Nestoria, Michigan
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Covington Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49861. The Survey maps it on the Nestoria quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1955 USGS Herman quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Iron River quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Iron River quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Iron River quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Iron River quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Nestoria quadrangle1:24000
- 1991 USGS L'Anse quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
12 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 12 fires within 5 miles of Nestoria between 1992 and 2015, burning about 6 acres in total. 5 started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Natural | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 September 1996 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 8 August 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 August 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 28 August 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 23 August 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 2 August 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 1 August 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 1 August 2005 | Natural | 1.5 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Nestoria: 8 past producers, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Copper. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Copper Prospect | Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Mead Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Mead Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Beaufort Mine | Iron | Past Producer | 1882, 1905 | |
| Beaufort Mine | Iron | Past Producer | 1882 | |
| Norwood Mine | Iron | Past Producer | 1887, 1888 | |
| Ohio Mine -Includes Norwood Mine | Iron | Past Producer | 1907, 1953 | |
| Titan Mine | Iron | Past Producer | 1882, 1888 | |
| Titan Mine | Iron | Past Producer | 1882 |
Storms near this place
11 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Nestoria in 11 storm reports between 1999 and 2025: 6 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 2 heavy rain. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nestoria | $2,000 | Several trees were downed and a dock was ripped off. Ponding water was observed at Fence Lake Rd. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nestoria | $1,500 | There was a delayed report of tree damage observed near Craig Lake State Park on Craig Lake Road. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nestoria | $1,000 | There was a public report of a heavy chair and wood missing from a yard west of Three Lakes. Thunderstorm winds also bent an analog antenna and knocked the power out for two hours. Time of the damage was estimated from radar. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nestoria | $500 | There was a report from social media of a tree down near Nestoria. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nestoria | $500 | A tree fell on power lines sparking a small fire on Imperial Heights Road just off of US-41. |
| October 2025 | Hail | Nestoria | - | A public report of quarter sized hail covering the ground. |
| September 2017 | Hail | Nestoria | - | A spotter just northwest of Michigamme reported mainly pea to dime sized hail with a few stones the size of nickels. |
| May 2011 | Hail | Nestoria | - | Pea to penny-sized hail was reported. Time of the report was estimated from radar. |
| August 2009 | Heavy Rain | Nestoria | - | An observer near Three Lakes measured 2.29 inches of rain. |
| July 2008 | Heavy Rain | Nestoria | - | An observer southeast of Herman measured 3.30 inches on the evening of the 6th. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nestoria | - | 10 inch diameter trees down across the road to Craig Lake. |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Three Lakes | 3.5 miles | 15 | |
| Tioga | 4.6 miles | 12 | |
| Imperial Heights | 7.5 miles | 15 | |
| Herman | 8.6 miles | 12 | |
| Vermilac | 10.7 miles | 12 | |
| Alberta | 12.5 miles | 12 | |
| Bovine | 13.6 miles | 12 | |
| Covington | 14.6 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1618851. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.






