Superior
Superior is an unincorporated community in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. Superior is located on U.S. Route 52, 2.5 miles east-southeast of Welch. The community most likely was named after the Lake Superior Coal Company.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: unincorporated community in McDowell County, West Virginia
- Also known as: “Dixopoca”, “Dixopois”, “Superior, West Virginia”, and “Superior, WV”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount View High School and McDowell County Courthouse.
Mount View High School
School building
Mount View High School is a public high school in Welch, West Virginia. Located on the grounds of an old strip mine in the mountains of McDowell County, West Virginia, Mount View High School is one of two schools in the Welch area, with the other being Welch Elementary School.
McDowell County Courthouse
Courthouse
Photo: Coal town guy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The McDowell County Courthouse is a historic courthouse in Welch, West Virginia. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 29, 1979. McDowell County Courthouse is situated 2½ miles west of Superior.
Houston Coal Company Store
Building
Photo: Bitmapped, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Houston Coal Company Store, also known as the Koppers Store, is an intact example of a coal company store, located at Carswell, West Virginia. The 1923 Italian Renaissance building possesses a detailed brick exterior and a clay tile roof, with skylights at the roof's peak. Houston Coal Company Store is situated 2 miles east of Superior.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Maitland and Big Four.
Maitland
Hamlet
Maitland is an unincorporated community in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. Maitland is located on U.S. Route 52, 2 miles east of Welch.
Big Four
Hamlet
Big Four is an unincorporated community located in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. Their post office has been closed. Originally known as Cirrus, Big Four is reported to have been renamed for the four men who operated the coal mines in the area.
Havaco
Hamlet
Havaco is an unincorporated community on the Tug Fork River in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. Havaco is situated 2 miles west of Superior.
Superior
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: McDowell, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.42123° or 37° 25′ 16″ northLongitude
-81.54233° or 81° 32′ 32″ westElevation
1,414 feet (431 metres)Open location code
869WCFC5+F3OpenStreetMap ID
node 153853991OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
“Superior” goes by many names.
- French: “Superior”
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