Official Name: | Springfield, Wisconsin |
Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
Pushpin Map: | Wisconsin |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Wisconsin |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Walworth |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.673 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.673 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 168 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 853 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
Postal Code: | 53176[1] |
Area Code: | 262 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 1574721 |
Springfield is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in the town of Lyons, in Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 168.[2] Located just northeast of Lake Geneva, it contains a mere eight streets. Springfield has an area of 0.673mi2, all of it land.
The community has a long history, dating back nearly two hundred years.[3] Many of its early settlers are buried at nearby Union Cemetery. Some fought in the American Civil War. It was the home town of Assemblyman Thomas W. Hill.A few homes remain from the Victorian Era. Some are condemned and are considered unsafe, but others have been updated or renovated.
Springfield was a stop on the Racine & Southwestern branch line of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad, better known as the Milwaukee Road. In its 1980 bankruptcy, the Milwaukee Road disposed of the Southwestern Line.[4]
The former train depot now serves as a cafe and rest spot for users of the White River State Trail.