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Otero County, New Mexico
Societies and Family History Resources ∣ County Courthouse and Government Records ∣ County Genealogy Links
Otero County was founded on January 30, 1899 from Doña Ana County and Lincoln County.
The Otero County Seat is situated in Alamogordo and the county government website is http://co.otero.nm.us/
Locations bordering Otero County are Doña Ana County, Sierra County, Lincoln County, Chaves County, Eddy County.east), Culberson County, Texas, Hudspeth County, Texas, El Paso County, Texas.
Otero County vital records can be found at the New Mexico Office of Vital Records has copies of birth, marriage, divorce and death records. There is a fee for each copy requested. Please refer to the information to the Statewide Vital Records in New Mexico for current fees and application process. Birth, marriage, and death records are connected with central life events.
You can search online for Otero County Birth, Marriage, Divorce or Death Records. You can also Order Electronically Online or can download an application for New Mexico Birth Certificate, Death Certificate Applications to mail.
Otero County has Federal Census Schedules to aid in looking into your family tree. Federal Population Schedules are present for 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940. You’ll find free online and printable census forms to aid with your research.
Otero County Society and Family History Resources
A list of Otero County Historical and Genealogical Societies, Forums, Message Boards, Libraries, Archives.
- https://www.archives.gov/research/census
- New Mexico Genealogy Network Community (plus.google.com)
- New Mexico State Genealogy Network (facebook.com)
- Alamogordo Family History Center, 1800 23rd St., Alamogordo, NM. Phone 505-437-8772
- Alamogordo Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 246, La Luz, New Mexico, 88337.
- Tularosa Basin Historical Society, 1301 WShite Sands Blvd., Alamogordo, New Mexico, 88310. Phone 505-434-4438
- Otero County, New Mexico Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com)
- Otero County, New Mexico Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)
- USGenWeb Archives for Otero County (usgwarchives.net)
Otero County Courthouse and Government Records
Researchers often forget the significance of Otero County court, probate, and land files as a useful resource of ancestry and genealogy details. Buried away in New Mexico courthouses and archives everywhere tend to be the desires and worries of many New Mexico inhabitants.
The chances are excellent that your particular ancestors and forefathers have left a in-depth record of at least quite a few aspects of their lives in the Otero County court records. Even if your forefathers is not brought up in a Court case, give some thought to all of the other methods which often can have lead to him or her showing up in court records.
The below details indicates what birth, death, marriage, land, wills, and legal records are in Otero County. The years New Mexicod listed below could be the first recognized documents for this county.
- Otero County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
- Address: 1000 New York Ave., Alamogordo, NM 88310
- Phone: 575-437-7310
- Otero County Clerks office
- Marriage Records: 1899
- Land Records: 1890s
- Probate Records: 1890s
- Otero County 12th District Court Clerk
Otero County Links
The following are web links to Family history and genealogy, Records and Resources relating to Otero County. A lot of these genealogy links fall into 3 categories: Business Sites, Personal Sites or Organization Sites. Some have free access some call for a payment. This is just a directory that has been gathered or submitted. I do not endorse or promote one genealogy site above another. Feel free to suggest your own preferred Otero County genealogy or family history affiliated sites.
Otero Co. NM Books, Newspapers & Publications
- New Mexico Newspapers Books & Publications Research Guide
- New Mexico historical newspaper archives online (newspapers.com)
- Historical Newspapers from New Mexico (1844–1973) (genealogybank.com)
- Otero County, New Mexico Books (amazon.com)
- Search New Mexico Obituaries (1985 to current) (genealogybank.com)
- Otero County Genealogy Books (books.google.com)
Otero Co. NM Birth, Marriage & Death Records
- New Mexico Vital Records Research Guide
- Births and Christenings, 1726-1918 (familysearch.org)
- Marriages, 1751-1918 (familysearch.org)
- County Death Records, 1907-1952 (familysearch.org)
- Deaths, 1889-1945 (familysearch.org)
- Social Security Death Index (search.ancestry.com)
Otero Co. NM Court, Probate Land and Tax Records
- New Mexico Court Records Research Guide
- BLM Land Records (glorecords.blm.gov)
Otero Co. NM Census Records
- New Mexico Census Records Research Guide
- Otero County, NM Census Records Links
- Otero County, NM Census QuickFacts
Otero Co. NM Cemeteries & Church Records
- New Mexico Cemetery Research Guide
- Otero Co., New Mexico Graves (findagrave.com)
- Otero County Tombstone Transcription Project (usgwtombstones.org)
- Otero Co., New Mexico Cemeteries (Internment.net)
- Topographic Cemetery List and Map for Otero County, New Mexico
- Otero Co., New Mexico Cemetery Books (amazon.com)
- New Mexico Church & Bible Research Guide
- Topographic Church List and Map for Otero County, New Mexico
- Otero County, New Mexico Church Books (amazon.com)
Otero Co. NM Family Websites, Pictures & Histories
- New Mexico Family Group Sheet Project (fgs-project.com)
Otero Co. NM General and History Websites
- See Also State History for New Mexico
- Otero County, New Mexico Wikipedia (wikipedia.org)
- Otero County, New Mexico Wiki (familysearch.org)
- Otero Co. NM Genealogy (kindredtrails.com)
- Family History Library (familysearch.org)
- Otero County, New Mexico (linkpendium.com)
- Cyndi’s List – United States – New Mexico – Counties – Otero (cyndislist.com)
- Otero County New Mexico (genealogytrails.com)
- Otero Co. NMGenweb (nmgenweb.us)
- Otero County Genealogy Queries (cousinconnect.com)
- Otero Co. Data Collections (search.ancestry.com)
Otero Co. NM Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers
- See Also Map of New Mexico Links and Information
- 1895 Otero County Map (livgenmi.com)
Otero Co. NM Military Records
- New Mexico Military Records Research Guide
- New Mexico Military Records (fold3.com) offers access to military records, stories, photos, and personal documents belonging to the New Mexico men and women that served. Just the thing for Otero County genealogists, researchers, historians plus much more.
