Road Forks, New Mexico | |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | USA New Mexico#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Road Forks |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | New Mexico |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Established Date: | 1925 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | Mountain (MST) |
Utc Offset: | -7 |
Timezone Dst: | MDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -6 |
Elevation Ft: | 4193 |
Coordinates: | 32.2397°N -108.9528°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
Postal Code: | 88045 |
Area Code: | 575 |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 893996 |
Road Forks is an unincorporated community in western Hidalgo County, New Mexico, United States, in the southwestern corner of the state.[1] It is 6.2miles east of the Arizona border, due east of Stern's Mountain, and at the junction of Interstate 10 and NM Route 80. It is 15miles southwest of the city of Lordsburg and 3miles 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 was founded in 1925 by Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Porter, who gave it its name.