Welcome to South Superior ...

South Superior is located in Sweetwater County<1>.

The location of South 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 South Superior, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1913.

A typical abbreviation for South Superior: S. Superior

South Superior is 6,920 feet [2,109 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of South Superior is about 1¼ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: South Superior lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

South Superior lies within the (307) area code.

Communities Also Named South Superior ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named South Superior - it's located in Wisconsin.

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

Communities near South Superior ...

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

• Rock Springs
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
  • Rock Springs is located in Sweetwater County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,943 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock Springs <4>
• Point of Rocks
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point of Rocks
  • Point of Rocks is located in Sweetwater County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Point of Rocks <4>
• Reliance
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
  • Reliance is located in Sweetwater County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reliance <4>
• North Rock Springs
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rock Springs
  • North Rock Springs is located in Sweetwater County
• Sweeney Ranch
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweeney Ranch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeney Ranch
  • Sweeney Ranch is located in Sweetwater County
• Arrowhead Springs
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead Springs
  • Arrowhead Springs is located in Sweetwater County
• Clearview Acres
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview Acres
  • Clearview Acres is located in Sweetwater County
• Quealy
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quealy
  • Quealy is located in Sweetwater County
• Purple Sage
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purple Sage
  • Purple Sage is located in Sweetwater County
• Bitter Creek
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bitter Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitter Creek
  • Bitter Creek is located in Sweetwater County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

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

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

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of South 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 South Superior.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for South Superior ...

Looking for more information about South 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 South Superior, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for South Superior.

Adding South Superior to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of South 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 South Superior was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the South Superior post office opened in 1913.

We also found South Superior on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Wyoming (1937).

For more details, see References and Mentions for South Superior.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Sweetwater County: www.co.sweet.wy.us/

The official website for State of Wyoming: www.wyo.gov/