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History · North Springfield

North Springfield’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of North Springfield. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

North Springfield is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, North Springfield had a population of 7,430.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 7,274 to 7,430 (+2%). Half of its homes were built before 1957.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of North 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.

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Jason SudeikisJason SudeikisFairfax · 6 miAriel WinterAriel WinterFairfax · 6 miTaryn ManningTaryn ManningFalls Church · 6 miIMIlia MalininFairfax · 6 miBrian KendrickBrian KendrickFairfax · 6 miTSTom ShadyacFalls Church · 6 mi
By decade

North Springfield, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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Today6 photos
2016-07-04 15 51 42 View north along the inner loop of the Capital Beltway (Interstate 495) at the entrance to the High…Commons2016-07-04 15 51 42 View north along the inner loop of the …20162016-07-04 15 51 16 View north along the inner loop of the Capital Beltway (Interstate 495) 1-4 mile south of the entra…Commons2016-07-04 15 51 16 View north along the inner loop of the …20162016-07-04 15 51 06 View north along the inner loop of the Capital Beltway (Interstate 495) 1 mile south of Exit 54 (Vi…Commons2016-07-04 15 51 06 View north along the inner loop of the …20162016-01-22 08 49 10 View south along the outer loop of the Capital Beltway (Interstate 495) at Exit 57A (Interstate 95 …Commons2016-01-22 08 49 10 View south along the outer loop of the …20162016-01-22 08 48 31 View south along the outer loop of the Capital Beltway (Interstate 495) about 1-2 mile north of Exi…Commons2016-01-22 08 48 31 View south along the outer loop of the …20162016-01-22 08 48 11 View south along the outer loop of the Capital Beltway (Interstate 495) about 1 mile north of Exit …Commons2016-01-22 08 48 11 View south along the outer loop of the …2016
National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in North Springfield is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean North Springfield has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Oak Hill in Wakefield, 2.4 miles away.

North Springfield and the nearest listed places

Dashed line = North Springfield. Tap a dot.
Oak HillGreen SpringHolmes Run Acres Historic DistrictSydenstricker SchoolSouthwest No. 7 Boundary Marker of the Original District of ColumbiaSouthwest No. 6 Boundary Marker of the Original District of Columbia

Closest to North Springfield

Oak HillWakefield · Georgian2.4miGreen SpringLincolnia · Colonial2.8miHolmes Run Acres Historic DistrictAnnandale · Modern Movement · Built 19513.6miSydenstricker SchoolBurke · One-Room School3.7miSouthwest No. 7 Boundary Marker of the Original District of ColumbiaSeven Corners · Object5.5mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Oak Hill’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in North Springfield?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to North Springfield’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

Stories next door

nearby towns’ history
📜 Falls Church📜 Fairfax📜 Alexandria📜 Vienna

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