Welcome to Superior ...

Superior is located in Westmoreland County<1>.

The location of Superior has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Superior, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1904.

When the people of Superior refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Superiorite<3>

Superior is 1,080 feet [329 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Superior lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Superior ...

While we believe that this Superior is located in Westmoreland County, we know of another 2 Pennsylvania communities named Superior. Those communities are located in the following counties: Allegheny and Fayette County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 24 communities that are also named Superior - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Louisiana, Michigan (5), Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, Ohio (2), Utah, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Superior.

Communities near Superior ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Superior.

• Murrysville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrysville
  • Murrysville is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,446 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murrysville <5>
• Greensburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
  • Greensburg is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,082 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greensburg <5>
• Jeannette
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeannette
  • Jeannette is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,000 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jeannette <5>
• Latrobe
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latrobe
  • Latrobe is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,767 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Latrobe <5>
• Mount Pleasant
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,186 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pleasant <5>
• Irwin
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irwin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
  • Irwin is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,716 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irwin <5>
• Manor
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor
  • Manor is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manor <5>
• Blairsville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
  • Blairsville is located in Indiana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,204 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blairsville <5>
• Youngwood
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngwood
  • Youngwood is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,828 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Youngwood <5>
• Delmont
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delmont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmont
  • Delmont is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,501 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delmont <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Superior. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Superior.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Superior. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Superior.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Superior. See our Newspapers Page for Superior.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Superior ...

Looking for more information about Superior? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Superior, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Superior.

Adding Superior to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Superior in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Superior was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Superior post office opened in 1904.

We also found Superior on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Superior.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Superior. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Westmoreland County: www.co.westmoreland.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/