield on the map, 1907 to 1978

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

New Springfield on the 1907 USGS mapNew Springfield on the 1951 USGS mapNew Springfield on the 1963 USGS mapNew Springfield on the 1978 USGS map1907Columbiana sheet · 1:62,500

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

The story

How New Springfield came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of New Springfield.

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New Springfield was platted in the early 1820s. A post office called New Springfield has been in operation since 1828, which bears the ZIP code 44443.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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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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Famous people

Famous people close to New Springfield

Nobody well known was born in New Springfield itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Harvey Samuel FirestoneAmerican businessman · b. 1868
J. T. MillerAmerican ice hockey player · b. 1993
Ammon HennacyAmerican Christian pacifist, anarchist and soci… · b. 1893
James KennedyAmerican congressman · b. 1853
Mildred Joanne SmithAmerican actress and singer · b. 1921
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Martha HillAmerican dance instructor · b. 1900

Questions about New Springfield’s history

What year was New Springfield founded?

The New Springfield post office opened in 1828, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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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 Wikipedia and U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.