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, Tennessee and Recreation maintains: The city is served by The Highland Crest higher education facility is home to Volunteer State Community College and Austin Peay State University. Springfield, Tennessee Springfield is a city in and the county seat of Robertson County, which is located in Middle Tennessee on the northern border of the state. The population was 16,478 at the 2010 census and 16,659 in 2013. Springfield is located at (36.499508, -86.878717). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. As of the census of 2000, there were 14,329 people, 5,453 households,