Farm to Market Road 921
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Farm to Market Road 921, or FM 921, in eastern 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...

 (USA
United States
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), runs about 0.246 mile (0.39589764 km) from an intersection with US 79 east of Neches
Neches, Texas
Neches is an unincorporated community in east central Anderson County, in the U.S. state of Texas. It has a population of approximately 175.The Neches Independent School District serves area students.-External links:*...

, north to a county road east of the border of 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...

 and Anderson
Anderson County, Texas
Anderson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of 2000, the population was 55,109. Its county seat is Palestine. Anderson county was organized in 1846, and is named in honor of Kenneth L. Anderson who had been Vice President of the Republic of Texas.-Geography:According to the...

 counties. A previous version of FM 921 was commissioned by Minute Order in 1948 for a road in Archer County
Archer County, Texas
Archer County is a county located in the US state of Texas, and was formed in 1858 from Fannin County. It is part of the Wichita Falls, Texas, Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2005, the population estimate is 9,095, up from 8,854 in 2000. Its county seat is Archer City. Archer is named for...

 between Black Flat and an intersection with US 82 near Mankins; this previous FM 921 spanned 5 miles (8 km). This previous designation was cancelled in February 1959 and transferred to FM 368.

FM 921 has no local street names. Entirely rural, the landscape along the road is mainly lined with trees. The road has 2 lanes and no shoulders for its entire length. All of FM 921 is in far west-central Cherokee County.

The road was commissioned in November 1959, though it is unclear as to when FM 921 was completed. The road serves no towns and is one of the shortest state highways in Cherokee County. The road connects the rural area to US 79 which goes east (but is signed north) to Jacksonville
Jacksonville, Texas
Jacksonville is located in Cherokee County, Texas, United States. The population was 13,868 at the 2000 census. It is the principal city of the Jacksonville Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Cherokee County and part of the larger Tyler-Jacksonville Combined Statistical...

 and west (but is signed south) to Palestine
Palestine, Texas
Palestine is a city in Anderson County, Texas, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 17,598, and 18,458 in the 2009 estimate. It is the county seat of Anderson County and is situated in East Texas...

. FM 921 only intersects with its 2 termini; there are no side roads, but a Union Pacific rail line does cross the road.

Major intersections

The route is in far west-central Cherokee County, just east of the Anderson County line.
Mile Roads intersected Notes
0 Southern terminus
0.246 county road Northern terminus
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