Nisula, Michigan

Nisula is an unincorporated community in Houghton County, Michigan, United States. Nisula is located in Laird Township along M-38, 14.5 miles (23.3 km) west of Baraga.[2][3] Nisula has a post office with ZIP code 49952.[4] Today, Nisula is a farming community, and all that remains are the smooth, rolling and transparent countryside, the extensive foundations of various bygone dwellings and households, and a few homes which still stand along with a couple of modern-day farm buildings and structures.[3]

Nisula, Michigan
Unincorporated community
Sign for Nisula on westbound M-38
Nisula
Coordinates: 46°45′54″N 88°47′40″W[1]
CountryUnited States
StateMichigan
CountyHoughton
TownshipLaird
Elevation1,043 ft (318 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)
49952
Area code(s)906
GNIS feature ID1621015[1]

History

When the community was originally settled, it was under the name Faro.[3] In 1894, Finns from Baraga had begun moving to the community.[3][5][6] A post office opened in Nisula on 7 July 1903. The namesake of the community, August Nisula, was born in Reisjärvi, Oulun lääni, Finland in 1849. With his wife, Gustava, he was among initial number of Finns who had migrated to Laird Township. He was an uncommonly large man and alike just as strong, it was as though, people would later recall, Nisula was meant to be a pioneer.[7] August Nisula served as Nisula's first postmaster, and so the postal department decided the town should thenceforth be named after him.[3][5][7][8] A Michigan Central Railroad station opened in Nisula in the year of 1903.[5][7]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Nisula, Michigan
  2. Houghton County (pdf) (Map). Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget. 2010. Retrieved 2010-12-28.
  3. Monette, Clarence J (1975). Some Copper Country Names and Places. Lake Linden, Michigan. ISBN 0-942363-04-3.
  4. ZIP Code Lookup, United States Post Office
  5. Romig, Walter (1986) [1973]. Michigan Place Names. Detroit, Michigan: Wayne State University Press. ISBN 0-8143-1838-X.
  6. "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Saint Henry's Evangelical Lutheran Church and Cemetery" (PDF). National Park Service. 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  7. Holmio, Armas K.E. (1967). History of the Finns in Michigan. Translated by Ryynanen, Ellen M. Detroit, Michigan: Wayne State University Press. ISBN 0-8143-2974-8.
  8. Dodge, R.L. (1973). Michigan Ghost Towns Of The Upper Peninsula. Las Vegas, Nevada: Glendon Publishing. ISBN 0-934884-02-1.


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