Welcome to Custer ...

Custer is located in Pierce County<1>.

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

Custer is 250 feet [76 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Custer lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Custer ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Washington communities named Custer: This one is located in Pierce County and the other is located in Whatcom County.

Beyond Washington, there are 22 communities that are also named Custer - they are located in Arkansas, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma (2), Pennsylvania (2), South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas 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.

• Tacoma
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoma
  • Tacoma is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 219,945 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tacoma <4>
• Kent
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
  • Kent is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 130,676 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kent <4>
• Federal Way
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Way
  • Federal Way is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 96,307 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Federal Way <4>
• Auburn
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
  • Auburn is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,024 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <4>
• Lacey
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
  • Lacey is located in Thurston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,178 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lacey <4>
• Olympia
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olympia
  • Olympia is located in Thurston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,620 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olympia <4>
• Puyallup
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puyallup
  • Puyallup is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,569 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Puyallup <4>
• University Place
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Place
  • University Place is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,090 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for University Place <4>
• Des Moines
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Des Moines
  • Des Moines is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,389 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Des Moines <4>
• Bonney Lake
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonney Lake
  • Bonney Lake is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,572 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonney Lake <4>

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.

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 Pierce County: www.co.pierce.wa.us/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/