Flatonia, TX

Flatonia Overview

Flatonia opened on April 8, 1874 on land that the Galveston, Harrisburg and San Antonio Railway acquired from William Alexander Faries (the family name is also spelled Ferris and Farris). The community, originally made up of Anglo American settlers, was named after F. W. Flato. Residents placed their homes in the former Flatonia settlement, one mile southeast of the current Flatonia, and Oso,...