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Praha

Ghost town · Fayette County, Texas

Flatonia quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1965, 1:24,000)
Flatonia quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1965, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Praha is a ghost town in Fayette County, Texas, recorded as unincorporated community in Fayette County, Texas, United States. It is one of 3 former communities in Fayette County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 44th among the 165 Texas counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Praha as a historical populated place: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 29.6700° N, 97.0669° W.

Key facts

Elevation397 ft
Nearest living townFlatonia, TX
Distance to it2.7 miles
Coordinates29.67000, -97.06690

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What's there now

Praha is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Flatonia, TX (population 1,741), about 2.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 397 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Images

Welcome sign in Prague, Texas, partially in Czech (vítáme vás = [we] welcome [you]; matička Praha = ~mother Prague)
Welcome sign in Prague, Texas, partially in Czech (vítáme vás = [we] welcome [you]; matička Praha = ~mother Prague) · The original uploader was Aida at Czech Wikipedia. / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Questions

Where is Praha?

Praha is in Fayette County, Texas, at 29.6700, -97.0669.

How many ghost towns are in Fayette County?

Fayette County, Texas has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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