Prague, Oklahoma
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1896 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Prague census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74864. The Survey maps it on the Prague quadrangle. 2,356 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,010 feet above sea level.
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On record in Prague
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
ZCBJ Lodge No. 46listed 1984
Population over time
2 figuresPrague fell from 2,386 to 2,356 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2,386 | |
| 2020 | 2,356 | -30 (-1%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 10 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1896 USGS Seminole and Prague quadrangle1:125000
- 1954 USGS Oklahoma City quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Oklahoma City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Oklahoma City quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Prague quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Shawnee quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Photographs
8 of 27 photographs shown, 1939Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.
Lee, Russell, 1939. Library of Congress
Lee, Russell, 1939. Library of Congress
Lee, Russell, 1939. Library of Congress
Lee, Russell, 1939. Library of Congress
Lee, Russell, 1939. Library of Congress
Lee, Russell, 1939. Library of Congress
Lee, Russell, 1939. Library of Congress
Lee, Russell, 1939. Library of Congress
Every photograph of Lincoln County
Fires near this place
1 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Prague in 2006, burning about 3 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 February 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Wewoka Agency | GOOFY |
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Prague: 5 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Copper, Silver, Gold. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paden Southwest | Copper, Silver, Gold | Past Producer | 1925, 1934 | |
| Unknown Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sandstone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sandstone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sandstone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
60 of 68 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Prague in 68 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 39 hail, 14 thunderstorm wind, 11 tornado, 3 flash flood. The reports record 1 death and 6 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2025 | Flash Flood | Prague | 1 killed, $50,000 | Roadway flooding at the intersection of County Roads 3513 and 1020 due to water rise from Robinson Creek. An elderly woman drowned when her vehicle was swept off the road during the early afternoon. Event time is approximate, and residual flooding may have continued past the end time of this event. |
| October 1998 | Tornado (F1) | Prague | 6 hurt, $50,000 | no account filed |
| August 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Prague | $5,000,000 | no account filed |
| August 2006 | Lightning | Prague | $250,000 | Lightning caused a fire that completely destroyed a home five miles west of Highway 99 on Moccasin Trail Road. No injuries were reported. However, four family pets were lost in the fire. |
| March 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Prague | $125,000 | A 30x36 foot sheet metal barn and a 12x24 foot outbuilding were destroyed. A cottonwood tree was also uprooted. At a house nearby, the carport was blown away and two garage windows and south facing windows of the house were broken. The top of a well house was also blown off. The house also sustained some roof damage. Approximately 150 feet of chain link fence was downed. |
| October 2018 | Tornado (EF0) | Prague | $60,000 | A tornado touched down briefly on the south side of Prague. The tornado flipped a car over a truck into another truck in a parking lot in Prague. |
| April 2013 | Hail | Prague | $55,000 | The hail fell for several minutes, causing sporadic damage to vehicles and homes. Damages estimated. |
| October 1998 | Tornado (F2) | Prague | $40,000 | no account filed |
| January 2020 | Tornado (EF0) | Prague | $25,000 | A small tornado developed on the west side of Prague, just south of US Highway 62 and about one-half mile west of US Highway 377. The tornado moved northeast across the west and north sides of Prague with the last damage observed just east of US-377 on the north edge of Prague. Surveillance video at the city library near the beginning of the path showed debris with a strong east wind that quickly became a west wind as the tornado passed by. A few homes received roof damage and a few sheds and other outbuildings were destroyed. |
| May 2019 | Flash Flood | Prague | $20,000 | Many city streets flooded and some homes taking on water. |
| October 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Prague | $20,000 | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Tornado (F1) | Prague | $15,000 | This is the final segment of the tornado that began in Pottawatomie County, 13.2 miles east of Aydelotte, then moved into Lincoln County before dissipating. Some of the more significant damage occurred approximately 2 miles east-southeast of Prague. A large sheet metal storage building/barn was destroyed and a second one damaged. Much of the sheet metal was found in the farm yard to the northeast of the buildings. As the tornado continued north-northeast, more sheet metal from the buildings was found in fields, along with more downed tree limbs. A shed, located 2 miles east of Prague on the south side of Highway 62, was damaged with sheet metal found blown against an east-west fence located on the north side of the highway. A microwave tower sustained minor damage to part of a railing just to the north of the damaged shed. This narrow tornado had a total path length of 4.9 miles. |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Prague | $12,000 | no account filed |
| April 2024 | Tornado (EF0) | Prague | $10,000 | A home received roof damage from this brief tornado. |
| May 2003 | Tornado (F1) | Prague | $10,000 | This tornado occurred in the middle of the night and was embedded within a bowing portion of a squall line. The tornado destroyed a barn and caused tree damage as it moved northeast. |
| October 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Prague | $10,000 | no account filed |
| March 2008 | Hail | Prague | $7,000 | The hail caused some minor roof and guttering damage. Monetary damages were estimated. |
| April 2024 | Tornado (EF1) | Prague | $5,000 | This tornado moved into Lincoln County from Pottawatomie County and produced tree damage southeast of Prague before moving into Okfuskee County south of US Highway 62. See information for Eastern Oklahoma from the NWS Tulsa for the Okfuskee County portion of this tornado. |
| February 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Prague | $5,000 | An wooden electrical transmission tower was downed to the southeast of Prague. |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Prague | $200 | no account filed |
| March 2025 | Hail | Prague | - | MPing report. |
| October 2025 | Hail | Prague | - | The report was relayed through mPING. |
| March 2024 | Hail | Prague | - | Social media image. Time is radar estimated. |
| March 2024 | Hail | Prague | - | MPing report. |
| September 2024 | Hail | Prague | - | MPing report. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Prague | - | Large trees downed north and east of Prague. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Prague | - | Significant wind damage. Large trees down and some roof damage. |
| May 2017 | Flash Flood | Prague | - | Water was over roads in town. |
| April 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Prague | - | No damage reported. |
| May 2013 | Tornado (EF2) | Prague | - | This tornado moved into Lincoln County from Pottawatomie County and affect areas to the west and north of Prague. Large sctions of roof were removed from two homes northwest of Prague. |
| May 2013 | Tornado (EF0) | Prague | - | A tornado touched down about 3.5 miles northeast of Prague and caused tree damage before moving into Okfuskee County in the Tulsa County Warning Area (see Storm Data for eastern Oklahoma for information about the continuation of this tornado). |
| May 2010 | Tornado (EF1) | Prague | - | The tornado developed approximately 5.5 miles west-northwest of Prague, destroying an outbuilding. Additional damage occurred to a tin barn and several trees 4 miles west-northwest of Prague. Radar imagery suggests the tornado lifted shortly after this. Monetary damage estimates were not available. |
| May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Prague | - | A large pole barn was demolished. Several trees were also uprooted. A portable basketball goal was moved approximately 500 feet. Monetary damage estimates were not available. |
| May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Prague | - | Three homes had their roofs completely removed. Three well built barns were also completely destroyed. Monetary damage estimates were not available. |
| March 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Prague | - | An unoccupied mobile home was completely destroyed by severe thunderstorm winds estimated at 65 mph. Also, a pontoon boat was flipped over and several trees in the area were blown down. |
| April 2021 | Hail | Prague | - | no account filed |
| March 2019 | Hail | Prague | - | no account filed |
| March 2019 | Hail | Prague | - | no account filed |
| March 2019 | Hail | Prague | - | no account filed |
| October 2019 | Hail | Prague | - | no account filed |
| March 2017 | Hail | Prague | - | no account filed |
| May 2017 | Hail | Prague | - | no account filed |
| April 2017 | Hail | Prague | - | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Hail | Prague | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Prague | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Prague | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Prague | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Prague | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Prague | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Prague | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Prague | - | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Hail | Prague | - | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Hail | Prague | - | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Hail | Prague | - | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Hail | Prague | - | no account filed |
| March 2002 | Hail | Prague | - | no account filed |
| March 2002 | Hail | Prague | - | no account filed |
| March 2002 | Hail | Prague | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Prague | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Prague | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Prague | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1953283 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1096887. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.





