Flatonia in Fayette County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Flatonia Methodist Church
Photographed by James Hulse, December 20, 2020
1. Flatonia Methodist Church Marker
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.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1971
Erected 1971 by State Historical Survey Committee. (Marker Number 1909.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1855.
Location. 29° 41.276′ N, 97° 6.248′ W. Marker is in Flatonia, Texas, in Fayette County. It is at the intersection of East North Main Street (U.S. 90) and North Middle Stret, on the right when traveling west on East North Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 403 North North Main Street, Flatonia TX 78941, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the American South and on the Gulf Coast. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Republic of Texas, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Mike Schulze Building (approx. 0.2 miles away); Flatonia (approx. 0.2 miles away); Olle Hotel (approx. Ό mile away); Wheeler Building (approx. 0.3 miles away); Robert Hancock Hunter (approx. 0.6 miles away); The American Doughboy (approx. 0.7 miles away); F.W. Flato (approx. 0.7 miles away); Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church
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Another marker is no longer nearby. Flatonia City Hospital and Opera House (was approx. 0.3 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
Also see . . . William Menefee (1796–1875). In 1846, during that year moved to Fayette County, which he represented in the House of the Fifth Legislature. Source: The Handbook of Texas (Submitted on December 24, 2020, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)
Photographed by James Hulse, December 20, 2020
2. Flatonia Methodist Church
Photographed by James Hulse, December 20, 2020
3. The front entrance to the Flatonia Methodist Church and Marker
Photographed by James Hulse, December 20, 2020
4. The view of the Flatonia Methodist Church from the street
Credits. This page was last revised on December 25, 2020. It was originally submitted on December 24, 2020, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 356 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 24, 2020, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
