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Do you know of Superior ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Superior. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Superior.

We found mention of Superior as a community (see Mentions and References below), but haven't been able to determine its location - other than being located somewhere in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.

This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.

Communities Also Named Superior ...

We found 24 communities that share the name Superior.

There are two communities within Pennsylvania that are also named Superior.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another 22 communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
    • Fayette County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Superior [Fayette County].
    • Westmoreland County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Superior [Westmoreland County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Shelby County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Superior [Shelby County].
    • Arizona
      • Pinal County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Arizona community of Superior [Pinal County].
    • Colorado
      • Boulder County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Superior [Boulder County].
    • Indiana
      • Parke County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Superior [Parke County].
    • Iowa
      • Dickinson County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Superior [Dickinson County].
    • Kansas
      • Jewell County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Superior [Jewell County].
      • Osage County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Superior [Osage County].
    • Louisiana
      • Caddo Parish
      • Please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Superior [Caddo Parish].
    • Michigan
      • Charlevoix County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Superior [Charlevoix County].
      • Chippewa County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Superior [Chippewa County].
      • Houghton County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Superior [Houghton County].
      • Marquette County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Superior [Marquette County].
      • Washtenaw County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Superior [Washtenaw County].
    • Montana
      • Mineral County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Superior [Mineral County].
    • Nebraska
      • Nuckolls County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Superior [Nuckolls County].
    • Nevada
      • Nye County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Superior [Nye County].
    • Ohio
      • Lawrence County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Superior [Lawrence County].
      • Trumbull County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Superior [Trumbull County].
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Utah community of Superior [Salt Lake County].
    • West Virginia
      • McDowell County
      • Please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Superior [McDowell County].
    • Wisconsin
      • Douglas County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Superior [Douglas County].
    • Wyoming
      • Sweetwater County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Wyoming community of Superior [Sweetwater County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Superior ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Superior:

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Superior - Services available: had a Railroad Station, Express Office, no Post Office mentioned

The FIPS database contains an entry for Superior.

Referenced FIPS Records ...

FIPS Code: 42/75456   (Place Name: Superior)

County: Allegheny     (FIPS State/County: 42/003)

Class: U8

Identifies a populated place (in this case, Superior) located wholly or substantially outside the boundaries of an incorporated place or CDP (Census Designated Place) but whose name has not been verified as authoritative by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

More Orphans in  Allegheny County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Allegheny County.

AgnewLaurel
Arlington ParkLebanon Church
ArsenalLewis Run Junction
 Lewis
BayneLinden
BeamvilleLocal
Becks RunLocust Ridge
BeersLogans Ferry
Belle ViewLostock
BelmorLucas
Ben VenueLyman
BennettLynch
Bessemer Terrace 
BestMansfield Valley
BeulahMansfield
BirminghamMarion
BissellMayview
Blair StationMcCanless
BoggsMcKnight Village
BoquetMcLaughlins
BouquetMcMinn
Boyce's StationMilesville
BoydMiller's Grove
BreezewoodMills
BrilliantMonongahela Junction
BrintonMontour
BriquetteMontrose
BrookfieldMoorhead
Brookside FarmsMoss Side
Brown'sMount Troy
Brownsdale 
Brunots IslandNegley
BuchananNeville Island
Butler's JunctionNeville
 Nimick
Camden HillNorth Buena Vista
Camp HillNorth Mansfield
CamptonNorth Star
Carnot - MoonNorwood
Carson 
Caughey'sO'Neil
CedarhurstOak Station
Central ParkOakdale Station
Central WharfObservatory
CentralOliver
CharterwoodOrmsby
Chartiers TerraceOrrville
ChaseOuter Depot
Christy Park 
Clairton JunctionPainter's Run
ClaremontPalmersville
Cliff MinePatterson
ClugstonPenn Rose
CochranPerrymont
ColemanPeters Creek
ColfaxPeterson
CopelandPine Creek
CoultersPittsburgh West End
CoultersvillePlum Creek
CranstonPollock
CuddyPorter's
 Powers Run
DallasPrager
Davis IslandPresidential Heights
DeHavenPresston
Demmler 
DennyQuaker Valley
Dravo 
Duffs JunctionRand
DuffsRankin Station
DuncanRedman Mills
Duquesne WharfRedman
 Reflectorville
East MansfieldReilly
EberhardtReissing
EdgewaterRemington
Edgewood ParkReynoldton
EllrodRisher Mine Siding
EnslowRisher
EptonRobbins
ErmineRobella
EwaltRock Run
Ewing's MillsRose Crest
 Rosedale Heights
Fair HavenRosevale
Fairhaven HeightsRoss
FayetteRosslyn
FergusonRoup's
Fetterman 
Fleming ParkSaint Elmo
Foleys SidingSaltsburgh
Fort PittSample Heights
Fort PittsburghSaw Mill Run
FrankSchlelines Mill
FrantzScotia
 Scully Springs
Gamble'sSemples
GlanfordShalercrest
GlenviewSharps Hill
Glenwood JunctionSheridan
Green SpringsSheridanville
Green ValleyShirland
GreggsShousetown
GroveSouth Buena Vista
GuyasutaSouth Carnegie
 South Duquesne
HaffeySouth Pittsburg
HallSouth Shoustown
HarmarSouth Side
Harper VillageStilleys Siding
HastingsStoop's
HawkinsStowe
HazelStringtown
HazeltineSturgeon - Noblestown
Heritage HillsSumner
HerrSylvan
Herron 
Herrs IslandTemperanceville
Highland MeadowsThompson
HobokenThorn Run
HoustonThornhill
HowardTorrens
Howell ParkTreehaven
Hulton FerryTrestle
HultonTrotwood
 Tyre
Idlewild 
Imperial - EnlowUnion Trust
Indian PinesUnity Station
Irvin 
IvanhoeVancefort
 Vankirk
Jacks Run DockVerner
Jack's RunViennese Woods
Jeffreystown 
JohnstownWabash
JointWalton
Jones' StationWalurba
 Watson
KelleyWatsontown
KennedyWest Bellevue
KenneyWest Belt Junction
KennyWest Chartiers
KerrWest Etna
KilbuckWest Hoffman
KnightsbridgeWest Manchester
 Westinghouse
Lafferty HillWestwood Hills
LancelotWhite Ash
LangWilkins
LargeWilliamsburg
LashellWillow Grove
Laughlin JunctionWolftown
Laughlin 

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Superior could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.









 

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