Otero County, Colorado Genealogy

United States Colorado  Otero County

Guide to Otero County Colorado genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
County Clerk has marriage records from 1892 and land records 1889 Clerk County Court has divorce and probate recors; Clerk District Court has court records

Parent County

 * Before 1861 the southern 2/3rds of this modern Colorado county were in New Mexico.


 * 9 January 1852 it was created part of Taos County in New Mexico Territory.
 * 1 February 1860 it became part of Mora County.
 * 28 February 1861 it was transferred to Colorado (1 Nov 1861 Huerfano County).
 * Look for pre-1861 records in New Mexico. For further explanation see Taos County.

25 March 1889: Otero County was created from Bent County. County seat: La Junta.

Neighboring Counties

 * Bent
 * Crowley
 * Kiowa
 * Las Animas
 * Pueblo

Archives and Libraries

 * Fowler Public Library 114 E Cranston Ave Fowler, CO 81039 Telehone 719-263-4472


 * La Junta/Woodruff Memorial Library 522 Colorado Ave La Junta, CO 81050 Telephone 719-384-4612


 * Manzanola School/Public Library 301 S Catalpa Manzanola, CO 81058 Telephone: (719) 462-5542


 * Rocky Ford Public Library 400 South 10th Street Rocky Ford, CO 81067 Telephone: (719) 254-6641


 * Swink School/Public Library 610 Columbia Ave Swink, CO 81077 Telephone: (719) 384-8103

Cemeteries

 * Otero County Cemeteries -  Otero County Genealogy and History
 * Otero County Cemeteries -  USGenWeb Archives
 * Otero County Cemeteries -  List, Findagrave
 * Otero County Cemeteries -  Map, Findagrave

Maps

 * Family Maps of (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.

Family History Center

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * La Junta Colorado Family History Center

Websites

 * Otero County CO Trails to the Past
 * Orero County CO GenWeb
 * Otero County CO GenWeb Archives
 * Orero County CO Rootsweb
 * Otero County CO Linkpendium
 * Otero County CO Genealogy and History