Superior, West Virginia

Superior
Unincorporated community
Superior is located in West Virginia
Superior
Superior
Location within West Virginia
Superior is located in the United States
Superior
Superior
Superior (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°25′16″N 81°32′32″W / 37.42111°N 81.54222°W / 37.42111; -81.54222
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyMcDowell
Elevation
1,414 ft (431 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1558393[1]

Superior is an unincorporated community in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. Superior is located on U.S. Route 52, 2.5 miles (4.0 km) east-southeast of Welch.

The community most likely was named after the Lake Superior Coal Company.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Superior, West Virginia
  2. ^ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 613.


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