This 18.6-mile (29.9 km) road provides access from rural areas of East Texas to U.S. Highway 96 (US 96).

[1] In Pineland, FM 1 is known as Temple Avenue and travels eastward and then northward through the town.

[2] FM 1 heads north from Bronson until it intersects with SH 103 west of Rosevine.

Connecting a sawmill owned by Temple Lumber Company to US 96 and obviating the need to use the Pendelton Ferry,[3] it had been designated shortly after being upgraded from a dirt road to a paved road at the request of Temple and two gas companies.

[4] FM 1 ran from Pineland northward to Magasco from its inception in 1941 to October 13, 1954, when it was rerouted to end at Texas State Highway 184 (SH 184).