Farm to Market Road 103
Encyclopedia
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
. FM 103 also intersects with Farm to Market Road 1956
leading to Capps Corner, Texas
, FM 2634 leading to Lake Nocona, and 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 Spanish Fort, Texas
and at US 82 at Nocona, 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:...
, Rowland, Red River Station, and Prairie Valley 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 103 also intersects with Farm to Market Road 1956
Farm to Market Road 1956
Farm to Market Road 1956, FM 1956, or Hoosier Highway is a two-lane, state-maintained highway that connects the farming areas of northeastern Montague County including Capps Corner, Illinois Bend, and Corinth to Nocona, Texas...
leading to Capps Corner, Texas
Capps Corner, Texas
Capps Corner is an unincorporated town in Montague County, Texas, United States.The town is at the intersection of Farm to market road 1956, or "Hoosier Highway", and Farm to Market Road 677, 13 miles east of Nocona, 8 miles north of Saint Jo, and 6 miles south of Illinois Bend in far...
, FM 2634 leading to Lake Nocona, and other various county secondary roads.
- Distance: 20.334 miles (32.5 kilometers)
- 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
An unpaved road along the same right-of-way was used since white settlers began traveling south to Nocona in the late 19th Century. 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 103 terminates at FM 2953Farm to Market Road 2953
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 southern Oklahoma to Nocona, Texas...
near 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 at US 82 at 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:...
.