Welcome to Custer ...

Custer is located in Dent County<1>.

The location of Custer has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Custer, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

Custer is 1,240 feet [378 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Custer lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Custer: (573)

Communities Also Named Custer ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 22 communities that are also named Custer - they are located in Arkansas, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, 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 10 communities that are near Custer.

• Salem
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Salem is located in Dent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,874 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <4>
• Licking
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Licking have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Licking
  • Licking is located in Texas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,872 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Licking <4>
• Bunker
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bunker have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker
  • Bunker is located in Dent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 382 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bunker <4>
• Darien
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Darien have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darien
  • Darien is located in Dent County
• Jadwin
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jadwin
  • Jadwin is located in Dent County
• Jack
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
  • Jack is located in Dent County
• Akers
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akers
  • Akers is located in Shannon County
• Coulstone
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coulstone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulstone
  • Coulstone is located in Dent County
• Lenox
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lenox have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
  • Lenox is located in Dent County
• Greeley
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greeley
  • Greeley is located in Reynolds 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 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.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Custer ...

Looking for more information about 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 Custer, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for 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.<5>

From that list, the Custer post office opened in 1882.

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 ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Custer. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/