Welcome to Grape Creek ...

Grape Creek is located in Vermilion County<1>.

The location of Grape Creek has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Grape Creek, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1881.

A typical abbreviation for Grape Creek: Grape Crk. (or less commonly used: Grape Ck. or Grape Cr.)

Grape Creek is 540 feet [165 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Grape Creek lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: While Grape Creek is in the Central Time Zone, the area just to the east is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

The telephone area code for Grape Creek: (217)

Communities Also Named Grape Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Grape Creek - they are located in North Carolina and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Grape Creek.

Communities near Grape Creek ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Grape Creek.

• Danville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
  • Danville is located in Vermilion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,106 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <4>
• Georgetown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Georgetown is located in Vermilion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,145 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <4>
• Covington
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Covington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
  • Covington is located in Fountain County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,540 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Covington <4>
• Veedersburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Veedersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veedersburg
  • Veedersburg is located in Fountain County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,058 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Veedersburg <4>
• Catlin
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catlin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlin
  • Catlin is located in Vermilion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,899 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Catlin <4>
• Oakwood
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
  • Oakwood is located in Vermilion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,460 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakwood <4>
• Chrisman
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chrisman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrisman
  • Chrisman is located in Edgar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,234 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chrisman <4>
• Homer
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
  • Homer is located in Champaign County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,143 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <4>
• Cayuga
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cayuga have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
  • Cayuga is located in Vermillion County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,095 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cayuga <4>
• Ridge Farm
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Farm
  • Ridge Farm is located in Vermilion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 800 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridge Farm <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Grape Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Grape Creek.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Grape Creek. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Grape Creek.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Grape Creek. See our Newspapers Page for Grape Creek.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Grape Creek ...

Looking for more information about Grape Creek? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Grape Creek, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Grape Creek.

Adding Grape Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Grape Creek in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Grape Creek was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Grape Creek post office opened in 1881.

We also found Grape Creek in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Grape Creek.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Grape Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Vermilion County: www.co.vermilion.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov