Otero County CO Genealogy

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Overview of Otero County Records

• Otero County was created in 1889 from Bent County.
• Birth records from 1910 to the present and death records from 1900 to the present can be obtained from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment .
• The Otero County Clerk has marriage records starting in 1892 and land records starting in 1889.
• The Otero County Clerk County Court has divorce and probate records starting in 1889.
• The Otero County Clerk District Court has court records starting in 1889.
• Online indexes and images of some of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.