Custer, Missouri Explained

Custer
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Missouri
Coordinates:37.5364°N -91.5197°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Missouri
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Dent County
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5

Custer is an unincorporated community in Dent County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.

History

A post office called Custer was established in 1882, and remained in operation until 1942.[1] The community has the name of George Armstrong Custer, an American Civil War general and Indian fighter.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Post Offices . Jim Forte Postal History . 27 September 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160306175959/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=MO . 6 March 2016 .
  2. Web site: Dent County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived) . The State Historical Society of Missouri . 27 September 2016 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071627/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_dent.html . 24 June 2016 .