Farm to Market Road 175
Encyclopedia
Farm to Market Road 175 is a farm to market road
in Jack
and Clay
counties, Texas
.
. The two-lane road travels to the east, then the north, and again to the east before entering Clay County. It passes through the community of Shannon
before reaching its eastern terminus at .
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 Jack
Jack County, Texas
*Bryson*Jacksboro*Jermyn *Joplin *Perrin *Gibtown-See also:*National Register of Historic Places listings in Jack County, Texas-External links:*...
and Clay
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...
counties, 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...
.
Route description
The western terminus of FM 175 is in northwestern Jack County at Loop 187, the former alignment of through AntelopeAntelope, Texas
Antelope is a small community near the intersection of Loop 187, U.S. Highway 281, and Farm to Market Road 175, twenty miles northwest of Jacksboro in northwestern Jack County, Texas. The population is 65.-History:...
. The two-lane road travels to the east, then the north, and again to the east before entering Clay County. It passes through the community of Shannon
Shannon, Texas
Shannon is an unincorporated community on Farm to Market Road 175 20 miles southwest of Henrietta in far south central Clay County, Texas, United States, approximately 1/2 mile north of the Jack County line.-History:...
before reaching its eastern terminus at .