The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusSpringfield is a city in Bay County, Florida, United States, east of Panama City. It is part of the Panama City–Panama City Beach, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. Springfield was incorporated on February 12, 1935. The population was 8,075 at the 2020 census, down from 8,903 at the 2010 census.
Springfield was established in 1935. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 8,903 to 8,075 (-9%). Half of its homes were built before 1988.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Springfield yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
Start Springfield’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Springfield’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Springfield, decade by decade
2000
Nothing in Springfield is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Springfield has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Sapp House in Panama City, 3.4 miles away.
Springfield and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.