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.<1>

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.

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.<2> 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.<2> 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.<2> 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 ...

Can you help?

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.

Agnew	Lashell
Antrim	Laughlin Junction
Arlington Park	Laughlin
Arsenal	Laurel
	Lebanon Church
Bayne	Lewis Run Junction
Beamville	Lewis
Becks Run	Linden
Beers	Local
Belle View	Locust Ridge
Belmor	Logans Ferry
Ben Venue	Lostock
Bennett	Lucas
Bessemer Terrace	Lyman
Best	Lynch
Beulah
Birmingham	Mansfield Valley
Bissell	Mansfield
Blair Station	Marion
Boggs	Mayview
Boquet	McCanless
Bouquet	McKnight Village
Boyce's Station	McLaughlins
Boyd	McMinn
Breezewood	Milesville
Brilliant	Miller's Grove
Brinton	Mills
Briquette	Monongahela Junction
Brodhead	Montour
Brookfield	Montrose
Brookside Farms	Moorhead
Brown's	Moss Side
Brownsdale	Mount Troy
Brunots Island
Buchanan	Negley
Burdine	Neville Island
Butler's Junction	Neville
	Nimick
Camden Hill	North Buena Vista
Camp Hill	North Mansfield
Campton	North Star
Carnot - Moon	Norwood
Carson
Caughey's	O'Neil
Cedarhurst	Oak Station
Central Park	Oakdale Station
Central Wharf	Obeyville
Central	Observatory
Charterwood	Oliver
Chartiers Terrace	Ormsby
Chase	Orrville
Christy Park	Outer Depot
Clairton Junction
Claremont	Painter's Run
Cliff Mine	Palmersville
Clugston	Patterson
Cochran	Penn Rose
Coleman	Perrymont
Colfax	Peters Creek
Copeland	Peterson
Coulters	Pine Creek
Coultersville	Pittsburgh West End
Courtneyville	Plum Creek
Cranston	Pollock
Cuddy	Porter's
	Powers Run
Dallas	Prager
Davis Island	Presidential Heights
DeHaven	Presston
Demmler
Denny	Quaker Valley
Dravo
Duffs Junction	Rand
Duffs	Rankin Station
Duncan	Redman Mills
Duquesne Wharf	Redman
	Reflectorville
East Mansfield	Reilly
Eberhardt	Reissing
Edgewater	Remington
Edgewood Park	Reynoldton
Edgewoodville	Risher Mine Siding
Ellrod	Risher
Enslow	Robbins
Epton	Robella
Ermine	Rock Run
Ewalt	Rose Crest
Ewing's Mills	Rosedale Heights
	Rosevale
Fair Haven	Ross
Fairhaven Heights	Rosslyn
Fawn	Roup's
Fayette
Ferguson	Saint Elmo
Fetterman	Saltsburgh
Fleming Park	Sample Heights
Foleys Siding	Saw Mill Run
Fort Pitt	Schlelines Mill
Fort Pittsburgh	Scotia
Frank	Scully Springs
Frantz	Semples
	Sewickleyville
Gamble's	Shalercrest
Glanford	Sharps Hill
Glenview	Sheridan
Glenwood Junction	Sheridanville
Green Springs	Shirland
Green Valley	Shousetown
Greggs	South Buena Vista
Grove	South Carnegie
Guyasuta	South Duquesne
	South Pittsburg
Haffey	South Shoustown
Hall	South Side
Harmar	Stilleys Siding
Harper Village	Stoop's
Hastings	Stowe
Hawkins	Stringtown
Hazel	Sturgeon - Noblestown
Hazeltine	Sumner
Heritage Hills	Sylvan
Herr
Herriottsville	Temperanceville
Herron	Thompson
Herrs Island	Thorn Run
Highland Meadows	Thornhill
Hoboken	Torrens
Houston	Treehaven
Howard	Trestle
Howell Park	Trotwood
Hulton Ferry	Tyre
Hulton
	Union Trust
Idlewild	Unity Station
Imperial - Enlow
Indian Pines	Vancefort
Irvin	Vankirk
Ivanhoe	Verner
	Viennese Woods
Jacks Run Dock
Jack's Run	Wabash
Jeffreystown	Walton
Johnstown	Walurba
Joint	Watson
Jones' Station	Watsontown
	West Bellevue
Kelley	West Belt Junction
Kennedy	West Chartiers
Kenney	West Etna
Kenny	West Hoffman
Kerr	West Manchester
Kilbuck	Westinghouse
Knightsbridge	Westwood Hills
	White Ash
Lafferty Hill	Wilkins
Lancelot	Williamsburg
Lang	Willow Grove
Large	Wolftown

Footnotes ...

<1>

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.

<2>

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.