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Nisula, Michigan
Sign for Nisula on westbound M-38
Sign for Nisula on westbound M-38
Nisula, Michigan is located in Michigan
Nisula, Michigan
Nisula, Michigan
Location in Michigan
Country United States
State Michigan
County Houghton
Township Laird
Elevation
1,043 ft (318 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)
49952
Area code(s) 906
GNIS feature ID 1621015

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. Nisula has a post office with ZIP code 49952. 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.

History

Nisula was originally settled under the name Faro. In 1894, Finns from Baraga began moving to the community. A post office opened in Nisula on July 7, 1903. August Nisula, for whom the community was named, was the first postmaster. A Michigan Central Railroad station opened in Nisula in 1903.

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