Agate is an unincorporated community and U.S. Post Office in Elbert County, Colorado, United States. The ZIP Code of the Agate Post Office is 80101.[3]

Agate, Colorado
Unincorporated community
Agate, Colorado
Agate Location within the state of Colorado
Coordinates: 39°27′43″N 103°56′31″W
Country	United States
State	State of Colorado
County	Elbert County[1]
Settled	about 1876[2]
Elevation [1]	5,446 ft (1,660 m)
Time zone	UTC-7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code	80101[3]
GNIS feature ID	0204818

History

The town of Gebhard was established by the Union Pacific Railroad about 1876.[2] The Gebhard Post Office opened on April 8, 1881.[4] The name of the town was changed to Agate on April 24, 1882.[4] Although "Gebhard" was established by the UPRR, the town of Agate existed, by that name, as a locality used by local ranchers prior to the construction of the railroad. The town's name most probably comes from an "A-gate" – a wooden gate with an "A"-shaped cross-brace, but is sometimes claimed to be named for agate found in the area. The northeasternmost community in Elbert County, Agate is a ranching community and the home of Agate School District 300, one of the smallest school districts in Colorado.

Geography

Agate is located at 39°27′43″N 103°56′31″W (39.461909,-103.941822). Agate is located on one of the four segments of old US 40/US 287 (now State Highway 40) just off Interstate 70 at exit 340, and along the Union Pacific Railroad line between Limon and Aurora. It is located approximately 12 miles SSE of Deer Trail. The town is located on a NNW-SSE ridge bounded by an unnamed ravine separating it from the ridge on which I-70 is constructed, and by the Agate Creek valley to the west, and is divided by the railroad tracks. The school, post office, and a number of businesses and homes are located east of the tracks, and a grain elevator and a few houses to the west of the tracks. In recent years, several small subdivisions have been platted and homes constructed in the general area.

Cemeteries

• River Bend Cemetery: Take Exit 354 off I-70 5 miles west of Limon, CO. Follow frontage road north of the interstate through cattle gate and turn left up the hill approx. 1/2 mile
• Norton Cemetery
• Gair Cemetery

Emergency Services

Agate Fire Department[5]

Community Websites

Community Website for Elbert County, Colorado[6]

See also

• Outline of Colorado
  • Index of Colorado-related articles
• State of Colorado
  • Colorado cities and towns
    • Colorado municipalities
  • Colorado counties
    • Elbert County, Colorado
  • Colorado metropolitan areas
    • Front Range Urban Corridor
    • North Central Colorado Urban Area
    • Denver-Aurora-Boulder, CO Combined Statistical Area
    • Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Agate, Colorado.

• Agate School District 300
• Agate Fire Department
• Agate Community Webpage