Otero County, New Mexico Genealogy

United States New Mexico  Otero County



County Courthouse
Otero County Courthouse 1000 New York Ave #108; Alamogordo, NM 88310 Phone: 505.437.4942 County Clerk has marriage, probate, and land records from 1899, and voter registration records from 1939; District Court Clerk has divorce and court records from 1899.

Parent County

 * Up until 1821 - New Spain controlled land that later would become New Mexico and Arizona. Some records of early settlers may have been sent to an archives in Seville, Spain, or to archives in Mexico City.
 * From 1821 until 1846 - Mexico had jurisdiction over the land that later would become New Mexico and Arizona. Some records of this period may have been sent to archives in Mexico City. Starting in 1846 United States forces occupied New Mexico during the.
 * 1848 - Land that became Otero County formally became a part of the United States when the Mexican-American War ended with ratification of the.

1899--Otero County was created 30 January 1899 from Doña Ana, Lincoln, and Socorro counties.

Neighboring Counties

 * Chaves
 * Culberson County, Texas
 * Dona Ana
 * Eddy
 * El Paso County, Texas
 * Hudspeth County, Texas
 * Lincoln
 * Sierra

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Alamogordo New Mexico
 * Alamogordo, New Mexico

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.