Welcome to Agate ...

Agate is primarily located in Rolette County<1>. A portion of Agate extends into Towner County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Agate, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1907.

Agate is 1,650 feet [503 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Agate lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Agate is within the boundaries of the (701) area code.

Communities Also Named Agate ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Agate - they are located in British Columbia, Colorado, Georgia, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, Ontario, Utah and Washington (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Agate.

Communities near Agate ...

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

• Rolla
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolla have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolla
  • Rolla is located in Rolette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,273 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rolla <4>
• Cando
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cando have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cando
  • Cando is located in Towner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,008 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cando <4>
• Rolette
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolette
  • Rolette is located in Rolette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rolette <4>
• Bisbee
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bisbee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bisbee
  • Bisbee is located in Towner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bisbee <4>
• Rocklake
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklake
  • Rocklake is located in Towner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocklake <4>
• Wolford
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolford
  • Wolford is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wolford <4>
• Egeland
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Egeland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egeland
  • Egeland is located in Towner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Egeland <4>
• Mylo
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mylo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mylo
  • Mylo is located in Rolette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mylo <4>
• Perth
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
  • Perth is located in Towner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perth <4>
• Belcourt
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcourt
  • Belcourt is located in Rolette County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belcourt <4>

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 Agate. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Agate.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Agate. 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 Agate.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Agate ...

Looking for more information about Agate? 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 Agate, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Agate.

Adding Agate to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Agate 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 Agate was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Agate post office opened in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Agate.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of North Dakota: www.nd.gov/