Town file
Springfield, Tennessee
Springfield, Tennessee (Robertson County, Tennessee) is the town in one episode of Small Town Murder, the comedy true-crime podcast: episode 566, "Zombie Wife" (25 January 2025). Springfield, Tennessee, lies about thirty-five minutes outside Nashville and had a population of 18,561 at the time of the story.
- Town
- Springfield
- County
- Robertson County
- State
- Tennessee
- Country
- USA
- Episodes
- 566
- Approximate location
- 36.494, -86.872
Episode 566 / 25 January 2025 / 70 min / express
Zombie Wife
"We're going to Springfield, Tennessee, which is just outside Nashville, about 35 minutes out." about 0:03:17
The case: Murder of Samantha Parker (November 4, 2014). Read the case file.
The figures, as told in 2025
- Population
- 18,561
- Median household income
- $50,655
- Median home value
- $299,300
History, in brief
- The Robertson County courthouse was completed in 1879. about 0:05:09
- A big clock tower was added to the courthouse in 1930 and became the town's landmark. about 0:05:23
- The courthouse was put on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. about 0:05:26
- In 1923 the town hosted a minor league baseball team in the Kentucky, Illinois, Tennessee League called the Springfield Blanket Makers. about 0:05:33
- The town motto is 'Welcome to real Tennessee'. about 0:04:32
- The town's other motto is 'World's finest dark-fired tobacco'. about 0:04:54
- Its old-school downtown and clock tower have made it a popular location for country music videos. about 0:06:03
- Luke Bryan filmed the video for 'But I Got a Beer in My Hand' in Springfield. about 0:06:28
- Lainey Wilson filmed the video for 'Watermelon Moonshine' in Springfield. about 0:06:36
- The ABC show Nashville was filmed in Springfield. about 0:08:12
- The 1986 film The Last Days of Frank and Jesse James, starring Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash and Kris Kristofferson, was filmed there. about 0:08:21
The reviews read out
5 stars
"It's dangerous down here; if you don't know where you're going, get out, and don't go to 21 if you're not about that."about 0:08:34
3 stars
"Lived in Springfield; it was peaceful at first, then a car chase drove through their yard and they keep hearing of more vehicle thefts, so they may have to move."about 0:09:40
3 stars
"The parks are beautiful with nothing negative about them; had a gender reveal at Jay Travis Park and the kids fed the ducks."about 0:10:20
2 stars
"You'll either die of heart disease or a meth lab explosion here; lived in Springfield all their life, the town needs improvements while everywhere else around Nashville has grown, and the only reason to move there is cheap housing."about 0:10:54
"Lives in constant fear; a man was shot right in front of their house recently."about 0:11:52
Nearest Small Town Murder towns
- Pembroke, Kentucky33 miles
- Brentwood, Tennessee35 miles
- Dickson, Tennessee41 miles
- Depoy, Kentucky54 miles
- Cadiz, Kentucky58 miles
- Madisonville, Kentucky68 miles
Everything here is as told in the episode, on the date it went out; figures and places may have changed since. Endings are covered: open an episode and use the spoiler switch to read them.