fm 11 was originally designated on march 26, 1942 from sh 18, then known as sh 82 in grandfalls to imperial. on june 11, 1945, fm 11 was extended southward along sh 82 to a point north of fort stockton and then to the northeast to the county road to imperial now known as fm 1053. that extension was rescinded on february 26, 1946 when the road was instead extended to the southeast through the former community of abell city to buena vista rd. on october 29, 1948, the road was extended an additional miles to the southeast, for a total length of . the road was extended an additional to girvin on july 14, 1949.