Welcome to Agate ...

Agate is located in the western region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP).

Agate is located in Ontonagon County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Agate, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1926.

Agate is 1,190 feet [363 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel south from Agate (for example, toward Eagle River (WI)), you will soon leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Agate: 906

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, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, 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.

• Paynesville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
  • Paynesville is located in Ontonagon County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Paynesville
  • From Agate to Paynesville
• Gem
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gem. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem
  • Gem is located in Ontonagon County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Gem
  • From Agate to Gem
• Bruce Crossing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce Crossing
  • Bruce Crossing is located in Ontonagon County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bruce Crossing <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bruce Crossing
  • From Agate to Bruce Crossing
• Paulding
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulding
  • Paulding is located in Ontonagon County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paulding <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Paulding
  • From Agate to Paulding
• Kenton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenton
  • Kenton is located in Houghton County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Kenton
  • From Agate to Kenton
• Ewen
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ewen have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewen
  • Ewen is located in Ontonagon County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ewen <4>
• Fuller
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fuller. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
  • Fuller is located in Gogebic County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Fuller
  • From Agate to Fuller
• Watersmeet
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watersmeet
  • Watersmeet is located in Gogebic County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watersmeet <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Watersmeet
  • From Agate to Watersmeet
• Rousseau
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rousseau
  • Rousseau is located in Ontonagon County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Rousseau
  • From Agate to Rousseau
• Sidnaw
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidnaw
  • Sidnaw is located in Houghton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidnaw <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Sidnaw
  • From Agate to Sidnaw

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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Agate, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with 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.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Agate post office opened in 1926.

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 Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/