Welcome to Grapeland ...

The city of Grapeland is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Grapeland is located in Houston County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Grapeland, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1873.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Grapeland has a population of 1,433 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Grapeland is 480 feet [146 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Grapeland lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Grapeland is within the (936) area code.

The ZIP code for Grapeland: 75844<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Grapeland had an population of 1,433 people. This is a decrease of 3.76% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 1.24% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Grapeland had a population of 1,489 people (which is 6.27% of the total population of Houston County). This makes Grapeland the county's 2nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,489 people, the population of Grapeland increased 2.62% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,451 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Grapeland.

Communities Also Named Grapeland ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Grapeland - they are located in California, Minnesota and Mississippi.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Grapeland.

Communities near Grapeland ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Grapeland.

• Crockett
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crockett have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett
  • Crockett is located in Houston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,350 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crockett <6>
• Elkhart
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhart
  • Elkhart is located in Anderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,277 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkhart <6>
• Kennard
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennard have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennard
  • Kennard is located in Houston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kennard <6>
• Latexo
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latexo
  • Latexo is located in Houston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 314 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Latexo <6>
• Refuge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Refuge
  • Refuge is located in Houston County
• Salmon
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon
  • Salmon is located in Anderson County
• Mound City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mound City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
  • Mound City is located in Anderson County
• Slocum
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
  • Slocum is located in Anderson County
• Belott
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belott
  • Belott is located in Houston County
• Hickory Creek
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek
  • Hickory Creek is located in Houston County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Grapeland. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Grapeland.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Grapeland. 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 Grapeland.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Grapeland. See our Newspapers Page for Grapeland.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Grapeland ...

Looking for more information about Grapeland? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Grapeland, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Grapeland.

Adding Grapeland to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Grapeland 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 Grapeland was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Grapeland in the book titled .<7> From that list, the Grapeland post office opened in 1873.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Grapeland.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Grapeland. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/