Grapeland Texas Map

About Grapeland, Texas

Grapeland is a locality in Houston County, Texas, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,465. The population density is 219.4 people per km². Grapeland is located at 31.4918°N, 95.4786°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Grapeland is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 75844.

Grapeland occupies a quiet expanse of East Texas where the transition from dense pine forest to open pasture creates a landscape of soft, shadowed contours. It lies 20.7 miles south-southeast of Palestine, TX (from Palestine, TX: bearing 154°T), and is situated 12.1 miles north of Crockett. Sunlight here often takes on a honeyed quality, catching the dust motes that drift above the fields and illuminating the subtle rise of Houston Mound seven miles to the distance. To the north, the terrain gives way to the verdant, towering pines of Davy Crockett National Forest, while the presence of Bennett Creek just a mile away provides a narrow, shaded corridor of riparian life. The proximity of Houston County Lake six miles from the center ensures that the moisture in the air remains constant, feeding the deep green of the foliage and keeping the soil dark and rich even during the lingering heat of late afternoons.

Grapeland carries the weight of a long agricultural legacy, a history rooted in the cultivation of the land and the steady, unpretentious labor of the seasons. Early settlers recognized the promise of this fertile ground, and today the local economy still echoes that agrarian past, blending traditional farming with the modern rhythms of small-scale industry. The pace of life in Grapeland moves with a deliberate, measured cadence, where the primary concerns remain the success of the harvest and the maintenance of a close-knit social order. Even as the modern world encroaches, there persists a distinct feeling of self-sufficiency, a quiet pride in the way the residents tend to their properties and honor the land that has sustained their families through generations.

About This Grapeland Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Grapeland, Texas. Coordinates: 31.491845, -95.478561. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Grapeland includes the ZIP code (75844), telephone area code (903), county seat of Houston County (Crockett), and school district assignment (Grapeland Independent School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.