Freestone County, Texas
Towns


Lanely

Lanely is a community located east of Dew.  Lanely is about 6 miles north of 
the Freestone/Leon county line and west of the Plum Creek area.  In modern 
times, Lanely is located on "farm to market" road 489.  Lanely is about a mile
south of Fulgium Hill and about a mile east of Burleson Hill. Lanely is located 
on a natural high point that serves a the source of Self Creek and Plum Creek.
Edwards Ranch was about a mile to the east and the Black Jack school was located
about two miles to the south.

Lanely had a post office from March 1, 1899 *1* with Rev. James K. Lane as 
postmaster to December 31, 1907 when James B. Roberts was postmaster.  The 
Lanely United Methodist Church is located at the intersection of FM 489 & 1848.  
Heavy oil drilling and exploration occurred in the area in 1922.

Cemeteries in the area:
Dew cemetery in Dew
Greenwood cemetery in Teague
Shanks Memorial Cemetery in Kirven
various cemeteries near Buffalo in Leon County

Churches:
Lanely United Methodist Church

KNOWN PAST RESIDENTS:
Adkins, Lafayette Houston 
Black, James Glendale 
Campbell, Steve 
Carter, Charlotte 
Daniel, Frank 
Daniel, Lewis 
Dawson, Roy Finis 
DeFrance, Billy & Norma
Denney, Lee O. & Martha Jo (Bulin) Tackett 
Eubank, Lewis 
Ferguson, Billy & Imogene
Ferguson, John Anthony "Tony" & Teresa
Holland, John
Hopkins, Sam 
Johnson, Tom 
Jones, Abe
Jones, Wayne Jr. & Carolyn 
Lane, B. L. & Lillie 
Lane, Rev. James K.
Lane, Jim Edd 
Long, Columbus & June 
Long, W. E. 
McAdams, Geraldine 
Nash, John Young 
Newell, Clifford
Norman, Edward Harris 
Owens, Rawls 
Parrish, Will
Roach, Elbert Ray & Dorothy
Roberts, James B.
Smith, Will 
Stephenson, Gordon & Penny
Thomas, Alonzo 


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SOURCES

*1* = Dallas Morning News - March 31, 1899

"Minor National Capital News
  ...
  A post office has been established at Lanely, Freestone county, Tex., with 
James K. Lane as postmaster.
  ..."