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]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Superior, West Virginia
- ^ 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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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |