Road Forks is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...
in western
Hidalgo County,
New Mexico
)
, population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano)
, seat = Santa Fe
, LargestCity = Albuquerque
, LargestMetro = Tiguex
, OfficialLang = None
, Languages = English, Spanish ( New Mexican), Navajo, Ke ...
, United States, in the southwestern corner of the state.
It is east of the
Arizona
Arizona ( ; nv, Hoozdo Hahoodzo ; ood, Alĭ ṣonak ) is a state in the Southwestern United States. It is the 6th largest and the 14th most populous of the 50 states. Its capital and largest city is Phoenix. Arizona is part of the Fou ...
border, due east of Stern's Mountain, and at the junction of
Interstate 10 and
NM Route 80. It is southwest of the city of
Lordsburg
Lordsburg is a city in and the county seat of Hidalgo County, New Mexico, United States. Hidalgo County includes the southern "bootheel" of New Mexico, along the Arizona border. The population was 2,797 at the 2010 census, down from 3,379 in 20 ...
and 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.
[Julyan, Robert (1998) "Road Forks" ''The Place Names of New Mexico'' (revised edition) University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, New Mexico]
page 300
History
Road Forks was founded in 1925 by Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Porter, who gave it its name.
Notes
Populated places established in 1925
Unincorporated communities in New Mexico
Unincorporated communities in Hidalgo County, New Mexico
1925 establishments in New Mexico
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