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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.
Flatonia Methodist Church is a historical marker in Flatonia, Fayette County, dedicated in 1971. It is one of 125 historical markers documented in Fayette County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 209 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 29.6895, -97.1042 near Flatonia. The nearest cataloged historic site is Flatonia Baptist Church (historical marker), about 0.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include Flatonia, E.A. Arnim Archives and Museum, and Flatonia City Hospital and Opera House.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5149001909. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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