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History · Twin Forks

Twin Forks’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Twin Forks. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Twin Forks is a census-designated place in Otero County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2020 census, Twin Forks had a population of 228. U.S. Route 82 passes through the community.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 196 to 228 (+16%). Half of its homes were built before 1984.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Twin Forks yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Famous people close to Twin Forks

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Kim StanleyKim StanleyTularosa · 23 miRonny CoxRonny CoxCloudcroft · 5 miEdward CondonEdward CondonAlamogordo · 19 miTristan GaleTristan GaleRuidoso · 28 miYvette HerrellYvette HerrellRuidoso · 28 miJan ClaytonJan ClaytonTularosa · 23 mi
By decade

Twin Forks, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Twin Forks is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Twin Forks has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Bridge A 249-Cloudcroft, New Mexico in Cloudcroft, 6.1 miles away.

Twin Forks and the nearest listed places

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Bridge A 249-Cloudcroft, New MexicoMexican Canyon TrestleWeed Lookout TowerMayhill Administrative SiteLa Luz Pottery Factory (Additional Documentation)St. Joseph Apache Mission Church

Closest to Twin Forks

Bridge A 249-Cloudcroft, New MexicoCloudcroft · Structure6.1miMexican Canyon TrestleCloudcroft · Built 18996.1miWeed Lookout TowerSacramento · Built 192610.4miMayhill Administrative SiteMayhill · District10.4miLa Luz Pottery Factory (Additional Documentation)La Luz · Built 192915.1mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Bridge A 249-Cloudcroft, New Mexico’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Twin Forks?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Twin Forks’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

Stories next door

nearby towns’ history
📜 Cloudcroft📜 Alamogordo📜 Tularosa📜 Ruidoso Downs
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