Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Agate came from various goverment sources (GNIS, FIPS), we also found mention of Agate in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Agate. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Agate data came from. The following list of references and mentions is incomplete.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Agate:
Services available in 1895: had a Railroad Station, no Post Office mentioned

Utah Place Names
Written by: Van Cott, John W.
Published by the University of Utah Press, 1990
(Available from Amazon.com)

Map from 1900 (unknown title/publisher)

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Agate. See our Misc Page for Agate for more information.