Farm to Market Road 1956

Infobox TX State Highway
type=Farm
route=1956
length_mi=12.9
length_ref=TxDOT|FM|1956]
length_round=1
formed=1955
dir1=West
dir2=East
from=
junction=
to=
previous_type=Farm
previous_route=1955
next_type=Farm
next_route=1957

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. FM 1956 also intersects with Farm to Market Road 1815 leading to Bonita, Texas, FM 3301 leading to Lake Nocona, and other various county secondary roads.

*Distance: 13 miles (21 kilometers)
*Counties: Montague

History

An unpaved road along the same right-of-way was used since white settlers began traveling west to Nocona in the late 19th Century. Nocona 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) to the railroad from the numerous farms in Northeastern Montague County. In 1956 (thus the name), the highway was paved and generally followed the right-of-way of the previous surface.

Termini

FM 1956 terminates at FM 103 in Nocona and at FM 677 at Capps Corner, Texas, a north-south farm to market road connecting Saint Jo, Texas with Illinois Bend, Texas.

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