[4] Springville is a bedroom community for commuters who work in the Provo-Orem and Salt Lake City metropolitan areas.

The first European explorer of what is now Springville was Father Silvestre Vélez de Escalante, a Franciscan padre, in 1776.

From 1855, each winter trains of freight wagons traveled on this road across the deserts between Los Angeles and Salt Lake City until the late 1860s when the railroad arrived in Utah.

[5] During the year 1849, a group of pioneers led by William Miller and James Mendenhall traveled to the Provo River area.

Mendenhall and Miller explored a little further south and fell in love with what is now known as the Hobble Creek area.

Incorporated in February 1853, the pioneers called the city Hobble Creek because an early exploration team led by Oliver B. Huntington in February 1849 had a horse lose a pair of iron hobbles (restraints tied to the horse's forelegs) while the team was camped next to the creek.

The main street is dotted with bronze statues, including several from local sculptors Gary Price and Jeff Decker.

The current population is projected to grow to more than 50,000 over the next ten years, in line with the expected future expansion of its commercial, office, retail, and industrial sectors along the city's I-15 corridor.

All vehicular traffic that transports goods to the north, south, east and west funnels through the interstate hub near Springville's strategically important freeway location.

A great potential with its strong connection to the arts, Springville is thriving community that has experienced steady growth over the past ten years.

Activities include a parade, carnival, hot air balloons, contests, sporting events, and fireworks.

Every May, Springville hosts the annual Indian Festival of Utah also in Spring Acres Arts Park, the state's only cultural event devoted to East Indian, Pakistani, and South Asian communities across the Salt Lake City metropolitan area.

Along with having over one million books, movies, and playaways, the new library hosts events, classes, and children's programs.