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History · Grapeville

Grapeville’s post office opened in 1867, and 27% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: 1 old photo or paper.

1867first post office
0on the National Register
27%homes built before 1940
1old photo or paper
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Quick answers

How Grapeville began

When was Grapeville founded?

1867

The Grapeville post office opened in 1867, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 499159 years
Founding year: the first Grapeville post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Grapeville’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenOnly 1 old photo is in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Grapeville’s homes were built before 1949.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Grapeville’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
Date a photo1 archive item has no date. Guess the decade.+2Retake an old viewWestmoreland Glass Company, Seventh & K…: stand where they stood+15Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
The story so far

Grapeville, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Grapeville yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Grapeville is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hempfield Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 676 at the time of the 2000 census.

Its first post office opened in 1867. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 538 to 499 (-7%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

Grapeville, decade by decade

Date unknown1 to date
Westmoreland Glass Company, Seventh & Kier StreetsDate?Westmoreland Glass Company, Seventh & Kier Streets
Then & now

Stand where they stood

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Westmoreland Glass Company, Seventh & Kier Streets
Retake this viewWestmoreland Glass Company, Seventh & Kier Streets

Find the spot, match the angle, and add your photo. It becomes the first then-and-now pair on Grapeville’s page.

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Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

JeannetteIts storyB−Hempfield Township2 historic placesB−

Questions about Grapeville’s history

What year was Grapeville founded?

The Grapeville post office opened in 1867, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From the Library of Congress (1). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.