[1] The southern terminus of SH 61 is in Anahuac, along Washington Avenue; state maintenance begins just south of Stowell Street.

[2] The route travels north into Anahuac before turning to the east.

SH 61 crosses I-10 near the community of Turtle Bayou, northeast of Lake Anahuac.

[3] The route travels north into Liberty County before reaching its northern terminus in Devers at US 90.

[4] Its official designation has remained unchanged since the 1939 redescription of the Texas highway system.