| Czech Neighbors | |||||||||||||||
| These are not in Louisiana, but are in neighboring states. Apparently not much research has ever been done on these communities. Texas has a huge Czech population which is highly researched. |
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| The information on this page comes from the website of the SVU -- the Czechoslovak Arts and Sciences Organization |
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| Czech Place Names | |||||||||||||||
| ALABAMA Lukes Landing, Sumpter Co. LOC: Near Epes. RF: USGS Tabor, Etowah Co. RF.: USGS ARKANSAS Bruno, Marion Co. ZP: 72618 HN: American places called Bruno were usually named after the Moravian city of Brno. RF.: USGS Holub Crossing, Lee Co. RF.: USGS Prague, Grant Co. RF.: USGS |
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| MISSISSIPPI Brozville,, Homes Co. LOC: Near Lexington RF: USGS |
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| TEXAS has many places with Czech names but the one that I'm most fascinated with is: Hlavacek Lake in Milan County. This is the only place out of some 3,000,000 (three million) places names in the United States that starts with the consonant group HL And that just happens to be close to my last name HLAVAC. At this link is the World of HL |
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| Other Settlements and Communities with Significant Czech Population ALABAMA Silver Hill HR: Capek Smaller Communities: Mobile, Montgomery LOUISIANA Covington HR: Habenicht New Orleans HR: Capek, Habenicht MISSISSIPPI Scranton, Jackson Co. HR: Habenicht ARKANSAS Hazen, Prairie Co. HR: Capek, Habenicht Dardanelle, Yell Co. HR: Capek, Habenicht Pine Bluff HR: Capek Smaller Settlements: Fort Smith, Little Rock HR: Capek2 |
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