Custer, Montana

About Custer

Custer is a small unincorporated community in southeastern Montana.

Custer holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.32 square miles.

📰 Custer News Today

• Blue Team downs Red Team 72-46 in 6-Man Montana all-star game SWX Local Sports · Jun 5
• Michael Brian "Mike" Keil Obituary (2025) - Custer, MT - Dahl Funeral Chapel - Billings Legacy obituary · Dec 29
• Native Americans celebrate victory at the Battle of Little Bighorn, 150 years later NPR · Jun 27
• Letter from Custer's widow returns to Montana for battle's 150th anniversary Billings Gazette · Jun 24
• Obituary for Jessie "Lenore" Rogers bullismortuary.com · Jan 7

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Custer Unique

• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in southeastern Montana, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Montana — one of 497 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 25 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Custer

• Custer Coffee Pot Cafe (café)

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Custer

• BLM · Nature reserve reviews ★
• MT FWP · Nature reserve reviews ★
• State Trust · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Veterans Memorial Park reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Custer

• Custer 7-8
• Custer High School
• Custer School

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Custer

🏘️ Nearby Communities