Road Forks is an

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in western Hidalgo County,

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border, due east of Stern's Mountain, and at the junction of

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and New Mexico State Road 80 (Historic U.S. Route 80). It is southwest of the city of Lordsburg 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 {{NewMexico-geo-stub