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. |