Springfield, New Hampshire, United States

🇺🇸 Springfield is a town in Sullivan County, New Hampshire, United States. Gile State Forest is located within the town.

History First settled by Europeans in 1769 and named "Protectworth", the town adopted the name "Springfield" when it was incorporated in 1794. Prior to county division in 1827, Springfield was in Cheshire County.

Geography Springfield occupies the north-east corner of Sullivan County. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 44.5 square miles (115.3 km²), of which 43.6 square miles (113.0 km²) are land and 0.89 square miles (2.3 km²) are water, comprising 1.99% of the town. The north-west part of town, including the town centre, is drained by Bog Brook and its tributaries, leading west to Stocker Brook in Grantham and part of the Sugar River watershed leading west to the Connecticut River. The south-east part of the town, including Baptist Pond and Star Lake, drains south to Lake Sunapee, the headwaters of the Sugar River. The north-east part of town is drained by Kimpton Brook and tributaries of Walker Brook, part of the Blackwater River watershed leading to the Contoocook River and eventually the Merrimack, while the far north-east corner of town is drained by tributaries of Smith Brook, which leads north-east to the Smith River, then the Pemigewasset River, and finally the Merrimack.

The highest point in Springfield is the summit of Melvin Hill in the north-east part of town, at 2,303 feet (702 m) above sea level.

Adjacent municipalities • Grafton, New Hampshire (north) • Wilmot, New Hampshire (east) • New London, New Hampshire (southeast) • Sunapee, New Hampshire (south) • Croydon, New Hampshire (southwest) • Grantham, New Hampshire (west) • Enfield, New Hampshire (northwest).