Custer, Kentucky

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Custer, Kentucky
Unincorporated community
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Custer
Location within the state of Kentucky
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Custer
Custer (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°44′18″N86°15′17″W / 37.73833°N 86.25472°W / 37.73833; -86.25472
Country United States
State Kentucky
County Breckinridge
Elevation
820 ft (250 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
40115
GNIS feature ID490511 [1]

Custer is an unincorporated community within Breckinridge County, Kentucky, United States.

A post office was established for the community in 1876. The name had been intended to be Crossroads, but when the post office application was sent on the day of the defeat of George Armstrong Custer at Little Bighorn, the town was then named in Custer's honor. [2]

The community has a school, store, and a Masonic lodge. [3]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Custer, Kentucky
  2. ↑ Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 76. ISBN   0813126312 . Retrieved April 28, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Breckinridge County (Rennick Collection)". Morehead State University. Retrieved January 13, 2021.


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