Welcome to Six Lakes (aka 'Six Lake') ...

Six Lakes is located in Montcalm County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Six Lakes, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1878.

A typical abbreviation for Six Lakes: Six Lks.

Six Lakes is 920 feet [280 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Six Lakes lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Six Lakes: (989)

The ZIP code for Six Lakes: 48886<3>

The community of Six Lakes has also been called Six Lake.

Communities near Six Lakes ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Six Lakes.

• Greenville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Greenville is located in Montcalm County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,386 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <5>
• Howard City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howard City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard City
  • Howard City is located in Montcalm County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,819 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howard City <5>
• Lake Isabella
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Isabella
  • Lake Isabella is located in Isabella County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,688 people
  • Lake Isabella has also been known as:
  • Lake Isabella village
• Stanton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
  • Stanton is located in Montcalm County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,420 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanton <5>
• Edmore
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmore
  • Edmore is located in Montcalm County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,188 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edmore <5>
• Lakeview
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
  • Lakeview is located in Montcalm County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 994 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeview <5>
• Sheridan
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
  • Sheridan is located in Montcalm County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 647 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheridan <5>
• Morley
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
  • Morley is located in Mecosta County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 495 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morley <5>
• Mecosta
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mecosta have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecosta
  • Mecosta is located in Mecosta County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mecosta <5>
• Stanwood
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanwood
  • Stanwood is located in Mecosta County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanwood <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Six Lakes. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Six Lakes.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Six Lakes. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Six Lakes.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Six Lakes. See our Newspapers Page for Six Lakes.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Six Lakes ...

Looking for more information about Six Lakes? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Six Lakes, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Six Lakes.

Adding Six Lakes to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Six Lakes in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Six Lakes was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Six Lakes post office opened in 1878.

We also found Six Lakes in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Six Lakes.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Six Lakes. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Montcalm County: www.montcalm.org/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/