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Welcome to Praha (aka 'Hottentot') ...Praha is located Praha is located in Fayette County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Praha, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884. The origin (or the toponymy) of Praha: Named after Prague, the native name for the capital of the Czech Republic. Praha is 380 feet [116 m] above sea level.<2>. Time Zone: Praha lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Praha is within the boundaries of the (361) area code. The community of Praha has also been called Hottentot. Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Praha: This one is located in Fayette County and the other is located in Newton County. Beyond Texas, there are 3 communities that are also named Praha - they are located in Nebraska and North Dakota. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Praha. We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Praha. We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Praha. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Praha. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Praha. 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 Praha. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Praha. See our Newspapers Page for Praha. Looking for more information about Praha? 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 Praha, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Praha. We originally found mention of Praha 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 for Praha was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5> We also found Praha in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
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