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Nearest Communities to Custer,
Listed County-By-County

The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Custer, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Custer:

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.

Custer is located in Portage County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Portage County: Adams, Marathon, Shawano, Waupaca, Waushara & Wood.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 134 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Custer. Of these communities, 98 are located in counties other than Portage County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Custer (which is Portage County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Custer

For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.

  • Portage County   (where Custer resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.co.portage.wi.gov/
    • County Seat for Portage:   Stevens Point
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Custer   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Custer.
      • Stockton
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
        • Stockton is located in Portage County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
      • Arnott
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Fancher
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Fancher is located in Portage County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancher
      • Ellis
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Polonia
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Nelsonville
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Little Waupon
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Little Waupon is located in Portage County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Waupon
      • Jordan
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Jordan is located in Portage County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
      • Lake Emily ‑ Historic
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Park Ridge
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Park Ridge is located in Portage County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Ridge
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 496 people
      • Amherst Junction
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Amherst Junction is located in Portage County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst Junction
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 392 people
      • Plover
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Plover is located in Portage County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plover
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,252 people
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        • Stevens Point
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Whiting
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
          • Whiting is located in Portage County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,704 people
        • North Star
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
          • North Star is located in Portage County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Star
        • Garfield
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • New Hope
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
          • New Hope is located in Portage County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
        • Torun
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Amherst
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Peru
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Peru is located in Portage County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
        • Casimir
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Casimir is located in Portage County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casimir
        • Alban
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Rosholt
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Rosholt is located in Portage County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosholt
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
        • Keene
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
          • Keene is located in Portage County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
        • Rocky Run
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
          • Rocky Run is located in Portage County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Run
        • Coddington
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Coddington is located in Portage County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coddington
        • Meehan
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Meehan is located in Portage County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meehan
        • Mill Creek Community
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
          • Mill Creek Community is located in Portage County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek Community
        • Bancroft
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
          • Bancroft is located in Portage County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
        • Blaine
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • West Almond
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
          • West Almond is located in Portage County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Almond
        • West Bancroft
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
          • West Bancroft is located in Portage County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bancroft
        • Almond
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Junction City
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
          • Junction City is located in Portage County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
        • Kellner
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
          • Kellner is located in Portage County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellner
        • Heffron
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
          • Heffron is located in Portage County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heffron
  • Adams County
  • Marathon County
    • County Website:   https://www.marathoncounty.gov/
    • County Seat for Marathon:   Wausau
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Custer   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Custer.
      • Shantytown
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Shantytown is located in Marathon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shantytown
      • Holt
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Holt is located in Marathon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
      • Ashley
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Galloway
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Rocky Corners
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Rocky Corners is located in Marathon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Corners
      • Bevent
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Bevent is located in Marathon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevent
      • Dancy
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Dancy is located in Marathon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dancy
      • Knowlton
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Knowlton is located in Marathon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowlton
      • Little Eau Claire
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Little Eau Claire is located in Marathon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Eau Claire
      • Elderon
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Elderon is located in Marathon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elderon
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
      • Pike Lake
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Peplin
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Peplin is located in Marathon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peplin
      • Continue List   (16 more) ...
        • Mosinee
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Mosinee is located in Marathon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosinee
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,195 people
        • Ingersoll
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
          • Ingersoll is located in Marathon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingersoll
        • Kronenwetter
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Evergreen
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Evergreen is located in Marathon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
        • Moon
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Hatley
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Ringle
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Weston
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
          • Weston is located in Marathon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,165 people
        • Callon
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
          • Callon is located in Marathon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callon
        • Norrie
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
          • Norrie is located in Marathon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norrie
        • Rothschild
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
          • Rothschild is located in Marathon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rothschild
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,256 people
        • Kelly
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
          • Kelly is located in Marathon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
        • Schofield
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Schofield is located in Marathon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schofield
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,153 people
        • Halder
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Halder is located in Marathon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halder
        • Rangeline
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Rib Mountain
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Rib Mountain is located in Marathon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rib Mountain
  • Shawano County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.shawano.wi.us/
    • County Seat for Shawano:   Shawano
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Custer   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Custer.
      • Split Rock
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Tigerton
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Whitcomb
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Whitcomb is located in Shawano County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitcomb
      • Hunting
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Hunting is located in Shawano County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting
      • Wittenberg
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Eland
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Five Corners
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Five Corners is located in Shawano County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
      • Shepley
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Shepley is located in Shawano County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepley
      • Birnamwood
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Caroline
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Caroline is located in Shawano County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caroline
  • Waupaca County
    • County Website:   https://www.waukeshacounty.gov/
    • County Seat for Waupaca:   Waupaca
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Custer   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Custer.
      • Petersville ‑ Historic
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Petersville is located in Waupaca County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
      • Northland
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Northland is located in Waupaca County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northland
      • Cobb Town
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Cobb Town is located in Waupaca County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Town
      • Sheridan
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Iola
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Iola is located in Waupaca County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,190 people
      • Scandinavia
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Scandinavia is located in Waupaca County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scandinavia
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
      • Norske
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Norske is located in Waupaca County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norske
      • Schmidt Corner
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Schmidt Corner is located in Waupaca County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schmidt Corner
      • Chain O' Lakes
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Chain O' Lakes is located in Waupaca County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chain O' Lakes
      • Indian Crossing
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Indian Crossing is located in Waupaca County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Crossing
      • Granite Quarry ‑ Historic
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Granite Quarry is located in Waupaca County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Quarry
      • King
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
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        • Ogdensburg
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
          • Ogdensburg is located in Waupaca County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdensburg
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
        • Parfreyville
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Parfreyville is located in Waupaca County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parfreyville
        • Rural
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Little Hope
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Little Hope is located in Waupaca County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Hope
        • Waupaca
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Waupaca is located in Waupaca County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waupaca
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,857 people
        • Big Falls
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • Big Falls is located in Waupaca County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Falls
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
        • Granite City ‑ Historic
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
          • Granite City is located in Waupaca County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite City
        • Baldwins Mill
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Lind
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Manawa
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • Manawa is located in Waupaca County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manawa
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,269 people
        • Symco
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • Symco is located in Waupaca County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Symco
        • Little Wolf ‑ Historic
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Marble ‑ Historic
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Marble is located in Waupaca County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble
        • Hatton ‑ Historic
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Hatton is located in Waupaca County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
        • Weyauwega
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Weyauwega is located in Waupaca County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weyauwega
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,745 people
        • Royalton
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • Royalton is located in Waupaca County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
        • Marion
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Evanswood
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Evanswood is located in Waupaca County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evanswood
        • Nicholson
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Nicholson is located in Waupaca County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson
        • Buckbee
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Buckbee is located in Waupaca County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckbee
        • Nowell ‑ Historic
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Nowell is located in Waupaca County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nowell
        • Ostrander
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Gills Landing
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Waushara County
  • Wood County
    • County Website:   https://www.woodcountywi.gov/
    • County Seat for Wood:   Wisconsin Rapids
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Custer   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Custer.
      • Biron
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Biron is located in Wood County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biron
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
      • Lake Wazeecha
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Lake Wazeecha is located in Wood County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wazeecha
      • Rudolph
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Rudolph is located in Wood County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudolph
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 411 people
      • Grand Rapids
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Wisconsin Rapids
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Milladore
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Port Edwards
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Eight Corners
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Sherry
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Nekoosa Junction
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Nekoosa Junction is located in Wood County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nekoosa Junction
      • Blenker
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Vesper
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Continue List   (4 more) ...
        • Nekoosa
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Walker
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
          • Walker is located in Wood County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
        • Arpin
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
          • Arpin is located in Wood County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arpin
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
        • Auburndale
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
          • Auburndale is located in Wood County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburndale
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 658 people

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Custer) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.

We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.

Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know.