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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

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.

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 (so far) for Six Lakes was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Montcalm, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Six Lakes - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Six Lakes). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Six Lakes or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/