Place:Custer, Montana, United States

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NameCuster
Alt namesBig Hornsource: Resource:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990, 1870 census
Custersource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCounty
Located inMontana, United States     (1877 - )
See alsoCarbon, Montana, United StatesChild county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Carter, Montana, United StatesChild county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Fallon, Montana, United StatesChild county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Powder River, Montana, United StatesChild county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Prairie, Montana, United StatesChild county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Rosebud, Montana, United StatesChild county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Sweet Grass, Montana, United StatesChild county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Wibaux, Montana, United StatesChild county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Yellowstone, Montana, United StatesChild county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Contained Places
Inhabited place
Beebe
Bonfield
Garland
Ismay
Kinsey
Knowlton
Miles City
Mizpah
Paragon
Sheffield
Tusler
Volborg
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Custer County is a county located in the U.S. state of Montana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 11,867. Its county seat is Miles City. The county was established on June 2, 1865 as one of the nine original counties of the Territory of Montana named Big Horn County, and was renamed on February 16, 1877 in honor of Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer.

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1870 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1877 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1877 Court records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1877 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1877 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1877 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1895 Birth records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1920 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year Population
1870 38
1880 2,510
1890 5,308
1900 7,891
1910 14,123
1920 12,194
1930 11,242
1940 10,422
1950 12,661
1960 13,227
1970 12,174
1980 13,109
1990 11,697

Note: The first Big Horn County was renamed Custer in 1877. The present Big Horn County was created in 1913.

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External links

www.rootsweb.com/~mtcuster/

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