Springfield, West Virginia

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Springfield is an unincorporated town in Hampshire County, West Virginia, USA. According to the 2000 census, the Springfield community has a population of 1,096 [link].

Springfield is located north of Romney along West Virginia State Route 28 at its junction with Green Spring Road (County Route 1) and Springfield Pike (County Route 3). It is currently considering incorporation.

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History

George Washington first visited the Springfield area in 1748 as a member of a party that surveyed the land holdings of Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron in the South Branch Potomac River Valley. The Town of Springfield was formally established on December 16, 1790.

Today, Springfield is the site of a number of historic private residences dating from the 18th and 19th Centuries.

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	Hampshire County, West Virginia
	Cities and towns
	Capon Bridge \| Romney
	Unincorporated communities
	Augusta \| Barnes Mill \| Bloomery \| Blues Beach \| Bubbling Spring \| Capon Lake \| Capon Springs \| Cold Stream \| Creekvale \| Delray \| Dillons Run \| Donaldson \| Forks of Cacapon \| Frenchburg \| Glebe \| Good \| Green Spring \| Hanging Rock \| Higginsville \| High View \| Hooks Mills \| Hoy \| Intermont \| Jericho \| Junction \| Kirby \| Lehew \| Levels \| Little Cacapon \| Loom \| Mechanicsburg \| Millbrook \| Millen \| Millesons Mill \| Neals Run \| Nero \| North River Mills \| Okonoko \| Pin Oak \| Pleasant Dale \| Points \| Purgitsville \| Rada \| Ruckman \| Sector \| Sedan \| Shanks \| Shiloh \| Slanesville \| Springfield \| Three Churches \| Vanderlip \| Wappocomo \| Yellow Spring
	Rivers and streams
	Big Run \| Cacapon River \| Capon Springs Run \| Dillons Run \| Edwards Run \| Grassy Lick Run \| Green Spring Run \| Little Cacapon River \| Mill Branch \| Mill Creek \| Mill Run \| North Branch Potomac River \| North River \| Potomac River \| South Branch Potomac River \| Tearcoat Creek

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	Attractions
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