Beaver Island ArchiveA primary-source archive & encyclopedia45°40′N 85°33′W · Lake MichiganSearch

Dataset

OSM islands feature: Beaver Island

Also Beaver Island

Draft — sources verified, prose evolving

TypeDataset
Coordinates45.6661° N, 85.5544° W
WithinBeaver Island archipelago
ErasModern era
On this page
Dataset
Coordinates
45.6661° N, 85.5544° W
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
toponymyheritage
Within
Beaver Island archipelago

Summary

This record preserves the current OpenStreetMap islands feature Beaver Island (relation/2202949). The source snapshot records the feature’s current mapped geometry and tags; it is useful for finding present-day places, structures, and historical markers but is not a legal property record.

Source tags

{
  "ele": "212",
  "gnis:feature_id": "1625037",
  "name": "Beaver Island",
  "osm_id": 2202949,
  "osm_type": "relation",
  "place": "island",
  "type": "multipolygon",
  "wikidata": "Q813485",
  "wikipedia": "en:Beaver Island (Lake Michigan)"
}

Spatial context

The feature intersects 270 quarter-quarter survey units and 364 held DNR parcel geometries in the current data. Those links are navigation aids. They do not prove that the feature’s historical name, current use, or ownership follows the parcel boundary.

Open questions

  • Which deed, tax record, marker file, or institutional record establishes the feature’s legal status or owner, if any?
  • Does the current geometry correspond to the historical feature described in the linked KB article, or only to the same name?
  • Which historical maps or newspapers provide the earliest reliable location?

See also

Sources

  1. OpenStreetMap contributors, islands features via Overpass API, retrieved 2026-07-28 (ODbL 1.0).
    OSM relation/2202949; current map feature 'Beaver Island'. OSM is a volunteered geographic record, not a title, deed, or owner register.
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