Welcome to Agar ...

The town of Agar is located in Sully County<1>.

The location of Agar has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

The pronunciation of Agar: AY-gahr<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Agar, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1910.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Agar has a population of 78 people<4> (see below for details).

Agar is 1,850 feet [564 m] above sea level.<5>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Agar (for example, toward North Eagle Butte), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Agar is within the (605) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Agar had an population of 78 people. This is an increase of 2.63% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 4.88% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Agar had a population of 76 people (which is 5.54% of the total population of Sully County). This makes Agar the county's 4th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 76 people, the population of Agar decreased 7.32% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 82 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Agar.

Communities near Agar ...

We have created a list of 8 communities that are near Agar.

• Gettysburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gettysburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gettysburg
  • Gettysburg is located in Potter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,085 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gettysburg <6>
• Onida
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onida
  • Onida is located in Sully County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 628 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Onida <6>
• Forest City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
  • Forest City is located in Potter County
• Okobojo
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Okobojo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okobojo
  • Okobojo is located in Sully County
• Lebanon
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lebanon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
  • Lebanon is located in Potter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <6>
• Blunt
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blunt
  • Blunt is located in Hughes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blunt <6>
• Harrold
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrold have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrold
  • Harrold is located in Hughes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrold <6>
• Canning
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canning have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canning
  • Canning is located in Hughes County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Agar ...

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

Adding Agar to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Agar 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 Agar was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Agar post office opened in 1910.

We also found Agar on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for South Dakota (1949).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Agar.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Sully County: www.sullycounty.net/

The official website for State of South Dakota: sd.gov/