The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Custar was originally called Lewisburg, and under the latter name was platted in 1865, and named for Frederick Lewis, proprietor. A post office called Custar has been in operation since 1866. The village was incorporated in 1881.
In late 2019, three grain silos in Custar suffered from a fire and explosion.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Custar’s history is told.
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2000
Nothing in Custar is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Custar has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Benjamin F. Kerr House in Grand Rapids, 8.8 miles away.
Custar and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (5). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.