Custer Custer County, Idaho


Mapped Location

Custer: The mapped location is an approximation and should not be used for navigation or wayfinding.

 

Information

General information on Custer

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Custer

A brief list of names that this geographic feature has been named

Name Description
Custer Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Custer

References to Custer that document the origin of its place name

Title Cover Image: Idaho Chronology, Nomenclature, Bibliography

CUSTER.—Named for Gen. George A. Custer, who was killed at the battle of Little Bighorn on June 25, 1870. The county seat is Challis, named for A. P. Challis, who, in 1878, founded the town.

John E. Rees, B. Sc. in Idaho Chronology, Nomenclature, Bibliography

 

Last updated: 2016-11-27