[2] At 0.5 miles (0.8 km) from its starting point, FM 1164 passes the Heard Northington Plantation Museum and two state historical markers.

[3] After continuing to the east-southeast for 3.5 miles (5.6 km) and passing the Camp Zion Cemetery, the highway arrives at the intersection with FM 640.

In this stretch, the highway heads first east-northeast, then east and finally east-southeast before crossing the Union Pacific Railroad and coming to a two-way stop sign at SH 60 and Future Business Interstate 69/Business U.S. Route 59.

From I-69/US 59 to the end of FM 1161 at Boone's Bend Road is an additional 3.1 miles (5.0 km).

On May 23, 1951, the highway was extended farther east to an unnamed intersection, making a total distance of 11.6 miles (18.7 km).