Farm to Market Road 1759
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Farm to Market Road 1759 or FM 1759, is a two-lane, state-maintained highway that connects the farming areas of north central 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...

 to 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:...

. FM 1759 also intersects with FM 3394
Farm to Market Road 3394
Farm to Market Road 3394, FM 3394, or Molsbee Chapel Road is a two-lane, state-maintained highway, and is one of the shortest Farm to Market Roads in Texas...

 leading to the Red River
Red River (Mississippi watershed)
The Red River, or sometimes the Red River of the South, is a major tributary of the Mississippi and Atchafalaya Rivers in the southern United States of America. The river gains its name from the red-bed country of its watershed. It is one of several rivers with that name...

, and other various county secondary roads.

Route description

FM 1759 begins at an intersection with FM 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...

 in 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:...

, 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...

, heading west-southwest on two-lane undivided West Pine Street. The road heads through residential areas, curving west and heading between American Legion Park to the north and Nocona Cemetery to the south. The highway turns north and leaves Nocona, becoming an unnamed road that passes through open farmland with occasional trees and homes. FM 1759 curves to the west and comes to an intersection with the southern terminus of FM 3394
Farm to Market Road 3394
Farm to Market Road 3394, FM 3394, or Molsbee Chapel Road is a two-lane, state-maintained highway, and is one of the shortest Farm to Market Roads in Texas...

. From here, the road heads through more rural areas, turning to the north again. FM 1759 reaches its northern terminus at an intersection with White and Briddy Road, where the road continues north as Gray Road.

History

FM 1759 was first designated in 1951, running from FM 103 to an intersection 2.3 miles (3.7 km) to the northwest. The highway was extended an additional 1.6 miles (2.6 km) in 1959. In 1967, FM 1759 was extended to its current terminus.

Major intersections

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