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Custer County, Nebraska, United States

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Details for Custer County

NameCuster County
Place TypeCounty
Located in
Nebraska, United States
County SeatBroken Bow
Coordinates
Latitude 41.4000050 41° 24' 00" N
Longitude -99.8837325 99° 53' 01.4" W
Population12,270
Elevation830 m
Surrounding CountiesLoup NE
Garfield NE
Valley E
Sherman E
Buffalo SE
Dawson S
Lincoln SW
Logan W
Thomas NW
Blaine N
USGS GNIS FeatureID835842
Histopolis Place ID136320502
Updated May 12, 2011
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Genealogy Resources for Custer County

11 Resources; Select a Cemetery below for additional resources specific to that Cemetery.
Custer Co. Historical Society [rootsweb.ancestry.com/~necuster]
The Custer County historical society, dedicated to conserving and preserving the county's historic past is located in Broken Bow, Nebraska. An extensive collection of resources is offered to historians and genealogists.
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~necuster/index.htm

Nebraska Gravestone Photo Project - Cemetery Index [Nebraska Gravestone Photo Project]
Research your Nebraska ancestors and family history by searching our online database of Nebraska gravestone photos. Locate Nebraska gravestone images of your descendants and discover your Nebraska roots.
http://nebraskagravestones.org/cemeteries.php?selected_cid=21 (8 Mar 2011)

Custer County, Nebraska NE, county profile - hotels, festivals, genealogy, newspapers - ePodunk [ePodunk]
Custer County, Nebraska NE, county profile, with sections on demographics, cemeteries, the economy, government, history and politics.
http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=22378 (18 Nov 2008)

Custer County, Nebraska - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia [Wikipedia]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Custer_County,_Nebraska (28 Jul 2010)

Cemeteries in or near Custer County - ePodunk [ePodunk]
http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/localList.php?local=22378&locTGroup=Cemeteries&direction=down (15 Jan 2009)

Custer Co., NE Cemeteries [Custer County NEGenWeb]
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~necuste2/cccmtry.html

Linkpendium > Genealogy > USA > Nebraska > Custer County [Linkpendium]
The definitive directory to Genealogy > USA > Nebraska > Custer County
http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/NE/Custer/ (4 Jan 2010)

Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records and Online Memorials [Find A Grave]
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=csr&CScnty=1824 (1 Sep 2009)

The Political Graveyard: Custer County, Neb. [The Political Graveyard]
A database of political history and cemeteries, with brief biographical entries for 192,291 U.S. political figures, living and dead, from the 1700s to the present.
http://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NE/CU.html#CEM (26 Mar 2009)

Custer County, Nebraska Cemetery Records [Interment.net]
Cemetery records of Custer County, Nebraska
http://www.interment.net/us/ne/custer.htm (16 May 2010)

USGenWeb Archives: Custer County NE [USGenWeb Archives]
http://www.usgwarchives.net/ne/custer/custable.htm (26 Jan 2010)
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Surveys in Custer County

1 Survey, 10 Ranges, 75 Townships

The Sixth Principal Meridian survey governs land descriptions in all or part of Custer County. You can navigate to any of the 75 survey townships that overlap Custer County using the navigation tool below.

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Townships and Cities of Custer County

31 Townships, 1 City (Township is assumed unless noted)
AlgernonAnsleyArnoldBerwyn
Broken BowBroken Bow (city)CliffComstock
CornerCusterDelightDouglas Grove
East CusterElimElk CreekGarfield
GrantHayesKilfoilLillian
LoupMilburnMyrtleRyno
SargentSpring CreekTriumphVictoria
WayneWest UnionWestervilleWood River

Cities of Custer County

2 Cities, 9 Villages, 23 Unincorporated Places (u.p.) (Unincorporated Place (u.p.) is assumed unless noted)
Anselmo (village)Ansley (village)Arnold (village)Berwyn (village)
Broken Bow (city)BuckeyeBurr OakCallaway (village)
Comstock (village)Cummings Park (historical u.p.)CumroDale (historical u.p.)
Elton (historical u.p.)Ernst (historical u.p.)EtnaFinchville
GatesGeorgetown (historical u.p.)LillianLodi
Lomax (historical u.p.)Mason City (village)Merna (village)Milburn
New HelenaOconto (village)Pleasant HillRound Valley
Sargent (city)WalworthWeissertWescott
West Union (historical u.p.)Westerville

Cemeteries of Custer County

60 Cemeteries, 18 Alternate Names (*) (Cemetery is assumed unless noted)
Algernon (*)Amsberry (*)AnsleyArnold
Baker (*)Basin LutheranBox ElderBroken Bow
Broken ViewChrist LutheranCliffCoffman
CrouchCuster CenterDaleDouglas Grove
Dry ValleyElk CreekEmanuel (*)Enon
EudellEvangelical LutheranEvans (*)Fairview
Franch TablelandFrench Table (*)GatesGrand View
Happy HollowHilldaleJanesvilleKingsbury
Lee ParkLibertyLittle Table (*)Lodi
Lomax (*)Lone TreeLongwoodMerna
Mount HopeMt. Hope (*)New HopeNorth Table (*)
OrtelloPleasant ValleyPowell CanyonPredmore
RiversideRose HillRound ValleySacred Heart
Saint AnselmsSaint JosephSaint MarySaint Marys
Sand ValleySells ValleySomerfordSpringstube (*)
St. Anselms (*)St. Joseph (*)St. Mary (*)St. Marys (*)
Stop TableSunny Dell (*)SwansonSwedish Grove
Swedish Tallin (*)TallinTallin Table (*)Victoria Springs
ViolaWalworthWest UnionWesterville
WilhelmWood River Mennonite

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