Farm to Market Road 1197
Encyclopedia
Farm to Market Road 1197 (FM 1197) is a farm to market road
in Clay County
, Texas
.
, and the route travels north along North Bridge Street through the city, passing the rodeo grounds, city square, the Clay County Courthouse, and Henrietta Reservoir. After leaving Henrietta, the two-lane, shoulderless route crosses the Little Wichita River
and passes through the farming areas of northern Clay County before ending at an intersection with northeast of Hurnville
.
in 1954, and then southward again in 1955. By 1957 the route designation was such that it formed a complete loop with US 82, with its "northern" terminus, now at the Montague County
line; however, this extension was canceled the same year. In 1960, the route designation was truncated its current terminus at FM 2332, with the remainder of the route, including the 1957 extension, becoming part of that route.
Farm to Market Road
In the United States, a farm-to-market road or ranch-to-market road is a state road or county road which serves to connect rural or agricultural areas to market towns...
in Clay County
Clay County, Texas
As of the census of 2000, there were 11,006 people, 4,323 households, and 3,181 families residing in the county. The population density was 10 people per square mile . There were 4,992 housing units at an average density of 4 per square mile...
, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
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Route description
The southern terminus of FM 1197 is at in downtown HenriettaHenrietta, Texas
Henrietta is a city in and the county seat of Clay County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Wichita Falls, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 3,264 at the 2000 census.-History:...
, and the route travels north along North Bridge Street through the city, passing the rodeo grounds, city square, the Clay County Courthouse, and Henrietta Reservoir. After leaving Henrietta, the two-lane, shoulderless route crosses the Little Wichita River
Little Wichita River
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and passes through the farming areas of northern Clay County before ending at an intersection with northeast of Hurnville
Hurnville, Texas
Hurnville is an unincorporated community on Farm to Market Road 1197 eight miles north of Henrietta in north central Clay County, Texas, United States.-History:...
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History
FM 1197 was first designated in 1949. Its original southern terminus was at an intersection with north of Henrietta, while its northern terminus was south of Hurnville. The southern terminus was relocated to US 82 within the city of Henrietta in 1950, making FM 1197 a true north–south route. While the southern terminus has remained unchanged, the route was extended at its other end several times: through Hurnville in 1951, to StanfieldStanfield, Texas
Stanfield is an unincorporated community in far northeastern Clay County, Texas, United States. Located on Farm to Market Road 2332, Stanfield lies 15 miles northeast of Henrietta and about one mile south of the Oklahoma border.-History:...
in 1954, and then southward again in 1955. By 1957 the route designation was such that it formed a complete loop with US 82, with its "northern" terminus, now at the Montague County
Montague County, Texas
As of the census of 2000, there were 19,117 people, 7,770 households, and 5,485 families residing in the county. The population density was 20 people per square mile . There were 9,862 housing units at an average density of 11 per square mile...
line; however, this extension was canceled the same year. In 1960, the route designation was truncated its current terminus at FM 2332, with the remainder of the route, including the 1957 extension, becoming part of that route.