Farm to Market Road 2849 (FM 2849) is a farm to market road

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 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...

, 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 pavement and state maintenance of FM 2849 begin at an intersection with Gray Road, near the defunct community of Red River Station

Red River Station, Texas

Red River Station once existed as a small community south of the Red River at Salt Creek in north western Montague County, Texas, United States.-History:...

. It travels to the east as a shoulderless two-lane roadway before ending near the Prairie Valley School

Prairie Valley Independent School District

Prairie Valley Independent School District is a public school district in north central Montague County, Texas .The district has two campuses - Prairie Valley High/Junior High and Prairie Valley Elementary - located in one building. Prairie Valley Elementary was a 2004 National Blue Ribbon School...

 at FM 103, which provides access to Spanish Fort

Spanish Fort, Texas

Spanish Fort is an unincorporated town in north central Montague County, Texas, United States at the end of Farm Road 103 one mile south of the Red River.-History:...

 and Nocona

Nocona, Texas

Nocona is a city along U.S. Highway 82 and State Highway 175 in Montague County, Texas, United States. The population was 3,198 at the 2000 census.-History:...

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History

FM 2849 was designated on the state highway system in 1963. Its routing has remained unchanged.

Major intersections