| Springtown | |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
| Pushpin Map: | California#USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in California |
| Coordinates: | 36.6447°N -121.6644°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | California |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Monterey County |
| Elevation Ft: | 52 |
| Elevation M: | 16 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Springtown (formerly, Confederate Corners) is an unincorporated community in Monterey County, California, United States.
Originally Springtown or Spring Town, the place was named Confederate Corners after some Southerners settled there in the late 1860s. The early settlement included a general store and a wagon-making factory.[1]
In the 1960s, it was considered that the community should become a retirement community.[2]
The place is the inspiration for the fictional small town "Rebel Corners" in John Steinbeck's novel The Wayward Bus.It is located 2miles south-southwest of Salinas, at the corner of California State Route 68 and Hitchcock Road.
In 2017 a local campaign was started to rename the area. The Monterey County Board of Supervisors voted in support of the name change.[3]
In 2018, the U.S. Board on Geographic Names approved changing the name to Springtown in reference to Francis and John Spring who had moved in the 1800s to Monterey County from San Francisco. The name "Confederate Corners" was rarely used or known among locals, and the area had no signs displaying the name.[4]
At the county level, Springtown is represented on the Monterey County Board of Supervisors by Supervisor Jane Parker.[5]
In the California State Legislature, Springtown is in, and in .[6]
In the United States House of Representatives, Springtown is in .[7]