# Farm to Market Road 1798

Farm to Market Road 1798 (FM 1798) is a 31.331-mile (50.422 km) state road in Rusk County, Texas, United States, that connects U.S. Route 79 (US 79) and Texas State Highway 42 (SH 42), south of Price, with US 79 (east of Henderson), forming a large southern loop off of US 79 that bypasses Henderson.

## Route description

FM 1798 begins at an intersection on US 79 at the south end to SH 42, about 5.75 miles (9.25 km) south of Price. (From the intersection northbound US 79 heads northeast toward Henderson and the eastern terminus of FM 1798. Southound US l79 heads southwest toward Palestine and Austin. SH 42 heads north toward Price and Kilgore.) From its western terminus FM 1798 heads southerly for approximately 3.3 miles (5.3 km) before gradually curving to head east to pass through the small unicorporated community of McKnight. Within McKnight, FM 1798 crosses Farm to Market Road 839 (FM 839), which heads north toward US 79 and Henderson and heads south toward New Salem and Lake Striker reservoir.
East of its junction with FM 839, FM 1798 gradually curves to head south for about one-half mile (0.80 km) before turning to head southeasterly. After roughly 4.7 miles (7.6 km) FM 1798 reaches the northern end of Farm to Market Road 1662 (FM 1662) at a T intersection. (FM 1662 heads south toward Anadarko and New Salem.) Just under one mile (1.6 km) farther east, FM 1798 enters the unincorporated community of Laneville. Within Laneville, FM 1662 reaches is western junction with Farm to Market Road 225 (FM 225) at a T intersection. However, after a very brief concurrency with FM 225 along Main Street (roughly only 1,100 feet [340 m]) FM 1798 reaches its eastern junction with FM 225 at another T intersection. (FM 225 heads south toward Cushing and Douglass and heads north toward Henderson.)
Approximately 1.8 miles (2.9 km) east of Laneville, FM 1798 reaches its junction with the north end of Farm to Market Road 2496 (FM 2496) at T intersection. (FM 2496 heads south toward Mount Enterprise.) About 5.3 miles (8.5 km) farther northeast FM 1798 reaches its junction with U.S. Route 259 (US 259) at a diamond interchange. (US 259 heads north toward Henderson and south toward Mount Enterprise and Nacogdoches.) Just east of US 259, FM 1798 passes through Minden. On the east side of that unincorporated community, FM 1798 has a junction with the north end of Farm to Market Road 95 (FM 95) a Y intersection. (FM 95 heads south toward Concord and Garrison.)
Just over four miles (6.4 km) northeast of Minden, FM 1798 reaches its junction with Farm to Market Road 840 (FM 840} at an intersection in the middle of the unincorporated community of Brachfield. (FM 840 heads north toward Henderson and south to end at Texas State Highway 315.) About 4.5 miles (7.2 km) northeast of Brachfield, FM 1798 enters the unincorporated community of Pine Hill and reaches its western junction with Farm to Market Road 340 (FM 340) at a T intersection. After another very brief concurrency (again, only about 1,100 feet [340 m]) FM 1798 reaches its eastern junction with FM 340 at a Y intersection. (FM 340 heads south toward Long Brach and north to end at US 79.) Roughly 3.1 miles (5.0 km) north-northeast of Pine Hill, FM 1798 reaches its easter terminus at an intersection with US 70 and County Road 3015 (CR 3015), just west of the Panola county line. (Northbound US 79 heads east toward Carthage and Shreveport, Louisiana, while southbound US 79 heads west toward Henderson and the western terminus of FM 1798. CR 3015 heads north immediately west of the Rusk-Panalo county line to end at Farm to Market Road 1251.)

## History

FM 1798 was established November 20, 1951, initially running from FM 95 (east of Minden) to FM 840 in Brachfield. On December 17, 1952, FM 1798 was extended east to US 79 (east of Henderson) and west to FM 839 in McKnight. On August 24, 1955, the western end of FM 1798 was further extended to a junction with US 79 and Texas State Highway 259 (SH 259), now SH 42. On January 22, 1957, the most recent western extension was reversed and the western teriminus returned to FM 839. However, on October 31, 1958, the western end was extended back to the junction with US 79 and SH 259 and the route has remained substantially unchanged since 1958. (Several years later, on December 12, 1962, US 259 was established in Texas. Since the new ran through some of the area as SH 259, the state highway was added to SH 42 to avoid confusion with US 259.)

## Junction list

The entire route is in Rusk County.
| Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
| ​ | 0.000 | 0.000 | SH 42 north – Price, Kilgore | Continuation north from western terminus; southern end of SH 42 |
| ​ | 0.000 | 0.000 | US 79 north – Henderson, FM 1798, Carthage US 79 south – Palestine, Austin | Western terminus |
| McKnight | 3.9 | 6.3 | FM 839 north – US 79, Henderson FM 839 south – New Salem, Lake Striker | |
| ​ | 9.6 | 15.4 | FM 1662 south – Anadarko, New Salem | T intersection |
| Laneville | 10.4 | 16.7 | FM 225 south – Cushing, Douglass | T intersection; western end of FM 225 concurrency |
| Laneville | 10.4 | 16.7 | FM 225 north – Henderson | T intersection; eastern end of FM 225 concurrency |
| ​ | 12.2 | 19.6 | FM 2496 east – Mount Enterprise | T intersection |
| ​ | 17.5– 17.7 | 28.2– 28.5 | US 259 north – Henderson US 259 south – Mount Enterprise, Nacogdoches | Diamond interchange |
| Minden | 18.8 | 30.3 | FM 95 south – Concord, Garrison | T intersection |
| Brachfield | 23.0 | 37.0 | FM 840 north – Henderson FM 840 south – SH 315 | |
| Pine Hill | 27.6 | 44.4 | FM 2867 west – FM 840 | T intersection |
| Pine Hill | 27.9 | 44.9 | FM 348 south – Long Branch | T intersection; western end of FM 348 concurrency |
| Pine Hill | 28.1 | 45.2 | FM 348 north – US 79 | T intersection; eastern end of FM 348 concurrency |
| ​ | 31.331 | 50.422 | US 79 east – Carthage, Shreveport (Louisiana) US 79 west – Henderson, FM 1798, Palestine, Austin | Eastern terminus; immediately west of the Panola county line |
| ​ | 31.331 | 50.422 | CR 3105 north – FM 1251 | Continuation north from eastern terminus (running immediately east of the Rusk–Panola county line) |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus |||||