Grady is a 50-ish English professor who hasn't had a thing published in years—not since he wrote his award winning 'Great American Novel' 7 years ago. This weekend proves even worse than he could imagine as he finds himself reeling from one misadventure to another in the company of a new wonder boy author.

After his wife and her blind sister have died under his care, a doctor's small daughter is kidnapped and reported as buried alive, and he is given just five hours to find and rescue her.

Civil War veteran Josiah Grey comes to a small town to be a gospel minister. In time, he has a family and many friends but also finds friction with a few of his parishioners.

A small town is overcome by a massive underground coal fire in 1962. As a result hundreds of residents had to be relocated.

SPRINGFIELD, USA provides a glimpse into the lives of an array of citizens who share their dreams and stories of the timeless world that is small-town America.