Welcome to Fort Custer ...
Fort Custer is located in Calhoun County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for Fort Custer: Ft. Custer
Time Zone: Fort Custer lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Fort Custer: 269
The community of Fort Custer was previously named Camp Custer.
Communities Also Named Fort Custer ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Fort Custer - it's located in Montana.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fort Custer.
Communities near Fort Custer ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fort Custer.
- Kalamazoo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Battle Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Portage
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Marshall
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshall have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Marshall is located in Calhoun County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,923 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshall <2>
- Springfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Springfield is located in Calhoun County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,184 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <2>
- Plainwell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Vicksburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Galesburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Parchment
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parchment have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parchment
- Parchment is located in Kalamazoo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,825 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parchment <2>
- Union City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
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 Fort Custer. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fort Custer.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fort 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 Fort Custer.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fort Custer. Our list includes 7 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Fort Custer.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fort Custer ...
Looking for more information about Fort Custer? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Fort Custer, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Fort Custer.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Calhoun, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |