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Logan County 075 Sterling 1887-02-25 Split fromWeld County. Named in honor ofJohn Alexander Logan(1826 - 1886), a U.S. Army general andU.S. SenatorfromIllinois. 22,709 1,845.31sqmi
  (4,779km)
  
  
Mesa County 077 Grand Junction 1883-02-14 Split fromGunnison County. Named for themesaformations which are widespread through the area. 146,723 3,345.69sqmi
  (8,665km)
  
  
Mineral County 079 Creede 1893-03-27 Split fromHinsdale,Rio Grande, andSaguachecounties. Named from the plentifulmineraldeposits found in the area. 712 878.16sqmi
  (2,274km)
  
  
Moffat County 081 Craig 1911-02-27 Split fromRoutt County. Named in honor of railroad pioneerDavid H. Moffat. 13,795 4,755.86sqmi
  (12,318km)
  
  
Montezuma County 083 Cortez 1889-04-16 Split fromLa Plata County. Named in honor ofAztecleaderMoctezuma II. Ruins in the area were once thought to be Aztec. 25,535 2,035.80sqmi
  (5,273km)
  
  
Montrose County 085 Montrose 1883-02-11 Split fromGunnison County. Named for the town ofMontrose, which in turn was probably named from the novelA Legend of Montrose, published in 1819 byWalter Scott. 41,276 2,246.43sqmi
  (5,818km)
  
  
Morgan County 087 Fort Morgan 1889-02-19 Split fromWeld County. Named for oldFort Morgan, which in turn was named in honor of U.S. Army ColonelChristopher A. Morgan. 28,159 1,293.83sqmi
  (3,351km)
  
  
Otero County 089 La Junta 1889-03-25 Split fromBent County. Named in honor ofMiguel A. Oteroof the prominent Otero family of theSouthwest. 18,831

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