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Nearest Communities to Custer,
Listed County-By-County

The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Custer, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Custer:

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small village in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance starting from Custer.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.

Custer is located in Mason County.

The following 4 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Mason County: Lake, Manistee, Newaygo & Oceana.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 86 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Custer. Of these communities, 62 are located in counties other than Mason County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Custer (which is Mason County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Custer

For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.

  • Mason County   (where Custer resides)
    • County Seat for Mason:   Ludington
    • Note: Lake Michigan lies to the west
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Custer   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Custer.
      • Elm Flats ‑ Historic
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elm Flats. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Flats
        • Elm Flats is located in Mason County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Elm Flats
        • From Custer to Elm Flats
      • Scottville
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Sugar Grove
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Walhalla
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Batcheller ‑ Historic
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Batcheller. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batcheller
        • Batcheller is located in Mason County
        • Batcheller has also been known as:
        • Turtle Lake
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Batcheller
        • From Custer to Batcheller
      • Tallman
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tallman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallman
        • Tallman is located in Mason County
        • Tallman has also been known as:
        • Weaver
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Tallman
        • From Custer to Tallman
      • Amber
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Fountain
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Riverton
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
        • Riverton is located in Mason County
      • Wiley
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Fern
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fern have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern
        • Fern is located in Mason County
        • Fern has also been known as:
        • Adamsville
      • Free Soil
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Continue List   (12 more) ...
        • Millerton ‑ Historic
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Millerton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
          • Millerton is located in Mason County
          • Google driving directions:
          • From your current location to Millerton
          • From Custer to Millerton
        • Carr
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carr
          • Carr is located in Mason County
          • Carr has also been known as:
          • Carr Settlement
          • McCumber Settlement
          • Google driving directions:
          • From your current location to Carr
          • From Custer to Carr
        • Meisenheimer Corners
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Buttersville ‑ Historic
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Ludington
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • White Pine Village ‑ Historic
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Epworth Assembly
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Epworth Assembly have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epworth Assembly
          • Epworth Assembly is located in Mason County
        • Hamlin Lake
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamlin Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin Lake
          • Hamlin Lake is located in Mason County
        • Lincoln
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
          • Lincoln is located in Mason County
        • North Epworth
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Epworth have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Epworth
          • North Epworth is located in Mason County
        • Weimer
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weimer have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weimer
          • Weimer is located in Mason County
        • Piney Ridge
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Lake County
    • County Seat for Lake:   Baldwin
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Custer   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Custer.
      • Sauble
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sauble. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauble
        • Sauble is located in Lake County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Sauble
        • From Custer to Sauble
      • Peacock
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Baldwin
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Little Manistee
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Manistee have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Manistee
        • Little Manistee is located in Lake County
      • Marlborough
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marlborough. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlborough
        • Marlborough is located in Lake County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Marlborough
        • From Custer to Marlborough
      • Wolf Lake
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolf Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lake
        • Wolf Lake is located in Lake County
      • Irons
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Idlewild
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Nirvana
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Luther
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Chase
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Skookum
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skookum have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skookum
        • Skookum is located in Lake County
  • Manistee County
    • County Website:   www.manistee.com/~edo/
    • County Seat for Manistee:   Manistee
    • Note: Lake Michigan lies to the west
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Custer   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Custer.
      • Filer City
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Stronach
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stronach have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stronach
        • Stronach is located in Manistee County
      • Oak Hill
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Eastlake
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Manistee
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Udell
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Dublin
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Parkdale
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Wellston
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Bar Lake
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bar Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bar Lake
        • Bar Lake is located in Manistee County
      • Newland
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newland
        • Newland is located in Manistee County
      • Douglas
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Douglas have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
        • Douglas is located in Manistee County
      • Continue List   (10 more) ...
        • Brethren
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brethren have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brethren
          • Brethren is located in Manistee County
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brethren <4>
        • Onekama Junction
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Onekama Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onekama Junction
          • Onekama Junction is located in Manistee County
        • Chief Lake
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
          • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chief Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chief Lake
          • Chief Lake is located in Manistee County
          • Google driving directions:
          • From your current location to Chief Lake
          • From Custer to Chief Lake
        • Norwalk
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
          • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Norwalk. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
          • Norwalk is located in Manistee County
          • Google driving directions:
          • From your current location to Norwalk
          • From Custer to Norwalk
        • Red Park
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Park
          • Red Park is located in Manistee County
        • Wic-a-te-wah
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wic-a-te-wah have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wic-a-te-wah
          • Wic-a-te-wah is located in Manistee County
        • Maue Corners
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maue Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maue Corners
          • Maue Corners is located in Manistee County
        • Onekama
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Onekama have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onekama
          • Onekama is located in Manistee County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Onekama <4>
        • Williamsport
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsport have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
          • Williamsport is located in Manistee County
        • Kaleva
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kaleva have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaleva
          • Kaleva is located in Manistee County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 466 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kaleva <4>
  • Newaygo County
    • County Website:   www.countyofnewaygo.com/
    • County Seat for Newaygo:   White Cloud
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Custer   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Custer.
      • Troy
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troy have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
        • Troy is located in Newaygo County
      • Walgamor Corners
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walgamor Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walgamor Corners
        • Walgamor Corners is located in Newaygo County
      • Volney
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Volney have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volney
        • Volney is located in Newaygo County
      • Bitely
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Lilley
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lilley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilley
        • Lilley is located in Newaygo County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Lilley
        • From Custer to Lilley
      • Woodland Park
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Huber
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Brohman
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Aetna
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Oceana County
    • County Website:   www.oceana.mi.us/
    • County Seat for Oceana:   Hart
    • Note: Lake Michigan lies to the west
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Custer   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Custer.
      • Crystal Valley
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Valley
        • Crystal Valley is located in Oceana County
      • Colfax
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colfax have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
        • Colfax is located in Oceana County
      • Pentwater
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Weare
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weare have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weare
        • Weare is located in Oceana County
      • French Town
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for French Town have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Town
        • French Town is located in Oceana County
      • Walkerville
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Elbridge
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elbridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbridge
        • Elbridge is located in Oceana County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Elbridge
        • From Custer to Elbridge
      • Cobmoosa
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cobmoosa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobmoosa
        • Cobmoosa is located in Oceana County
        • Cobmoosa has also been known as:
        • Cob Moo Sa
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Cobmoosa
        • From Custer to Cobmoosa
      • Hart
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hart have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart
        • Hart is located in Oceana County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,089 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hart <4>
      • Mears
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Shelby
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Ferry
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Continue List   (5 more) ...
        • Hesperia
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hesperia have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesperia
          • Hesperia is located in Oceana County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 936 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hesperia <4>
        • New Era
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Era have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
          • New Era is located in Oceana County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 440 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Era <4>
        • Little Point Sable
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Point Sable have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Point Sable
          • Little Point Sable is located in Oceana County
        • Saint Huberts
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Huberts have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Huberts
          • Saint Huberts is located in Oceana County
        • Stony Lake
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Lake
          • Stony Lake is located in Oceana County
  • Wexford County
    • County Website:   www.wexfordcounty.org/
    • County Seat for Wexford:   Cadillac
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Custer   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Custer.
      • Garletts Corner
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garletts Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garletts Corner
        • Garletts Corner is located in Wexford County
      • Hoxeyville ‑ Historic
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hoxeyville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoxeyville
        • Hoxeyville is located in Wexford County
        • Hoxeyville has also been known as:
        • Clay Hill
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Hoxeyville
        • From Custer to Hoxeyville

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Custer) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Custer. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.9520, Longitude: -86.2186    
<2>Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.

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 larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.

Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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.




 

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