Grapetown, Texas | |
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| Motto: Eintracht schützen Verein (Unity to Protect Society) | |
  Grapetown Location within the state of Texas  Grapetown Grapetown (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 30°08′51″N 98°46′06″W / 30.14750°N 98.76833°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Gillespie |
| Elevation | 1,732 ft (528 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 830 |
| FIPS code | 48[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1378377[1] |
Grapetown is an unincorporated farming and ranching community 9.5 miles (15.3 km) south of Fredericksburg, situated on South Grape Creek in Gillespie County, in the U.S. state of Texas. It is located on the old Pinta Trail.[3] Grapetown is noted for being the site of the first annual Gillespie County Bundes Schützenfest. The school was designated a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark in 1984, Marker number 10048.[4][5]
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Grapetown, Texas
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
- ^ Nixon, Nina L. "Pinta Trail". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved January 12, 2011.
- ^ "THC Grapetown School". Texas Historical Commission. Retrieved February 6, 2011.
- ^ "Grapetown School". Texas Historical Markers. William Nienke, Sam Morrow. Retrieved January 25, 2011.