- Coordinates
- 45.7292° N, 85.5573° WGoogle Maps: Swenney SwampDownload KML
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- environmentwetlandstoponymy
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Swenney Swamp is a GNIS-named wetland on Beaver Island. The current OpenStreetMap snapshot contains a matching polygon (way 415809381) carrying GNIS feature 1614499 and tags it as a bog. The GNIS name record points to a 1981 U.S. Geological Survey map compilation. These sources establish the present mapped identity and wetland classification, but do not yet establish the name’s origin or ecological history.
Open questions
- What historical maps or local accounts explain the name Swenney Swamp?
- Which wetland surveys or conservation records describe its habitat and change over time?
Sources
- GNIS feature 1614499; feature class 'Swamp'.federal · gnis · gnis_names
- Way 415809381 is named Swenney Swamp, tagged natural=wetland and wetland=bog, and carries GNIS feature 1614499.osm · natural
- The official-name record identifies a 1981 U.S. Geological Survey map compilation for Swenney Swamp.federal · gnis · gnis_variant_names
Added 28 July 2026 · revised 1 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Swenney Swamp”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/places/swenney-swamp/, accessed [date], citing U.S. Geological Survey, Geographic Names Information System, Domestic Names (Michigan), retrieved 2026-07-28. (and 2 further sources listed on the page).
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