Otero County, New Mexico Records

Otero County, New Mexico (Map It) was created on January 30, 1899 from Doña Ana County and Lincoln County. The county was named in honor of Miguel A. Otero, territorial delegate to U. S. Congress.

Otero County is bordered by Doña Ana County (west), Sierra County, Lincoln County (north), Chaves County (east), Eddy County.east), Culberson County, Texas , Hudspeth County, Texas (south), El Paso County, Texas (southwest).

Otero County Cities and Towns include Alamogordo.

MapGeeks.org has is a collection of old New Mexico maps.

Otero County, New Mexico Courthouse Records

The Otero County Courthouse is located in Alamogordo, New Mexico. Learn More About State of New Mexico Court, Tax, Land and Probate Records.

The Clerk's Office DOES NOT DO RESEARCH. Most staff will assist people in finding the materials, but it is up to the individual to do the research.

The following dates indicates what vital, land, probate, and court records are in Otero county. The date listed for each record is usually the earliest registration filed. The date does not indicate that there are alot records for that year and does not mean that all such events were actually filed with the clerk.

• Otero County Clerks office has Marriage Records from 1899, Land Records from 1890s and Probate Records from 1890s. The County Clerks office has land records, including deeds, mining records, surveys, and plats; marriage records; and some probate records. Also Military discharges, liens, mortgages, powers of attorney, and miscellaneous affidavits may be found there.
• Otero County 12th District Court Clerk has many responsibilities which include courts of general jurisdiction, including probate and divorce, actions, as well as jury trials.

Otero County, New Mexico Census Records

• Learn More: State of New Mexico Census Records
• U.S. Federal Population Schedules: 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940
• Territorial Population Schedules: None
• U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules: None
• Selected U.S. Federal Census Agriculture Schedules: None
• Selected U.S. Federal Census Industry Schedules: None
• Union Veterans Schedules: None

Otero County, New Mexico Vital Records

• Learn More: State of New Mexico Vital Records
• Birth & Death Records: from 1920 to present and delayed records since 1880.
• Marriage Records: None, See County Clerk's Office
• Divorce Records: None, See Magistrate Court's Office
• Locations: New Mexico Bureau of Vital Records
• Vital Records Online: USAVital or Social Security Death Index
• Vital Records by Mail:  Birth Certificate, Death Certificate Applications.
• In Person:  New Mexico Vital Records and Health Statistics, 1105 St. Francis Dr., Santa Fe, NM 87502; (505) 827-0121

Otero County, New Mexico Resources

• 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
• Otero County, New Mexico Message Boards

Otero County, New Mexico External Links

• New Mexico Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
• Historical Newspapers from New Mexico (1844–1973)
• Otero County, New Mexico Books - Amazon
• Otero Co., New Mexico - FindaGrave
• Otero County, New Mexico Links - Cyndi's List
• Otero Co. NMGenweb
• Otero County, New Mexico Ancestry Database Collections
• Otero County, New Mexico Military Records