----------------------------Original message---------------------------- I seem to recall a similar article, I don't know where or when, that focused on towns in the US named "Washington". Looking forward to the answer to this question....... Morgan Morgan Bearden US Geological Survey National Mapping Division Mid-Continent Mapping Center Rolla, Missouri 573-308-3591 >>> "J. Florey" <[log in to unmask]> 03/18 2:27 PM >>> ----------------------------Original message---------------------------- I'm not sure if this is the information you need, but I do remember reading somewhere that more states had a town named Springfield than any other name. There was a short-lived magazine in 1989-1990 that had one of its reporters visiting the Springfields one by one. Regards, Jay Florey