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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 Praha (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 Praha. 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.

Name Variations for Praha ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

Praha was originally named Mulberry

Praha has also been known as: Hottentot.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 west contained birth and death records; the county to the south 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.

Praha is located in Fayette County.

To see how the shape of Texas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Fayette County: Austin, Bastrop, Caldwell, Colorado, Gonzales, Lavaca, Lee & Washington.

Below are the counties that are near Praha. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Praha:

  • Fayette County     (The home county of Praha)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Praha, with the one closest to Praha listed first.
    • Flatonia
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Engle
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Freyburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Freyburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freyburg
      • Freyburg is located in Fayette County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Freyburg
      • From Praha to Freyburg
    • Schulenburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Colony
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Colony. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
      • Colony is located in Fayette County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Colony
      • From Praha to Colony
    • Muldoon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Cistern
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Dubina ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dubina. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubina
      • Dubina is located in Fayette County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dubina
      • From Praha to Dubina
    • Stellar
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stellar. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stellar
      • Stellar is located in Fayette County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Stellar
      • From Praha to Stellar
    • Hostyn
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Plum
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plum have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum
      • Plum is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plum <1>
    • West Point
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Bastrop County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Praha, with the one closest to Praha listed first.
    • Jeddo
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jeddo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
      • Jeddo is located in Bastrop County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Jeddo
      • From Praha to Jeddo
    • Kovar
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Togo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Rosanky
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Smithville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
      • Smithville is located in Bastrop County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,664 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithville <1>
    • Upton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Red Rock
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Caldwell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Praha, with the one closest to Praha listed first.
    • Delhi
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Pettytown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pettytown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettytown
      • Pettytown is located in Caldwell County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pettytown
      • From Praha to Pettytown
    • Elm Grove
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elm Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
      • Elm Grove is located in Caldwell County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Elm Grove
      • From Praha to Elm Grove
    • McMahan
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McMahan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMahan
      • McMahan is located in Caldwell County
    • Taylorsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Taylorsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
      • Taylorsville is located in Caldwell County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Taylorsville
      • From Praha to Taylorsville
    • Tilmon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tilmon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilmon
      • Tilmon is located in Caldwell County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Tilmon
      • From Praha to Tilmon
  • Colorado County
  • DeWitt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Praha, with the one closest to Praha listed first.
    • Yoakum
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Pearl City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearl City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
      • Pearl City is located in DeWitt County
    • Hochheim
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Gonzales County
  • Lavaca County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Praha, with the one closest to Praha listed first.
    • Komensky
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Moravia
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Moulton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Breslau
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Hackberry ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hackberry. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackberry
      • Hackberry is located in Lavaca County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hackberry
      • From Praha to Hackberry
    • Wied
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wied. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wied
      • Wied is located in Lavaca County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wied
      • From Praha to Wied
    • Shiner
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Hallettsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Sublime
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sublime have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublime
      • Sublime is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sublime <1>
    • Sweet Home
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweet Home have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home
      • Sweet Home is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sweet Home <1>
    • Ezzell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Praha, see our County-by-County Page for Praha.

Cemeteries Near Praha ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Praha.

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 Praha covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Praha, with the one closest to Praha listed first.

  • Criswell Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Slavonic Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Slavonic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Slavonic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Flatonia Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Flatonia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Flatonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pine Springs Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Springs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sacred Heart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Castleman Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Castleman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Castleman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mulberry Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mulberry Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mulberry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Baursville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baursville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baursville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fitzgerald Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fitzgerald Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fitzgerald Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Burkett Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burkett Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burkett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Moravia Ascension Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (167 more) ...
    • Pin Oak Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Sommers Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sommers Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sommers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Old Moulton Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Moulton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Moulton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Praha had a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Praha, with the one closest to Praha listed first.

  • Flatonia
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Engle
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Moravia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Moulton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Freyburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Freyburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freyburg
    • Freyburg is located in Fayette County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Freyburg
    • From Praha to Freyburg
  • High Hill ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill
    • High Hill is located in Fayette County
  • Colony
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Colony. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
    • Colony is located in Fayette County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Colony
    • From Praha to Colony
  • Witting
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Witting have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witting
    • Witting is located in Lavaca County
  • Muldoon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Breslau
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Gleckler
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gleckler have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleckler
    • Gleckler is located in Lavaca County
  • Nickel ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nickel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickel
    • Nickel is located in Gonzales County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Hackberry ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hackberry. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackberry
      • Hackberry is located in Lavaca County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hackberry
      • From Praha to Hackberry
    • Swiss Alp
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swiss Alp have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swiss Alp
      • Swiss Alp is located in Fayette County
    • O'Quinn
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for O'Quinn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Quinn
      • O'Quinn is located in Fayette County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Praha. See our List of 1890's Communities around Praha.

Newspapers Published in Praha ...

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 75 newspapers that have been published in the area around Praha.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Praha, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Praha.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Praha:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Praha. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Fayette County: www.co.fayette.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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.
<3>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.
<4>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Praha) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Praha. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.6685, Longitude: -97.0673    
<5>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<6>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 Praha, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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