Grapevine

The visitor's center in downtown Grapevine

The visitor's center in downtown Grapevine

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Grapevine, Texas, is located along State Highways 114 and 121 in the northeastern corner of Tarrant County. Some small sections of the city extend into Dallas and Denton counties. Grapevine is north of the West Fork of the Trinity River and lies on the edge of the Grapevine Prairie and the Eastern Cross Timbers. Grapevine Lake extends from northern Grapevine into neighboring Denton County to the north.

The first permanent Anglo settlement in the Grapevine area was known as the “Missouri Colony.” In 1844 a group of “related families from Platte County, Missouri,” settled along Denton Creek in the vicinity of present-day Grapevine on land that was then part of the Peters Colony. By July 1846 children were receiving their education from John Allen Freeman in a log schoolhouse. The first church in the area was the Lonesome Dove Baptist Church, founded in 1846 and located about five miles northwest of Grapevine. Grapevine First Baptist Church was established in the early 1850s.

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Keith Uselton | © TSHA

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Adapted from the official Handbook of Texas, a state encyclopedia developed by Texas State Historical Association (TSHA). It is an authoritative source of trusted historical records.

Belongs to

Grapevine is part of or belongs to the following places:

Currently Exists

Yes

Place type

Grapevine is classified as a Town

Associated Names

  • [-Prairie]
  • [-Springs]
  • (Cross Timbers)
  • (Dunnville)
  • (Leonardville)

Location

Latitude: 32.93402350
Longitude: -97.07412200

Has Post Office

Yes

Is Incorporated

Yes

Population Count, 2021 View more »

50,872