Farm to Market Road 2137, or FM 2137, in the eastern part of Texas

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United States

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), runs about 5.23 miles (8.4 km) from an intersection with FM 855

Farm to Market Road 855

Farm to Market Road 855, or FM 855, runs about from just east of Cuney, Texas north and east, to Mount Selman.-Route description:FM 855 has no local street names. Rural for the most part, the landscape along the road includes rolling hills of alternating open pastures and trees...

 northeast to an intersection with FM 344

Farm to Market Road 344

Farm to Market Road 344 is a farm to market road located in Smith County, Texas.-Route description:The western terminus of FM 344 is at in unincorporated Smith County, southwest of Noonday; the roadway continues to the west as . The route travels to the south and then east, through Teaselville...

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Route description

FM 2137 has no local street names. Rural for its whole length, the landscape along the road includes rolling hills of trees and farmland. All of FM 2137 has 2 lanes and no shoulders. The road serves no towns, but connects to 2 other Farm to Market roads. FM 855 goes west, then south to Cuney

Cuney, Texas

Cuney is a town in Cherokee County, Texas, United States. The population was 145 at the 2000 census. A July 1, 2008 U.S. Census Bureau estimate placed the population at 147....

, and east to Mount Selman

Mount Selman, Texas

Mount Selman is an unincorporated community in Cherokee County, Texas, United States. It is located at the junction of U.S. Route 69, Farm to Market Road 177, and Farm to Market Road 855, north of Rusk.-History:...

, all in the northwest part of Cherokee County

Cherokee County, Texas

As of the census of 2000, there were 46,659 people, 16,651 households, and 12,105 families residing in the county. The population density was 44 people per square mile . There were 19,173 housing units at an average density of 18 per square mile...

. FM 344 is the other, which goes west to Teaselville

Teaselville, Texas

Teaselville, also known as Loftin, is an unincorporated community in Smith County, Texas, United States. Teaselville is located at the junction of Farm to Market Road 344 and Farm to Market Road 346 west of Bullard.-History:...

 and the east shore of Lake Palestine

Lake Palestine

Lake Palestine is a freshwater lake in Texas. Its shoreline spans approx 136 miles. There are numerous public boat launches found around its perimeter. - Sources :...

, and east to Bullard

Bullard, Texas

Bullard is a town in northern Cherokee and southern Smith Counties in the U.S. state of Texas. It lies at the intersection of U.S. Route 69 and Farm-to-Market Roads 2137, 2493, and 344, about 12 miles south of Tyler. The population was 1,150 at the 2000 census.The town lies in two counties...

; FM 344 spans the south & southwest portions of Smith County

Smith County, Texas

As of the census of 2000, there were 174,706 people, 65,692 households, and 46,904 families residing in the county. The population density was 188 people per square mile . There were 71,701 housing units at an average density of 77 per square mile...

. FM 2137 only has intersections at county roads, besides its termini at FM 855 and FM 344.

History

The road was commissioned by Minute Order in 1953, but it is unclear exactly when FM 2137 was built.

Major intersections

County	Location	Mile	Roads intersected	Notes
Cherokee Cherokee County, Texas As of the census of 2000, there were 46,659 people, 16,651 households, and 12,105 families residing in the county. The population density was 44 people per square mile . There were 19,173 housing units at an average density of 18 per square mile...	Lake Palestine	0.000		Southern terminus
Smith Smith County, Texas As of the census of 2000, there were 174,706 people, 65,692 households, and 46,904 families residing in the county. The population density was 188 people per square mile . There were 71,701 housing units at an average density of 77 per square mile...	Bullard Bullard, Texas Bullard is a town in northern Cherokee and southern Smith Counties in the U.S. state of Texas. It lies at the intersection of U.S. Route 69 and Farm-to-Market Roads 2137, 2493, and 344, about 12 miles south of Tyler. The population was 1,150 at the 2000 census.The town lies in two counties...	5.233		Northern terminus