Welcome to Custer ...

Custer is located in Yellowstone County<1> (at the time of its founding, Custer was located in Custer County).

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 get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Custer is 2,740 feet [835 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Custer is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Custer lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Custer: (406)

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, Missouri, 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 7 communities that are near Custer.

• Hysham
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hysham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hysham
  • Hysham is located in Treasure County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hysham <4>
• Bighorn
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bighorn
  • Bighorn is located in Treasure County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bighorn <4>
• Myers
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Myers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers
  • Myers is located in Treasure County
• Pompeys Pillar
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pompeys Pillar
  • Pompeys Pillar is located in Yellowstone County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pompeys Pillar <4>
• Sanders
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders
  • Sanders is located in Treasure County
• Hardin
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
  • Hardin is located in Big Horn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,705 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hardin <4>
• Ballantine
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ballantine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballantine
  • Ballantine is located in Yellowstone County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ballantine <4>

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.

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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Custer, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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 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 Yellowstone County: www.co.yellowstone.mt.us/

The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/