Town of Superior, Pinal County, Arizona, United States

Overview of Superior

• Name:
  Superior
• Official Name:
  Town of Superior
• Place Type:
  Incorporated Town
• Located In:
  Pinal County, Arizona, United States
  
• History (GNIS):
  Originally called 'Hastings' for a California clothier who operated the first mine here (AZ-T1). A townsite was laid out in 1900 by George Lobb which was named for the Arizona and Lake Superior Mining Company which operated the Silver Queen Mine. The town continued to exist under the Magma Copper Company after 1910 which mined the Silver Queen for copper and built a smelter in the town (AZ-T101).
• Surveys:
  Gila and Salt River Meridian
  

  Range 12 East
  

  Townships: 1 South, 2 South
• Coordinates:
  Latitude:33.293945033° 17' 38.2"N

  Longitude:-111.0962305111° 05' 46.4"W
• Nearby Cities:
  • Top-of-the-World 7.1 mi. NE
  • Reymert 7.9 mi. SW
  • Bellevue (Gila County) 9.2 mi. E
  • Ray 9.5 mi. SE
  • Smelter Town 10.4 mi. W
  • Sonora 10.6 mi. SE
• Nearby Cemeteries:
  • Reevis Grave 11.5 mi. NW
• Population:
  3,344
• Elevation:
  866 m
• Histopolis Place ID:
  916570974
• Updated Apr 18, 2020