Welcome to Cumro ...

So far, we found very little information about Cumro. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Cumro to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Cumro, please Contact Us.

Cumro would have been located within present day Custer County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cumro, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1885.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Cumro is 2,310 feet [704 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Cumro is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Cumro was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Cumro would have been located in the (308) area code.

Communities near Cumro ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cumro.

• Ansley
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansley
  • Ansley is located in Custer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ansley <4>
• Litchfield
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Litchfield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield
  • Litchfield is located in Sherman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Litchfield <4>
• Sumner
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner
  • Sumner is located in Dawson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 218 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumner <4>
• Mason City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mason City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason City
  • Mason City is located in Custer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason City <4>
• Oconto
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconto
  • Oconto is located in Custer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oconto <4>
• Miller
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
  • Miller is located in Buffalo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miller <4>
• Eddyville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddyville
  • Eddyville is located in Dawson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eddyville <4>
• Berwyn
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berwyn have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn
  • Berwyn is located in Custer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berwyn <4>
• Buckeye
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
  • Buckeye is located in Custer County
• Sartoria
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartoria
  • Sartoria is located in Buffalo County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Cumro. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cumro.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cumro. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cumro.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cumro. See our Newspapers Page for Cumro.

Adding Cumro to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cumro in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Cumro was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Cumro post office opened in 1885.

We also found Cumro on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Nebraska (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cumro.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Custer County: www.co.custer.ne.us/

The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/