Springfield Map, Illinois

If you feel like you need some help to find your way in your destination city, you are in the right place. This Springfield Map will certainly help you to seek out the best restaurants, clubs and sights in town. You want to know what is the best place for a walk? Or what you should be watching out for during your visit? Learn more about the best things to do in the city reading our travel tips and then get around in Springfield with Travelgrove's map. While searching for places, you can also check some cheap flights or deals or you can take a look at our user's galleries about the city. We hope you will find our city map of Springfield useful. Enjoy your trip and come back to share your travel experience about Springfield!

Springfield History

In 1831 Abraham Lincoln entered the city of Springfield but he started to be a lawyer and a politician of the city only in 1837 and remained here for the next 17 years. This was the time when migration was at its peak and huge numbers of migrants were entering and leaving the city constantly thus disrupting the voters list. It was this constant change that modified the political future of the city completely. read more

Springfield Travel Guide

As per the 2000 census the population of Springfield was around 111,000 inhabitants, living in around 48,000 houses. Around 80 percent of this total population is White, 15 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 1.5 percent Asian, and the rest of other different races. The per capita income is around $23,000. read more

Springfield Sightseeing

Lincoln Tomb is located in Oak Ridge Cemetery which is the second most visited cemetery of the United States. The only cemetery which attracts more tourists when compared is Arlington National Cemetery. The large monument is the place where Lincoln rests together with almost every member of his family also buried here. read more