Incorporated: 1794
Population: 893
County Name: Sullivan
(county map)
Town Contact:
Town of Springfield
PO Box 22
Springfield, NH 03284

Phone: 603-763-4805
Fax: 603-763-3336
Website: www.nhes.state.nh.us/elmi/htmlprofiles/springfield

Origin:
Granted to families all from Portsmouth and led by Captain John Fisher, brother-in-law to Governor John Wentworth, this town was first settled in 1769 as Protectworth. Captain Fisher, however, chose to side with Governor Wentworth in loyalty to England, and had all his holdings confiscated by the colonies. When the town was incorporated in 1794, the name Springfield was adopted, a name common to many American cities and towns.