Springfield, West Virginia

Springfield, West Virginia
Census-designated place (CDP)
Springfield United Methodist Church
Location of Springfield in West Virginia
Coordinates: 39°26′42″N78°41′52″W / 39.44500°N 78.69778°W / 39.44500; -78.69778
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Hampshire
Area [1]
• Total	1.341 sq mi (3.47 km2)
• Land	1.340 sq mi (3.47 km2)
• Water	0.001 sq mi (0.003 km2)
Elevation [2]	764 ft (233 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	455
• Density	340/sq mi (130/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	26763
Area code	304
GNIS feature ID	2586885 [2]

Springfield is a census-designated place (CDP) in northwestern Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Springfield had a population of 455 (down from 477 at the 2010 census). ^{[3] [4]} Springfield is located north of Romney along West Virginia Route 28 at its junction with Green Spring Road (West Virginia Secondary Route 1) and Springfield Pike (West Virginia Secondary Route 3).

History

Established on December 16, 1790, at the "Cross Roads" of Hampshire County on the property of William and Samuel Abernethy by an act of the Virginia General Assembly, ^[5] Springfield was named in commemoration of the Battle of Springfield (1780). ^[6]

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.

In June 1861, the town organized a company of men known as the "Potomac Guards" in support of the Confederacy. The company was under the command of Captain Philip T. Grace. ^[7]

On August 23, 1861, Springfield played host to an American Civil War skirmish between the Unionists and the Confederates.

Historic Sites

63 Springfield Pike (1860)

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

• 63 Springfield Pike (1860), Springfield Pike (CR 3)
• Ridgedale (George W. Washington Farm) , Washington Bottom Road (CR 28/3)
• Frenchwood, Route 28 South and Market Street
  • The house is currently being restored. Captain John W. Shouse supposedly built the circa 1855 brick house.
• Springfield United Methodist Church, Vine Street

References

1. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Springfield, West Virginia
3. "Census Bureau profile: Springfield CDP, West Virginia". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved May 25, 2025.
4. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved May 14, 2011.
5. "'An act to establish several Towns,' Hening's Statutes at Large, Vol. XIII, Chapter XLV". vagenweb.org. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
6. Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 596.
7. "Hampshire Trivia", Hampshire Review, pp. 1A, December 27, 2007

External links

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