Toivola, Michigan

Toivola, Michigan
Unincorporated community
Toivola along M-26
Toivola along M-26
Toivola is located in Michigan
Toivola
Toivola
Coordinates: 46°59′57″N 88°46′12″W / 46.99917°N 88.77000°W / 46.99917; -88.77000[1]
CountryUnited States
StateMichigan
CountiesHoughton and Ontonagon
TownshipsAdams, Bohemia, and Stanton
Elevation
[1]
1,273 ft (388 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
49965
Area code906
GNIS feature ID1614923[1]

Toivola is an unincorporated community in Houghton County, Michigan, United States. The far-flung rural community is divided between Stanton Township, Adams Township, and Bohemia Township.[2] It is found along M-26, 8 miles (13 km) southwest of South Range, 16 miles (25.7 km) from Houghton, and 35 miles (56 km) from Ontonagon.[3][4][5][6][7][8] Toivola has a post office with ZIP code 49965.[9] The community's historic industries include mainly agrarian uses and lumbering.[3][7]

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Toivola, Michigan
  2. ^ "A Glimpse at the Local News of 50 Years Ago: Cycling Superintendent." Daily Mining Gazette [Houghton, MI] 8 August 1984. Print.
  3. ^ a b Koski, Barb (2016). "Toivola" (PDF). Stanton Township. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
  4. ^ Houghton County (pdf) (Map). Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget. 2010. Retrieved December 25, 2010.
  5. ^ hostmaster (November 16, 2016). "Toivola". Michigan. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
  6. ^ "For some in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, a ghost town is home". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
  7. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference :4 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ "COUNTY PROFILE - HOUGHTON, Michigan". www.infomi.com. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
  9. ^ ZIP Code Lookup, United States Post Office