Summary

This record preserves the current OpenStreetMap places feature Nomad (node/153602177). 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": "181",
  "gnis:feature_id": "1618186",
  "name": "Nomad",
  "osm_id": 153602177,
  "osm_type": "node",
  "place": "hamlet"
}

Spatial context

The feature intersects 0 quarter-quarter survey units and 0 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, places features via Overpass API, retrieved 2026-07-28 (ODbL 1.0).
OSM node/153602177; current map feature 'Nomad'. OSM is a volunteered geographic record, not a title, deed, or owner register.
osm · places

Added 1 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “OSM places feature: Nomad”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/documents/osm-named-feature-places-node-153602177/, accessed [date], citing OpenStreetMap contributors, places features via Overpass API, retrieved 2026-07-28 (ODbL 1.0)..

Last revised 2026-08-01. Fill in [date] with the date you read it — this page is static and cannot know that.

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OSM places feature: Nomad