Custer (SD)

Welcome to Custer County ...

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

The community of Custer is the Seat for Custer County.

Custer County was founded in 1875.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Custer had a population of 8,972 people. This is an increase of 8.42% since the last Census (which gave a population of 8,275 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Custer represented 1.02% of the total population of South Dakota.

Below are some of the communities located in Custer County:

Buffalo Gap
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
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- Buffalo Gap is located in Custer County (SD)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
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Custer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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- Custer is located in Custer County (SD)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,926 people
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Fairburn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairburn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Fairburn is located in Custer County (SD)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
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Hermosa
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
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- Hermosa is located in Custer County (SD)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 409 people
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Pringle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pringle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Pringle is located in Custer County (SD)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
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Websites of Interest ...

Websites specific to South Dakota
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- Website for the South Dakota State Archives

Websites specific to Custer County
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Websites for nearby counties
- Pennington County
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- Oglala Lakota County
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- Fall River County
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- Niobrara County
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- Weston County
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Cemetery Information and Directories
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of South Dakota
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of South Dakota
- Cemeteries of Custer County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of South Dakota
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of South Dakota

Footnotes ...

<1>	On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
<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.