Custer, Michigan

About Custer

Set in the western part of Michigan, Custer is a tiny community counting 300 people who proudly call it home.

Officially, Custer is an incorporated village, one of the most intimate forms of local government in America. The community covers 1.06 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 283 residents per square mile.

📰 Custer News Today

• Custer statue in Monroe survived 2020 removal calls, still stands as Little Bighorn marks 150th anniversary CBS News · Jun 25
• Michigan GOP presses feds to pick Fort Custer for 'Golden Dome' missile defense WWMT · Feb 9
• Logano, Custer and Briscoe headline weekend winners at Michigan NASCAR.com · Jun 9
• Obituary | Kenneth Frederick Springborn of Custer, Michigan Marsh Funeral Chapel · Jun 29
• Federally endangered Mitchell's satyr butterflies are being reintroduced at Fort Custer this week WMUK · Jul 1

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Custer Unique

• Positioned in western Michigan, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Michigan — one of 745 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 11 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Custer

• Emerson Lake Inn
• Countryside Diner
• Johnnys
• Riley's Rendezvous

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Custer

• Pleiness Lake Boating Access Site reviews ★
• Po Boy Hunting Club · Nature reserve reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Custer

• Mason County Eastern Elem Sch
• Mason County Eastern Junior HighHigh School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Custer

🏘️ Nearby Communities