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United States 
Colorado Otero County
| Otero County, Colorado | |
| Map | |
 Location of Colorado in the U.S. | |
| Facts | |
| Founded | January 9, 1852 |
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| County Seat | La Junta |
| Courthouse | |
| Address | Otero County Courthouse 13 W 3rd St La Junta, CO 81050-0000 Phone: 719.384.8701 Otero County Website |
Contents |
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[1]
Quick Facts
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.[2] [3]
- 1 February 1860 it became part of Mora County.[2]
- 28 February 1861 it was transferred to Colorado[4] [5] (1 Nov 1861 Huerfano County).[6]
- 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.[1]
Boundary Changes
Record Loss
Places / Localities
Populated Places
Neighboring Counties
Resources
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
Census
For tips on accessing Otero County, Colorado census records online, see: Colorado Census.
Church History and Records
Court Records
History
Land and Property
Maps
Military History and Records
Newspapers
Probate Records
Taxation
Vital Records
Societies, Libraries and Museums
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
- Family History Library Catalog
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 100, Otero County, Colorado. At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 William Thorndale and William Dollarhide, Map Guide to the U.S. Federal Censuses, 1790-1920 (Baltimore: Genealogical Publ., 1987), 52. At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 X2th.
- ↑ Brief County Histories (New Mexico) in RootsWeb (accessed 21 June 2012).
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Colorado Territory" in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopeida at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado_Territory (accessed 19 June 2012).
- ↑ Adrian B. Ettlinger, AniMap 3.0 : with SiteFinder U.S. place name database (Alamo, Calif.: Gold Bug, 2008), Colorado 1861 map. At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL CD-ROM no. 4903.
- ↑ Handybook, 99, Huerfano County, Colorado.
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