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Welcome to Prague ...

Prague is located in Grant County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Prague, you might consider that their post office opened in 1913.

Prague is 320 feet [98 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Prague lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Prague ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Prague - they are located in Connecticut, Nebraska and Oklahoma.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Prague.

Communities near Prague ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Prague.

  • Pine Bluff
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Sheridan
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • White Hall
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Redfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Leola
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Prattsville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Sherrill
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Sherrill is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrill
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
  • Slabtown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Slabtown is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
  • Cherry Grove ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Cherry Grove is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
  • Grapevine
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Grapevine is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapevine

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 Prague. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Prague.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Prague. 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 Prague.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Prague. See our Newspapers Page for Prague.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Prague ...

Looking for more information about Prague? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Prague, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Prague.

Adding Prague to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Prague 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 (so far) for Prague was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Prague post office opened in 1913. The Prague post office closed in 1942.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Prague.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Grant, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Prague - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/