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Nearest Communities to Nisula,
Listed County-By-County

The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Nisula, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Nisula:

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.

Nisula is located in Houghton County.

The following 5 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Houghton County: Baraga, Iron, Keweenaw, Ontonagon & Ashland (WI).

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 99 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Nisula. Of these communities, 43 are located in counties other than Houghton County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Nisula (which is Houghton County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Nisula

For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.

  • Houghton County   (where Nisula resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.houghtoncounty.net/
    • County Seat for Houghton:   Houghton
    • Note: Lake Superior lies to the north and Whitefish Bay to the east
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Nisula   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Nisula.
      • Alston
        (Less than 2 miles to the east)
        • Alston is located in Houghton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alston
      • White
        (Less than 2 miles to the west)
        • White is located in Houghton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White
      • Hazel
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Lake Roland
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Twin Lakes
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Twin Lakes is located in Houghton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
      • Winona
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Winona is located in Houghton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
      • Wyandotte
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Wyandotte is located in Houghton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyandotte
      • Pori
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Pori is located in Houghton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pori
      • Elo
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Frost
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Frost is located in Houghton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
      • Donken
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Donken is located in Houghton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donken
      • Askel
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Askel is located in Houghton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askel
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        • Tapiola
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
          • Tapiola is located in Houghton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tapiola
        • Stonington
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
          • Stonington is located in Houghton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonington
        • Toivola
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Sidnaw
          (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Champion Mine
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Kenton
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Painesdale
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Klingville
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Klingville is located in Houghton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klingville
        • Trimountain
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
          • Trimountain is located in Houghton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimountain
        • Baltic
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • South Range
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Chassell
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Portage Entry
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Mill Mine Junction
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
          • Mill Mine Junction is located in Houghton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Mine Junction
        • Salmon Trout
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
          • Salmon Trout is located in Houghton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon Trout
        • Jacobsville
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Superior
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
          • Superior is located in Houghton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior
        • White City
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
          • White City is located in Houghton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
        • Atlantic Mine
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
          • Atlantic Mine is located in Houghton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic Mine
        • Dodgeville
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Beacon Hill
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Freda
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Sunshine Beach
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Sunshine Beach is located in Houghton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Beach
        • Hancock
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Redridge
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Houghton
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Hurontown
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Pilgrim
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Pilgrim is located in Houghton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim
        • Franklin Mine
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
          • Franklin Mine is located in Houghton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Mine
        • Liminga
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
          • Liminga is located in Houghton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liminga
        • Schmidt Corner
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
          • Schmidt Corner is located in Houghton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schmidt Corner
        • Point Mills
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Point Mills is located in Houghton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Mills
        • Ripley
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Ripley is located in Houghton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
        • Lewer Pewabic
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
          • Lewer Pewabic is located in Houghton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewer Pewabic
        • Pewabic
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
          • Pewabic is located in Houghton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pewabic
        • Dollar Bay
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Senter
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Senter is located in Houghton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senter
        • Arcadian
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Arcadian is located in Houghton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadian
        • Oskar
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • Dreamland
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Paavola
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Rabbit Bay
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Rabbit Bay is located in Houghton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Bay
        • Mason
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Quincy Mill
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Quincy Mill is located in Houghton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy Mill
  • Baraga County
    • County Website:   https://keweenawbay.org/
    • County Seat for Baraga:   L'Anse
    • Note: Whitefish Bay lies to the north, with Lake Superior to the northeast
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Nisula   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Nisula.
      • Pelkie
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Bear Town
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Bear Town is located in Baraga County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Town
      • Baraga
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Assinins
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Assinins is located in Baraga County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assinins
      • L'Anse
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Keweenaw Bay
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Bovine
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Bovine is located in Baraga County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovine
      • Alberta
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Zeba
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Zeba is located in Baraga County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeba
      • Arnheim
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Arnheim is located in Baraga County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnheim
      • Watton
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Pequaming
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Continue List   (8 more) ...
        • Covington
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Herman
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • Herman is located in Baraga County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman
        • Vermilac
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Vermilac is located in Baraga County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilac
        • Aura
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
          • Aura is located in Baraga County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aura
        • Tunis
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
          • Tunis is located in Baraga County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
        • Tioga
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Tioga is located in Baraga County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tioga
        • Skanee
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Nestoria
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Ontonagon County

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Nisula) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.

We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.

Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know.
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