Welcome to Custer ...
So far, we found very little information about Custer. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Custer to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Custer, please Contact Us.
Custer would have been located within present day Custer County<2>.
Custer was established in 1877.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Custer is 6,460 feet [1,969 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Custer is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Custer was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Custer was located: 208 & 986<4>
Communities Also Named Custer ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 22 communities that are also named Custer - they are located in Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma (2), Pennsylvania (2), South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington (2) and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Custer.
Communities near Custer ...
We have created a list of 5 communities that are near Custer.
- Stanley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Stanley is located in Custer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanley <6>
- Clayton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Clayton is located in Custer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <6>
- Bayhorse ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayhorse
- Bayhorse is located in Custer County
- Challis
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Challis have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Challis
- Challis is located in Custer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,066 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Challis <6>
- Garden City ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Garden City is located in Custer County
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Custer. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Custer.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Custer. 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 Custer.
Adding Custer to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Custer 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 Custer was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Custer post office opened in 1880.
We also found Custer in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Custer.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Custer County: www.co.custer.id.us/
The official website for State of Idaho: https://idaho.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Custer, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Custer, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Custer - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 208 code has been Overlayed with the 986 area code. New phone numbers in the Custer area will be assigned with one of these codes: 208 or 986. As a result, placing a call in the Custer area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |