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Custer’s history is
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Custer Township is a township in Decatur County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 48.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 25 to 48 (+92%). Half of its homes were built before 1945.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Custer yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Custer’s history is told.

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Famous people close to Custer

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NMNorman MalcolmSelden · 12 miBCBrun CampbellOberlin · 8 miGil DoddsGil DoddsNorcatur · 17 miElden AukerElden AukerNorcatur · 17 miDADewey AdkinsNorcatur · 17 miEHElmer HackneyOberlin · 8 mi
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Custer, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Custer is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Custer has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Bank of Oberlin in Oberlin, 8.5 miles away.

Custer and the nearest listed places

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Bank of OberlinNorcatur City HallNorth Fork Solomon River Lattice Truss Bridge

Closest to Custer

Bank of OberlinOberlin · Built 18868.5miNorcatur City HallNorcatur · Built 193717.5miNorth Fork Solomon River Lattice Truss BridgeHighland-District 2 · Built 192524.3mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Bank of Oberlin’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Custer?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Custer’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

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nearby towns’ history
📜 Center📜 Summit📜 Dresden📜 Jennings
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