Road Forks, New Mexico

Road Forks is an unincorporated community in western Hidalgo County, New Mexico, United States, in the southwestern corner of the state.[1] It is 6.2 miles (10 km) east of the Arizona border, due east of Stern's Mountain, and at the junction of Interstate 10 and NM Route 80. It is 15 miles (24 km) southwest of the city of Lordsburg and 3 miles (4.8 km) east of Steins. Road Forks had a post office from shortly after its founding in 1925 until 1955, when postal services were transferred to Lordsburg.[2]

Road Forks, New Mexico
Looking south from Interstate 10
Road Forks
Road Forks
Coordinates: 32°14′23″N 108°57′10″W
CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico
CountyHidalgo
Elevation4,193 ft (1,278 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP codes
88045
Area code(s)575
GNIS feature ID893996

History

Road Forks was founded in 1925 by Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Porter, who gave it its name.[2]

Notes

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Road Forks, New Mexico
  2. Julyan, Robert (1998) "Road Forks" The Place Names of New Mexico (revised edition) University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, New Mexico, page 300, ISBN 0-8263-1689-1


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