Welcome to Tapiola ...

Tapiola is located in the western region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP).

Tapiola is located in Houghton County<1>.

The location of Tapiola has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tapiola, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903.

Tapiola is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Tapiola lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel south from Tapiola (for example, toward Mineral Hills), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Tapiola is located in the (906) area code.

Communities near Tapiola ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Tapiola.

• Houghton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houghton
  • Houghton is located in Houghton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,540 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Houghton <4>
• Hancock
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
  • Hancock is located in Houghton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hancock <4>
• Baraga
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baraga
  • Baraga is located in Baraga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,938 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baraga <4>
• L'Anse
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for L'Anse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for L'Anse
  • L'Anse is located in Baraga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,825 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for L'Anse <4>
• South Range
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Range
  • South Range is located in Houghton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 718 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Range <4>
• Champion Mine
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion Mine
  • Champion Mine is located in Houghton County
• Pelkie
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pelkie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelkie
  • Pelkie is located in Baraga County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pelkie <4>
• Chassell
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chassell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chassell
  • Chassell is located in Houghton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chassell <4>
• Keweenaw Bay
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keweenaw Bay
  • Keweenaw Bay is located in Baraga County
• Painesdale
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Painesdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painesdale
  • Painesdale is located in Houghton County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Tapiola. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tapiola.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Tapiola. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tapiola.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Tapiola. See our Newspapers Page for Tapiola.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tapiola ...

Looking for more information about Tapiola? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Tapiola, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Tapiola.

Adding Tapiola to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Tapiola in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Tapiola was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Tapiola post office opened in 1903.

We also found Tapiola on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Michigan (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tapiola.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Tapiola. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/