Agate is in Sioux County,

Nebraska Nebraska () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both across the Missouri River; Kansas to the south; Colorado to the sout ...

, United States. Agate is located on

Nebraska Highway 29 Nebraska Highway 29 is a highway in western Nebraska. It runs for . It has a southern terminus at U.S. Highway 26 in Mitchell and a northern terminus at U.S. Highway 20 in Harrison. Route description Nebraska Highway 29 begins in Mitchell at ...

, south-southeast of

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. It is home to

Agate Fossil Beds National Monument Agate Fossil Beds National Monument is a U.S. National Monument near Harrison, Nebraska. The main features of the monument are a valley of the Niobrara River and the fossils found on Carnegie Hill and University Hill. The area largely consists of ...

History

A post office was established at Agate in 1899, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1968. Agate was named for James H. Cook's Agate Springs Ranch, which was in turn named for the

agate Agate () is a common rock formation, consisting of chalcedony and quartz as its primary components, with a wide variety of colors. Agates are primarily formed within volcanic and metamorphic rocks. The ornamental use of agate was common in Anci ...

deposits in the area.
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Climate

According to the

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system, Agate has a cool semi-arid climate, abbreviated ''BSk'' on climate maps.

References

Unincorporated communities in Sioux County, Nebraska Unincorporated communities in Nebraska {{SiouxCountyNE-geo-stub