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Grapeland, Texas

11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Grapeland census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75844. The Survey maps it on the Grapeland quadrangle. 1,465 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 472 feet above sea level.

Grapeland within Houston County

Population over time

2 figures

Grapeland fell from 1,489 to 1,465 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
20101,489
20201,465-24 (-2%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 11 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.

Fires near this place

104 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 104 fires within 5 miles of Grapeland between 1992 and 2020, burning about 846 acres in total. 4 started naturally. None 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
Debris and open burning68
Missing data/not specified/undetermined20
Equipment and vehicle use5
Natural4
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
Smoking2
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Recreation and ceremony1

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
8 September 2000Missing data/not specified/undetermined15 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceCONROE - 398
7 September 2009Power generation/transmission/distributionunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceMARKET STREET
30 September 2009Debris and open burning4.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceHENEKE
3 September 2012Debris and open burning2.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServicePRASATIK
27 September 2008Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
24 September 2013Debris and open burning2.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceDUDDLESTEN
22 September 2008Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
21 September 2008Debris and open burningunder an acreTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Houston County

Storms near this place

60 of 65 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Grapeland in 65 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 30 hail, 26 thunderstorm wind, 5 flash flood, 2 tornado. The reports record 1 death and 40 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
September 2004LightningGrapeland1 killed, 40 hurtLightning strike at Grapeland High School during football practice. Twenty-two kept overnight at hospital for observation, all released the next day. One fatality the following day.
June 2005Tornado (F1)Grapeland$275,000Tornado moved from southwest to northeast across Grapeland. Ten residential homes had patio, roof and chimney damage. Windows were blown out of the south side of the library. There was roof damage to six downtown businesses. Numerous trees were down on vehicles and over twenty power lines were down throughout town.
May 2009Thunderstorm WindGrapeland$200,000High winds produced severe roof damage to a warehouse and several residential structures in the community. Additionally, numerous trees were reported downed in the area, some onto homes.
April 2019HailGrapeland$50,000There were multiple reports of softball sized hail.
September 2012Flash FloodGrapeland$50,000Near ten inches of localized heavy rain caused flash flooding that washed away portions of FM 227 and led to road closures near the intersection of FM 227 and FM 2544 to the west through southwest of Grapeland. A metal roof awning collapsed due to the weight of the rain.
June 2004Thunderstorm WindGrapeland$45,000Trees and power lines down in and around Grapeland as well as northern parts of the county.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindGrapeland$18,000Strong winds destroyed a barn on Old Crockett Road with its debris damaging a vehicle. High winds downed several trees in Grapeland and along FM 227 West.
April 2019HailGrapeland$16,000Baseball sized hail was reported.
May 2015Thunderstorm WindGrapeland$15,000Thunderstorm wind gusts downed trees and three concrete utility poles. A roof was also taken off of a tractor shed.
May 1999Thunderstorm WindGrapeland$15,000Trees down.
March 2000HailGrapeland$15,000no account filed
June 2005HailGrapeland$10,000One inch hail.
February 2000HailGrapeland$10,000no account filed
April 2000HailGrapeland$10,000no account filed
March 1999HailGrapeland$10,000no account filed
March 1999HailGrapeland$10,000no account filed
July 2005Thunderstorm WindGrapeland$9,000Roof damage.
February 2009Thunderstorm WindGrapeland$8,000Thunderstorm winds snapped numerous trees and telephone poles in the Grapeland area.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindGrapeland$6,000Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines in the Grapeland area along FM 227 and FM 228.
April 2015Thunderstorm WindGrapeland$5,000Thunderstorm winds downed trees from the Grapeland area to the Weches area.
August 2009HailGrapeland$5,000A severe thunderstorm produced golf ball size hail just west of Grapeland.
August 2008Thunderstorm WindGrapeland$5,000Thunderstorm winds downed power lines.
April 2004HailGrapeland$5,000Half dollar-size hail.
October 2001Thunderstorm WindGrapeland$5,000Sheriff's office reported trees and power lines down.
October 2001Thunderstorm WindGrapeland$5,000Sheriff's office reported trees and power lines down.
June 1997Thunderstorm WindGrapeland$5,000Tree uprooted and blocking FM 228
June 1997Flash FloodGrapeland$5,000High water on FM 227 & FM 2022
April 1996HailGrapeland$5,000no account filed
May 1996Thunderstorm WindGrapeland$5,000no account filed
April 1996Thunderstorm WindGrapeland$5,000no account filed
April 2011HailGrapeland$4,000Severe thunderstorms produced a lot of nickel size hail and a few hailstones up to golf ball size.
June 2013Thunderstorm WindGrapeland$3,000A severe thunderstorm downed trees just west of Grapeland.
April 2011HailGrapeland$3,000Quarter size hail occurred just north of Grapeland.
April 2011HailGrapeland$3,000Nickel to quarter size hail occurred just east of Grapeland.
October 1998Flash FloodGrapeland$3,000Street flooding in Grapeland.
April 2005HailGrapeland$3,000no account filed
April 2006HailGrapeland$2,000no account filed
August 1995HailGrapeland$2,000no account filed
April 2020Thunderstorm WindGrapeland$1,000A power line was downed and there was a lot of unknown sized hail.
April 2014HailGrapeland$1,000Quarter sized hail was reported north of the Grapeland area.
May 2004HailGrapeland$1,0003/4 inch hail in Grapeland.
April 2014HailGrapeland$500Nickel sized hail was reported on the east side of Grapeland.
March 2025HailGrapeland-Houston County emergency manager reported quarter size hail west of Grapeland.
April 2025HailGrapeland-An emergency manager reported quarter sized hail west of Grapeland.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindGrapeland-Several trees were downed near Grapeland.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindGrapeland-Trees were downed in the Grapeland area.
July 2021HailGrapeland-Pea to nickel sized hail was reported just west of Grapeland.
June 2021Flash FloodGrapeland-Flash flooding caused a washout in one lane of FM 2423 between County Road 1840 and US Highway 287 North.
April 2020HailGrapeland-Quarter sized hail was reported.
April 2020HailGrapeland-Golf ball sized hail was reported.
April 2020Thunderstorm WindGrapeland-There was sporadic tree damage throughout the Grapeland area.
April 2019Funnel CloudGrapeland-A funnel cloud was sighted.
December 2018HailGrapeland-Quarter sized hail was reported.
April 2017Flash FloodGrapeland-Numerous roads were flooded and impassable in Grapeland, Latexo and Crockett. Sections of Loop 304 and Highway 19 in Crockett were closed due to flooding.
April 2014Thunderstorm WindGrapeland-Wind gust to 60 mph was estimated by a trained spotter on the east side of Grapeland.
June 2013HailGrapeland-There was nickel to quarter size hail and strong wind gusts that occurred along Spivey Road.
June 2013HailGrapeland-There was quarter size hail observed in the northern city limits of Grapeland.
January 2013Thunderstorm WindGrapeland-Nine trees were downed and blocked roads in and around the towns of Grapeland, Crockett and Austonio.
September 2012Thunderstorm WindGrapeland-Trees were downed due to winds and saturated ground.
September 2009HailGrapeland-Penny size hail was observed in Grapeland.

Every storm recorded in Houston 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
Hays Spring3.2 miles9
El Caney3.7 miles11
Refuge4.2 miles10
San Pedro5.4 miles11
Percilla5.7 miles10
Oldham6.4 miles11
Latexo6.7 miles11
Mound City7.0 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 GrapelandAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q970842The 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 1358288. 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.

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.