Marker Inscription
In area settled about 1850. Founded 1872 by International & Great Northern Railway investors. Named for rank wild grapevines. Post office opened May 26, 1873. Log schoolhouse, used also for church services, was first public building. Disciples of Christ and Methodists erected first church buildings. Business section was rebuilt of brick after 1913 fire. Town was incorporated 1924. Oil and gas, produced since 1936, enrich and economy based on peanuts, ranching, truck crops, cotton, and manufacturing. Town is now know as gateway to the 1500-acre Houston County Lake.
About this site
Grapeland is a historical marker in Grapeland, Houston County, dedicated in 1972. It is one of 183 historical markers documented in Houston County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 349 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 31.4929, -95.4840 near Grapeland. The nearest cataloged historic site is First Baptist Church of Grapeland (historical marker), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Yarbrough, Joseph Randolph, First Christian Church of Grapeland, and Woodard, Franklin Columbus.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5225007058. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
