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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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Prague within Lincoln County

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

Population over time

2 figures

Prague 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.

YearPeople Change
20102,386
20202,356-30 (-1%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 10 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Photographs

8 of 27 photographs shown, 1939

Taken 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.

White migrant squatting down in front of his automobile while camped near Prague, Olkahoma. These people use the term "hunkering down" instead of "squatting." "Hunkering down" is a slang term from the Indians
White migrant squatting down in front of his automobile while camped near Prague, Olkahoma. These people use the term "hunkering down" instead of "squatting." "Hunkering down" is a slang term from the Indians
Lee, Russell, 1939. Library of Congress
Migrant steeple-jack removing the crank case from his automobile. Near Prague, Oklahoma. When he secures a job, the entire family, consisting of his father and mother, wife and sister, all help with the painting
Migrant steeple-jack removing the crank case from his automobile. Near Prague, Oklahoma. When he secures a job, the entire family, consisting of his father and mother, wife and sister, all help with the painting
Lee, Russell, 1939. Library of Congress
Railroad stretching through the countryside near Prague, Oklahoma
Railroad stretching through the countryside near Prague, Oklahoma
Lee, Russell, 1939. Library of Congress
White migrant woman at side of automobile while camped near Prague, Oklahoma. Lincoln County, Oklahoma
White migrant woman at side of automobile while camped near Prague, Oklahoma. Lincoln County, Oklahoma
Lee, Russell, 1939. Library of Congress
Cutting field of alfalfa with tractor-drawn equipment near Prague, Oklahoma
Cutting field of alfalfa with tractor-drawn equipment near Prague, Oklahoma
Lee, Russell, 1939. Library of Congress
Father of migrant steeple-jack putting bolts in connecting rod while camped near Prague, Oklahoma. Lincoln County
Father of migrant steeple-jack putting bolts in connecting rod while camped near Prague, Oklahoma. Lincoln County
Lee, Russell, 1939. Library of Congress
Migrant boy playing the guitar on pallet while camped near Prague, Oklahoma. Lincoln County, Oklahoma
Migrant boy playing the guitar on pallet while camped near Prague, Oklahoma. Lincoln County, Oklahoma
Lee, Russell, 1939. Library of Congress
Migrant worker looking through back window of automobile near Prague, Oklahoma. Lincoln County, Oklahoma
Migrant worker looking through back window of automobile near Prague, Oklahoma. Lincoln County, Oklahoma
Lee, Russell, 1939. Library of Congress

Every photograph of Lincoln County

Fires near this place

1 since 2006

Regional 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/incendiarism1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
12 February 2006Arson/incendiarism3.0 acresWewoka AgencyGOOFY

Every fire recorded in Lincoln County

Mines and quarries near this place

5 within 5 miles

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Paden SouthwestCopper, Silver, GoldPast Producer1925, 1934
Unknown Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sandstone PitStone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sandstone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown Sandstone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every working recorded in Lincoln County

Storms near this place

60 of 68 shown

Regional 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
April 2025Flash FloodPrague1 killed, $50,000Roadway 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 1998Tornado (F1)Prague6 hurt, $50,000no account filed
August 1994Thunderstorm WindPrague$5,000,000no account filed
August 2006LightningPrague$250,000Lightning 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 2004Thunderstorm WindPrague$125,000A 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 2018Tornado (EF0)Prague$60,000A 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 2013HailPrague$55,000The hail fell for several minutes, causing sporadic damage to vehicles and homes. Damages estimated.
October 1998Tornado (F2)Prague$40,000no account filed
January 2020Tornado (EF0)Prague$25,000A 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 2019Flash FloodPrague$20,000Many city streets flooded and some homes taking on water.
October 1998Thunderstorm WindPrague$20,000no account filed
May 2003Tornado (F1)Prague$15,000This 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 1998Thunderstorm WindPrague$12,000no account filed
April 2024Tornado (EF0)Prague$10,000A home received roof damage from this brief tornado.
May 2003Tornado (F1)Prague$10,000This 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 1998Thunderstorm WindPrague$10,000no account filed
March 2008HailPrague$7,000The hail caused some minor roof and guttering damage. Monetary damages were estimated.
April 2024Tornado (EF1)Prague$5,000This 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 2023Thunderstorm WindPrague$5,000An wooden electrical transmission tower was downed to the southeast of Prague.
June 1999Thunderstorm WindPrague$200no account filed
March 2025HailPrague-MPing report.
October 2025HailPrague-The report was relayed through mPING.
March 2024HailPrague-Social media image. Time is radar estimated.
March 2024HailPrague-MPing report.
September 2024HailPrague-MPing report.
May 2019Thunderstorm WindPrague-Large trees downed north and east of Prague.
May 2019Thunderstorm WindPrague-Significant wind damage. Large trees down and some roof damage.
May 2017Flash FloodPrague-Water was over roads in town.
April 2015Thunderstorm WindPrague-No damage reported.
May 2013Tornado (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 2013Tornado (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 2010Tornado (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 2010Thunderstorm WindPrague-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 2010Thunderstorm WindPrague-Three homes had their roofs completely removed. Three well built barns were also completely destroyed. Monetary damage estimates were not available.
March 1997Thunderstorm WindPrague-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 2021HailPrague-no account filed
March 2019HailPrague-no account filed
March 2019HailPrague-no account filed
March 2019HailPrague-no account filed
October 2019HailPrague-no account filed
March 2017HailPrague-no account filed
May 2017HailPrague-no account filed
April 2017HailPrague-no account filed
May 2013HailPrague-no account filed
April 2011HailPrague-no account filed
April 2011HailPrague-no account filed
May 2011HailPrague-no account filed
May 2006HailPrague-no account filed
May 2006HailPrague-no account filed
May 2006HailPrague-no account filed
June 2006HailPrague-no account filed
April 2004HailPrague-no account filed
April 2004HailPrague-no account filed
April 2004HailPrague-no account filed
April 2003HailPrague-no account filed
March 2002HailPrague-no account filed
March 2002HailPrague-no account filed
March 2002HailPrague-no account filed
June 2001HailPrague-no account filed
June 2001HailPrague-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Lincoln County

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.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Wilzetta5.1 miles10
Arlington6.4 miles10
Sac and Fox Agency (historical)9.3 miles10
Payson10.0 miles10
Sparks11.1 miles10
Meeker11.6 miles10
Clifton12.2 miles10
Davenport15.6 miles10

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 PragueAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q1953283The 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.