Springfield (The Simpsons) be a specific real town, although the producers acknowledge basing the town on numerous locations including "The Simpsons" creator Matt Groening's hometown of Portland, Oregon, and Mike Scully's hometown, Springfield, Massachusetts. Groening named Springfield after Springfield, Oregon, and also took inspiration from Springfield being the fictitious setting of the series "Father Knows Best". He said, "I also figured out that Springfield was one of the most common names for a city in the U.S. In anticipation of the success of the show, I thought, 'This will be cool; everyone will think it's their Springfield.' And they do." Groening liked "Second
Springfield Town Hall and Howard Memorial Methodist Church for religious services. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. Springfield Town Hall and Howard Memorial Methodist Church The Springfield Town Hall and Howard Memorial Methodist Church, also known as the Springfield Union Meeting House, is a historic civic and religious building on Four Corners Road southeast of New London Road (New Hampshire Route 114) in Springfield, New Hampshire. The original portion of this rectangular wood frame building was built c. 1797, but it underwent major alterations after being moved to its present location in 1851, at which time it was given its present