Welcome to Agate ...

Agate is located in Sioux County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Agate, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

Agate is 4,430 feet [1,350 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Agate is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Agate lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you leave Agate and travel south, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The telephone area code for Agate: (308)

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, 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 8 communities that are near Agate.

• Harrison
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
  • Harrison is located in Sioux County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrison <4>
• Van Tassell
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Tassell
  • Van Tassell is located in Niobrara County (WY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Van Tassell <4>
• Belmont
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
  • Belmont is located in Dawes County
• Marsland
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsland
  • Marsland is located in Dawes County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marsland <4>
• Crawford
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
  • Crawford is located in Dawes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 905 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crawford <4>
• Scoville
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scoville
  • Scoville is located in Scotts Bluff County
• Horn
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn
  • Horn is located in Dawes County
• Jay Em
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay Em
  • Jay Em is located in Goshen County (WY)

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 the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section 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 1899.

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 Sioux County: www.co.sioux.ne.us/

The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/