Farm to Market Road 2953
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Farm to Market Road 2953 or FM 2953 is a two-lane, state-maintained highway that connects the farming areas of northern Montague County and (indirectly) southern Oklahoma
to Nocona, Texas
. FM 2953 intersects with Farm to Market Road 103
leading to Spanish Fort, Texas
and Nocona, Texas
, Farm to Market Road 677
leading to southern Oklahoma and Saint Jo, Texas, and Farm to Market Road 2634
near Lake Nocona, as well as other various county secondary roads.
became the economic hub of northern Montague County by the turn of the 20th Century, and improved roads were needed to move goods (particularly cotton
, oil
, and cattle
) to the railroad from the numerous areas of northern Montague County.
near Lake Nocona and at Farm to Market Road 677
near Illinois Bend, Texas
.
Oklahoma
Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...
to Nocona, Texas
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:...
. FM 2953 intersects with Farm to Market Road 103
Farm to Market Road 103
Farm to Market Road 103 or FM 103 is a two-lane, state-maintained highway that connects the farming areas of northern Montague County including Spanish Fort, Rowland, Red River Station, and Prairie Valley to Nocona, Texas...
leading to Spanish Fort, Texas
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, Texas
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:...
, Farm to Market Road 677
Farm to Market Road 677
Farm to Market Road 677 is a farm to market road in Montague County, Texas.-Route description:FM 677 is one of the longest farm to market roads in Montague County, and is a two-lane route for its entire length. It begins in Forestburg at a junction with . It travels northward through the rural...
leading to southern Oklahoma and Saint Jo, Texas, and Farm to Market Road 2634
Farm to Market Road 2634
Farm to Market Road 2634 or FM 2634 is a two-lane, state-maintained highway that connects Lake Nocona, Texas with Farm to Market Road 103 and, indirectly, Nocona, Texas and southern Oklahoma...
near Lake Nocona, as well as other various county secondary roads.
- Counties: MontagueMontague County, TexasAs 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...
History
Paved after the development of Lake Nocona in the late 1950s, FM 2953 connects the numerous farming areas of northern Montague county with southern Oklahoma, Lake Nocona, and Nocona. NoconaNocona, 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:...
became the economic hub of northern Montague County by the turn of the 20th Century, and improved roads were needed to move goods (particularly cotton
Cotton
Cotton is a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll, or protective capsule, around the seeds of cotton plants of the genus Gossypium. The fiber is almost pure cellulose. The botanical purpose of cotton fiber is to aid in seed dispersal....
, oil
Oil
An oil is any substance that is liquid at ambient temperatures and does not mix with water but may mix with other oils and organic solvents. This general definition includes vegetable oils, volatile essential oils, petrochemical oils, and synthetic oils....
, and cattle
Cattle
Cattle are the most common type of large domesticated ungulates. They are a prominent modern member of the subfamily Bovinae, are the most widespread species of the genus Bos, and are most commonly classified collectively as Bos primigenius...
) to the railroad from the numerous areas of northern Montague County.
Termini
FM 2953 terminates at Farm to Market Road 2634Farm to Market Road 2634
Farm to Market Road 2634 or FM 2634 is a two-lane, state-maintained highway that connects Lake Nocona, Texas with Farm to Market Road 103 and, indirectly, Nocona, Texas and southern Oklahoma...
near Lake Nocona and at Farm to Market Road 677
Farm to Market Road 677
Farm to Market Road 677 is a farm to market road in Montague County, Texas.-Route description:FM 677 is one of the longest farm to market roads in Montague County, and is a two-lane route for its entire length. It begins in Forestburg at a junction with . It travels northward through the rural...
near Illinois Bend, Texas
Illinois Bend, Texas
Illinois Bend is an unincorporated communities on Farm to Market Road 677 twenty miles northeast of Montague in the extreme northeastern corner of Montague County, Texas, United States. The community, which initially was called Wardville, after local landowner C. M. Ward, was settled in 1862 by a...
.