| Marker Number |
1909 |
| Atlas Number |
5149001909 |
| Marker Title |
Flatonia Methodist Church |
| Index Entry |
Flatonia Methodist Church |
| Address |
|
| City |
Flatonia |
| County |
Fayette |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
683433 |
| UTM Northing |
3285706 |
| Subject Codes |
eccesiastical buildings; churches; Methodist (Methodist Episcopal and United Methodist) denomination |
| Marker Year |
1971 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
Yes |
| Marker Location |
N.E. Main St. & N. Middle St., Flatonia. |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
Medallion and Plate |
| Marker Text |
Founded about 1855 as Lane's Chapel by Alabaman settlers, including Texas Declaration of Independence signer William Menefee. Group met in log cabin (about 6 miles NE), then erected church school building (1859) at Pine Springs. Flatonia was founded in 1873. Services at Pine Springs lapsed when church burned 1874; members began to move to town. Worship was held in homes until this church was built in 1879. |
