Farm to Market Road 855
Encyclopedia
Farm to Market Road 855, or FM 855, runs about 11.6 miles (18.7 km) from just east of Cuney, Texas
north and east, to Mount Selman
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can be seen to the west of the road just south of the FM 346 intersection. The road serves just the 2 towns of Cuney and Mount Selman as well as the southeast portion of Lake Palestine, all in the northwest part of Cherokee County
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rail line there was abandoned and removed in the mid-1980s.
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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....
north 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:...
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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. The east shore of Lake PalestineLake 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 :...
can be seen to the west of the road just south of the FM 346 intersection. The road serves just the 2 towns of Cuney and Mount Selman as well as the southeast portion of Lake Palestine, 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...
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History
After initial commissioning in 1948, the road spanned around 5 miles (8 km) in length from Mount Selman westward. An extension was commissioned by 1951 to connect FM 855 at its current west terminus at US 175. One railroad previously crossed FM 855 at-grade, on the approach from the west prior to the east terminus at US 69; the Cotton BeltCotton Belt
Cotton Belt may refer to:* Cotton Belt , a term applied to a region of the southern United States* St. Louis Southwestern Railway, commonly known as the Cotton Belt Railroad...
rail line there was abandoned and removed in the mid-1980s.
Major intersections
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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....
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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:...
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