Farm to Market Road 1000
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Farm to Market Road 1000 or FM 1000 is a state funded road in Titus County, Texas
Titus County, Texas
As of the census of 2000, there were 28,118 people, 9,552 households, and 7,154 families residing in the county. The population density was 68 people per square mile . There were 10,675 housing units at an average density of 26 per square mile...

 east of Mount Pleasant. It connects US 67 at its northern terminus in Cookville to SH 49
State Highway 49 (Texas)
State Highway 49 is a designated north–south state highway in Texas, running from Mount Pleasant, Texas to a point on the Texas-Louisiana border about three miles north of Caddo Lake, where it meets Louisiana Highway 2, which continues onward to Trees, Louisiana. SH 49 covers a total...

 at the south end. The route has recently been designated further west to an intersection with US 271, but has not yet been constructed. When finished, it will form a modest loop around the southern portion of Mt. Pleasant.

Route description

FM 1000 begins at an intersection with SH 49 in Titus County
Titus County, Texas
As of the census of 2000, there were 28,118 people, 9,552 households, and 7,154 families residing in the county. The population density was 68 people per square mile . There were 10,675 housing units at an average density of 26 per square mile...

, heading east on a two-lane undivided road. The road passes through areas of farms and woods with some homes, winding to the east. The highway makes a turn to the north and runs through more agricultural areas with some patches of woodland and residences. FM 1000 crosses a Union Pacific railroad line and enters the community of Cookville
Cookville, Texas
Cookville is an unincorporated community in eastern Titus County, Texas, United States. It lies along U.S. Route 67 east of the city of Mount Pleasant, the county seat of Titus County. Its elevation is 433 feet . Although Cookville is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code...

, heading northwest past a few homes and businesses, ending at US 67
U.S. Route 67 in Texas
U.S. Route 67 is a major U.S. highway in the state of Texas. It runs from the US-Mexico Border south of Presidio to Texarkana at the Texas-Arkansas border. US 67 is part of the La Entrada al Pacifico international trade corridor from its southern terminus to US 385 in McCamey.-US-Mexico Border to...

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History

FM 1000 was first designated onto its current alignment in 1948. In 2001, the route was proposed to extend west from SH 49 to an intersection with US 271. The proposed extension of FM 1000 was extended further west in 2008 to reflect a planned relocation of US 271. When the proposed extension is built, the length of FM 1000 will increase to 12.01 miles (19.3 km).

Major intersections

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