The Grapeland Peanut Growers Association was organized in 1947 and first occupied the building that is now the present Grapeland City Office. Later is moved to the building occupied by Ross Electrical Company and purchased the Darsey warehouse for peanut storage. It is now located on Highway 287 South.

Glendon P. Jones helped to organized the Co-op and the first stock was issued in 1948. The managers have been Merle Bobbitt (1947-1950), L.W. Bush and Clyde Bedford (1951), Horace Jones (1952-1966), Leon Brimberry (1966-1970), Coy L. Bartee (1970-1978), and Herbert Franks (1978-1987). 

The present employees are Lou Jean Yates, Carrie Luce, Wanda Grayson, Mildred Platt, Charlotte Abraham, Lloyd Peterson (assistant manager), Jimmy Ray Turner, Jimmy Ray Davis, Jimmy Lee Davis, Henry Wagner, Ernst Davis and Earl Lee Tarrance.