Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Prague (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Prague. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Prague is located in Lincoln County.
To see how the shape of Oklahoma's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lincoln County: Creek, Logan, Okfuskee, Oklahoma, Payne & Pottawatomie.
Below are the counties that are near Prague. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Prague:
- Lincoln County (The home county of Prague)
- The following are listed by their distance from Prague, with the one closest to Prague listed first.
- Sparks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sparks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks
- Sparks is located in Lincoln County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparks <2>
- Meeker
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meeker have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeker
- Meeker is located in Lincoln County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,140 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meeker <2>
- Davenport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davenport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
- Davenport is located in Lincoln County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davenport <2>
- Jacktown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Stroud
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Chandler
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Kendrick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Warwick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Parkland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Parkland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkland
- Parkland is located in Lincoln County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Parkland
- From Prague to Parkland
- Wellston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellston
- Wellston is located in Lincoln County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 777 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellston <2>
- Avery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Ingram
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ingram. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
- Ingram is located in Lincoln County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Ingram
- From Prague to Ingram
- Carney
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carney
- Carney is located in Lincoln County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carney <2>
- Creek County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prague, with the one closest to Prague listed first.
- Milfay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Depew
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Depew have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depew
- Depew is located in Creek County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 476 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Depew <2>
- Pulaski ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pulaski. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Pulaski is located in Creek County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Pulaski
- From Prague to Pulaski
- Bristow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shamrock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shamrock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
- Shamrock is located in Creek County
- Estimated population in 2013: 102 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shamrock <2>
- Slick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hughes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prague, with the one closest to Prague listed first.
- Wetumka
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Yeager
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yeager have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeager
- Yeager is located in Hughes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Okfuskee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prague, with the one closest to Prague listed first.
- Paden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Boley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ixl
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ixl have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ixl
- Ixl is located in Okfuskee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Castle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mason
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Bearden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bearden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearden
- Bearden is located in Okfuskee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Okemah
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Clearview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Oklahoma County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prague, with the one closest to Prague listed first.
- Newalla
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Harrah
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrah
- Harrah is located in Oklahoma County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,627 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrah <2>
- Luther
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Luther have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
- Luther is located in Oklahoma County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,778 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Luther <2>
- Pottawatomie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prague, with the one closest to Prague listed first.
- Johnson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
- Johnson is located in Pottawatomie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
- Aydelotte
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Earlsboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shawnee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tecumseh
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tecumseh have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecumseh
- Tecumseh is located in Pottawatomie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,641 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tecumseh <2>
- Dale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bethel Acres
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Acres
- Bethel Acres is located in Pottawatomie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,262 people
- McLoud
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McLoud have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLoud
- McLoud is located in Pottawatomie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,800 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McLoud <2>
- Brooksville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooksville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
- Brooksville is located in Pottawatomie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Maud
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Maud. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
- Maud is located in Pottawatomie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,059 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maud <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Maud
- From Prague to Maud
- Saint Louis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Louis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Louis
- Saint Louis is located in Pottawatomie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Louis <2>
- Macomb
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macomb have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomb
- Macomb is located in Pottawatomie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macomb <2>
- Pink
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pink have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
- Pink is located in Pottawatomie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,187 people
- Seminole County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prague, with the one closest to Prague listed first.
- Cromwell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cromwell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
- Cromwell is located in Seminole County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cromwell <2>
- Seminole
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seminole have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminole
- Seminole is located in Seminole County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,035 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seminole <2>
- Lima
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lima have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Lima is located in Seminole County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
- Bowlegs
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Wewoka
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Prague, see our County-by-County Page for Prague.
Cemeteries Near Prague ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Prague.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Prague covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Prague, with the one closest to Prague listed first.
- St. Wenceslaus Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Wenceslaus Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Wenceslaus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Prague Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prague Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prague Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Kyker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kyker Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kyker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Czech National Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Czech National Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Czech National Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Lambdin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lambdin Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lambdin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Dalton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dalton Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dalton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Guild Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Guild Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Guild Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valley Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- McKosato Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McKosato Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McKosato Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Giles Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Giles Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Giles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Arlington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arlington Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arlington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Keokuk Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keokuk Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Keokuk Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Garden Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garden Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garden Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Plenty Faith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plenty Faith Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plenty Faith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Kellerby Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kellerby Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kellerby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Prague in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Prague.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Prague, with the one closest to Prague listed first.
- Bellemont
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellemont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellemont
- Bellemont is located in Pottawatomie County
- Arlington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arlington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Arlington is located in Lincoln County
- Clifton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Clifton is located in Lincoln County
- Davenport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davenport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
- Davenport is located in Lincoln County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davenport <2>
- Shawnee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stroud
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Chandler
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Tecumseh
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tecumseh have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecumseh
- Tecumseh is located in Pottawatomie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,641 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tecumseh <2>
- Dale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Warwick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Parkland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Parkland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkland
- Parkland is located in Lincoln County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Parkland
- From Prague to Parkland
- Wellston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellston
- Wellston is located in Lincoln County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 777 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellston <2>
- Ingram
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ingram. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
- Ingram is located in Lincoln County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Ingram
- From Prague to Ingram
- Romulus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Romulus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romulus
- Romulus is located in Pottawatomie County
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Prague. See our List of 1890's Communities around Prague.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Prague ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 156 newspapers that have been published in the area around Prague.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Prague. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Prague and those printed in the larger area surrounding Prague.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5> of Prague.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Prague:
- Websites specific to Oklahoma
- Pages specific to Lincoln County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Creek County
- Hughes County
- Okfuskee County
- Oklahoma County
- Pottawatomie County
- Seminole County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Oklahoma
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Prague. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
<2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
<4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Prague, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
<5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Prague) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Prague. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.4885, Longitude: -96.6855 |