Flatonia br/Fayette County, Texas br/29 41.276' N 97 06.251' W br/br/Historical Marker: Founded about 1855 as Lane's Chapel by Alabama 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.