Welcome to Agate ...
So far, we found very little information about Agate. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Agate to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Agate, please Contact Us.
Agate would have been located within present day Grand County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Agate, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Agate is 4,330 feet [1,320 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Agate is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Agate was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Agate once stood is in the (435) 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, North Dakota, Ontario 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.
- Cisco ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
- Cisco is located in Grand County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cisco <4>
- Westwater ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Dewey ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - Richardson ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Richardson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
- Richardson is located in Grand County
- Sego ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west) - Mack
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mack
- Mack is located in Mesa County (CO)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mack <4>
- Thompson Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Springs
- Thompson Springs is located in Grand County
- Thompson Springs has also been known as:
- Thompson
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompson Springs <4>
- Loma
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loma have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma
- Loma is located in Mesa County (CO)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loma <4>
- Gateway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gateway
- Gateway is located in Mesa County (CO)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gateway <4>
- Glade Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glade Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade Park
- Glade Park is located in Mesa County (CO)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glade Park <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.
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 book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
We also found Agate on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1900.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Agate.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Grand County: www.grandcountyutah.net/
The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Agate, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Utah's counties, including Grand, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Agate - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |