Agate, Colorado

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established_date = about 1876cite book | last = Eichler | first = Geo. R. | title = Colorado Place Names | publisher = Johnson Publishing Company | date = 1977 | loc = 77-089726 ]
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timezone = MST
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latd= 39
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postal_code = 80101cite web | url = http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/citytown.jsp | title = ZIP Code Lookup| format = JavaScript/HTML | publisher = United States Postal Service | accessdate = September 2 | accessyear = 2007]
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Agate is an unincorporated town and U.S. Post Office in Elbert County, Colorado, United States. The ZIP Code of the Agate Post Office is 80101.

History

The town of Gebhard was established by the Union Pacific Railroad about 1876. The Gebhard Post Office opened on April 8, 1881.cite book | last = Bauer | first = William H. | coauthors = James L. Ozment, John H. Willard | title = Colorado Post Offices 1859-1989 | publisher = The Colorado Railroad Museum | date = 1990 | loc = 90-34759 | id = ISBN 0-918654-42-4 ] The name of the town was changed to Agate on April 24, 1882. 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 northeastern most community in Elbert County, Agate is a ranching community and the home of Agate School District 300, one of the smaller school districts in Colorado.

Geography

Agate is located at coor dms|39|27|43|N|103|56|31|W|city (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 SSW 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.

ee also

*Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Statistical Area
*Denver-Aurora-Boulder Combined Statistical Area
*Elbert County, Colorado
*Front Range Urban Corridor
*North Central Colorado Urban Area
*State of Colorado
**List of cities and towns in Colorado

References

External links

* [http://www.agateschools.net/ Agate School District 300]