Welcome to Otero County ...

Time Zone: Otero County lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of La Junta is the Seat for Otero County.

Otero County was founded March 25, 1889 and was created by taking area from Bent County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Otero had a population of 18,243 people. This is a decrease of 3.12% since the last Census (which gave a population of 18,831 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Otero represented 0.37% of the total population of Colorado.

Below are some of the communities located in Otero County:

• Cheraw
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheraw
  • Cheraw is located in Otero County (CO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheraw <2>
• Fowler
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
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  • Fowler is located in Otero County (CO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,149 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fowler <2>
• La Junta
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Junta
  • La Junta is located in Otero County (CO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,854 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Junta <2>
• Manzanola
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manzanola have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manzanola
  • Manzanola is located in Otero County (CO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manzanola <2>
• Rocky Ford
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
  • Rocky Ford is located in Otero County (CO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,806 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocky Ford <2>
• Swink
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swink have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swink
  • Swink is located in Otero County (CO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 595 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swink <2>

Websites of Interest ...

• Websites specific to Colorado
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• Websites specific to Otero County
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• Websites for nearby counties
  • Bent County
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  • Crowley County
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  • Kiowa County
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  • Las Animas County
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  • Pueblo County
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• Cemetery Information and Directories
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Colorado
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Colorado
  • Cemeteries of Otero County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Colorado
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Colorado
  • Cemeteries of Otero County