Named for the agates of this "Agate Desert" area by farmer and agate hunter, Jefferson S. Grigsby was the only postmaster. Agate centered at the Antelope and Modoc Road junctions, a mile S of the Rogue.
Where did they go? Following the mail trail of the DPOs of Jackson County, Oregon (SHS 979.5281 S93 2013)
Application Date
              1901
          Postmasters
          Grigsby, Jefferson S.
               Quarter, Section, Township, Range
              Quarter  SE, Section 24, Township  36s, Range  2w
          Nearest Creek
               Little Butte
          Nearest River
              Rogue River