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List of Farm to Market Roads in Texas (1200–1299)

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionApr 28, 2026
Entity authorityQ55617128 ↗
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Farm to Market Roads in Texas are owned and maintained by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT).

FM 1200

Farm to Market Road 1200 (FM 1200) is located in Cooke County.

FM 1200 begins at FM 1201 in western Gainesville near Gainesville Municipal Airport. The highway travels northwest before state maintenance ends south of South Fish Creek. The roadway continues as County Road 460 towards Marysville.

FM 1200 was designated on July 14, 1949, running from US 82 west of Gainesville northwestward at a distance of 5.0 miles (8.0 km). The section between US 82 and FM 1201 was transferred to the latter route on February 6, 1953. FM 1200 was extended 3.4 miles (5.5 km) northwestward on July 11, 1968.

FM 1201

Farm to Market Road 1201 (FM 1201) is located in Cooke County.

FM 1201 begins at an intersection with US 82 in western Gainesville.

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