Summary

This record preserves the current OpenStreetMap islands feature High Island (relation/6063928). 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": "203",
  "gnis:feature_id": "628229",
  "name": "High Island",
  "osm_id": 6063928,
  "osm_type": "relation",
  "place": "island",
  "type": "multipolygon",
  "wikidata": "Q5755744",
  "wikipedia": "en:High Island (Michigan)"
}

Spatial context

The feature intersects 97 quarter-quarter survey units and 109 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?

Sources

OpenStreetMap contributors, islands features via Overpass API, retrieved 2026-07-28 (ODbL 1.0).
OSM relation/6063928; current map feature 'High Island'. OSM is a volunteered geographic record, not a title, deed, or owner register.
osm · islands

OSM islands feature: High Island

Summary

Source tags

Spatial context

Open questions

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