Farm to Market Road 2609 (
FM 2609) is located in
Nacogdoches County. FM 2609 begins at an intersection with
US 59 /
Loop 224 in
Nacogdoches. The highway travels in an eastern direction along Austin Street, running through the city's northwest side. Between
Future Bus. I-69/
Bus. US 59 and
FM 1275, FM 2609 travels near the northern end of
Stephen F. Austin State University. Northeast of the university, the highway travels through the city's northeast side before intersecting Loop 224 a second time and leaving the city. The highway enters the city of
Appleby and has a brief overlap with
FM 941. After leaving Appleby, FM 2609 travels in a more eastern direction, with state maintenance ending just west of County Road 266 / County Road 273; the roadway continues east as Cedar Bluff Road. FM 2609 was designated on November 24, 1959, from
FM 1878 northeast to FM 941. On February 29, 1960, the southern terminus of FM 2609 was moved to US 59 (became
Loop 495 on October 2, 1970; this was redesignated as Bus. US 59 on June 21, 1990), increasing the distance by . The old route south to FM 1878 was requested by the Nacogdoches County to be renumbered on March 7, 1960, when the county accepted the relocation of FM 2609, and on March 21, 1960, the old route was designated as
FM 1411. On May 7, 1970, the highway was extended northeast from FM 941, also creating a concurrency with FM 941. On September 26, 1979, FM 2609 was extended northeast to its current end. On July 29, 1987, FM 2609 was extended west to US 59. ;Junction list {{TXint {{TXint ==FM 2610==