Otero County, Colorado Genealogy

United States Colorado  Otero County

County Courthouse
Otero County Courthouse 13 W 3rd St; La Junta, CO 81050-0000 Phone: 719.384.8701 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

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