Although I personally think it's every Springfield in the USA the closest place I'd say would be Springfield, IL. I've lived in springfield for 18 years, I'm probably a little biased in my decision but there are a lot of things the point towards it. There is a shelbyville nearby, we have a powerplant, and there was a Nuclear Power Plant that was shut down awhile back due to poor management. We have a dam right near the power plant. We have a Lake Springfield, there is an Evergreen Terrace in Springfield. As far as "They don't live in Springfield, because they say they're going to visit the Capital City and the city is the Capital", well the suburbs are where they are, and I live in the suburbs. I always say lets go to the city when I'm out there, and so do the majority of people I know. There is also a bar named Joe's near where I live (I don't know if that's a play on Moe's). We live near The Great Lakes. Our Sheriff has always been a moron, we had a corrupt Governor George Ryan (and a new one Rod Blagoia-nobody-gives-a-fuck). People have said it's Connecticut because of I-95, well I-95 runs through Sprinfield, IL too, actually it runs a half mile near where I live. Also something my cousin brought up at a family reunion I don't know if it really means something or not, but Jebediah Sprinfield was the person who was supposed to found Springfield, and Abraham Lincoln was a big factor in the history of our town. Both of their last names are used for well know towns, I dunno I thought it was interesting. We have a Zoo in Springfield, anyways I'm still a little groggy I just woke up, I hope this helps.
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Although I personally think it's every Springfield in the USA the closest place I'd say would be Springfield, IL. I've lived in springfield for 18 years, I'm probably a little biased in my decision but there are a lot of things the point towards it. There is a shelbyville nearby, we have a powerplant, and there was a Nuclear Power Plant that was shut down awhile back due to poor management. We have a dam right near the power plant. We have a Lake Springfield, there is an Evergreen Terrace in Springfield. As far as "They don't live in Springfield, because they say they're going to visit the Capital City and the city is the Capital", well the suburbs are where they are, and I live in the suburbs. I always say lets go to the city when I'm out there, and so do the majority of people I know. There is also a bar named Joe's near where I live (I don't know if that's a play on Moe's). We live near The Great Lakes. Our Sheriff has always been a moron, we had a corrupt Governor George Ryan (and a new one Rod Blagoia-nobody-gives-a-fuck). People have said it's Connecticut because of I-95, well I-95 runs through Sprinfield, IL too, actually it runs a half mile near where I live. Also something my cousin brought up at a family reunion I don't know if it really means something or not, but Jebediah Sprinfield was the person who was supposed to found Springfield, and Abraham Lincoln was a big factor in the history of our town. Both of their last names are used for well know towns, I dunno I thought it was interesting. We have a Zoo in Springfield, anyways I'm still a little groggy I just woke up, I hope this helps.