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 New Mexico State Road 80 (Historic U.S. 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
Unincorporated community
Looking south from Interstate 10
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Coordinates: 32°14′23″N 108°57′10″W
Country	United States
State	New Mexico
County	Hidalgo
Elevation [1]	4,193 ft (1,278 m)
Time zone	UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP codes	88045
Area code	575
GNIS feature ID	893996

History

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