Six Corners got its name from the fact that the stage coach line ran diagonally
across the corner formed by the section line roads of 48th Avenue and Harding Street. Thus, the intersection had six corners. A
stage stop was established at this site. Six Corners was located on the boarder
between Chester Township, Ottawa
County and Ravenna Township,
Muskegon County.
The Six Corners Post Office opened February
21, 1855. Businesses that operated in the village included: blacksmith shop, feed mill, grocery store, hotel, millinery shop, saw mill, and stage line station. After the G. R. & I. railroad built a depot in Conklin in 1886 and a post office
opened there in 1887, the stage route was discontinued and businesses moved to other locations. The section of the stage road that crossed at Six Corners was removed to make the intersection safer. The post office finally closed February 4, 1888.
