Abel: Historical

Algernon Township is one of thirty-one townships in Custer County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 332 at the 2000 census. A 2006 estimate placed the township's population at 320. The Village of Mason City lies within the Township.

Anselmo:  This town was named after Anselmo B. Smith.  He was a civil engineer employed by the Lincoln Town-Site Company.  He platted the towns along the Burlington railroad and platted Anselmo on 20 Nov 1886.

Ansley:  The first settlement was made here in the spring of 1886, the post office being established on April 20th. of that year.  The town was named for Eliza Ansley, sister of the president of the Lincoln Land Company.  She had invested a large sum of money in the newly platted community.

Aranda: Historical

Argile: Historical

Arnold:  This town was named in honor of George Arnold, a member of the ranch firm of Arnold and Ritchie.  He located in the vicinity in 1875, the town was platted in 1883 and the post office was established on 18 April 1877.

Battle Bend School: Historical

Beechville Post Office: Historical; opened 01/06/1885 and discontinued 11/13/1889. South of Mason City

Berwyn: The town was platted in 1886, by the Lincoln Town-Site Company and was named after a railroad surveyor.  The name was changed from Janesville in December of 1886.

Broken Bow: This town was laid out in June of 1882 and was elected county seat in January of 1883.  Broken Bow was named by Wilson Hewitt, after three other names he had previously submitted were refused.  The name was inspired by his sons, who found a broken bow at an old indian campsite.  Broken Bow is the largest town in Custer County, with a 1994 population of 3,830.

Bur Oak: Historical, site of modern Bur Oak Church.

Callaway: This town was surveyed and platted in 1885.  A post office was established here on 30 Aug 1880 and named Set Up.  On 23 Sep 1880, the name was changed to Delight.  This name was most likely used because of its location in Delight Township.  The town name was changed once again on 29 Apr 1886, to Grant.  This name was almost certainly chosen in honor of Ulysses S. Grant.  The name was changed for the last time on 02 Aug 1886.  It was named after S. R. Callaway, general manager of the Union Pacific Railroad.

Campville: Hsitorical

Cliff: Historical

Climax Post Office: A post office was established here in 1909 and was discontinued in 1927.  The town was named by Mary T. Ewing who owned the farm on which it was located.  She was also in charge of the post office when it was established.

Coburgh: Historical

Comstock: Comstock, the youngest town in Custer County, started in the fall of 1899 on the east bank of the Middle Loup River with a railroad station and a grocery store. On March 14, 1906, Comstock was incorporated as a village.

Cummings Park: Historical

Cumro:  The following is from a Nebraska State Historical marker at Cumro, Nebraska:   "Cumro, named by William Edmunds for his home town in Wales, was a thriving frontier settlement located between Georgetown Post Office, four miles to the west, and Eudell Post Office, three miles to the east.  It boasted a school, blacksmith shop, physician and store, with a church and cemetery to the north.  Cumro Post Office was established in 1885, with Morgan W. Jones as postmaster and discontinued in April, 1943.  In the summer of 1877 the Kearney and Black Hills Stage Line followed the South Loup River Valley with stops south of Eudell and at Georgetown.  A Union Pacific Line planned for the valley was surveyed through Cumro in the 1880's but the line was never built because the railroad experienced financial difficulties.  Cattlemen began bringing cattle into the valley in 1869 and conflicts erupted when homesteaders challenged the cattlemen's claim to the land.  Fierce blizzards of 1880 & 1881 decimated the herds hastening the end of the open range.  Among descendents of the cattlemen and homesteaders who settled the area can be found such names as George, Morgan, Trew, Wood and many others."

Custer: Historical

Dale: Historical. northwest of Merna

Delight: Delight Township is one of thirty-one townships in Custer County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 796 at the 2000 census. A 2006 estimate placed the township's population at 770. The Village of Callaway lies within the Township.Wikipedia

Doris:

Douglas Grove Township: One of thirty-one townships in Custer County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 115 at the 2000 census. A 2006 estimate placed the township's population at 111. Douglas Grove Township was named for Edward Douglass, a pioneer settler.

Elim Township: One of thirty-one townships in Custer County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 127 at the 2000 census. A 2006 estimate placed the township's population at 123

Elm Bridge:

Elton: A post office was established at Elton in 1879, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1916. It was named after Elton, New York.

Eri:

Ernst:

Etna: A post office was established at Etna in 1885, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1921. Etna no longer exists, a simple roadside marker indicates the location of the former town. The school survived until 1966, but most other establishments (general store, post office, etc.) closed in 1931. There is a mailbox next to the marker with a book of historical information about Etna and a guest book to sign.

Eudell: Historical

Finchville: A post office was established at Finchville in 1914, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1935.

Gassman Springs:

Gates: Gates was named in honor of an early settler. A post office was established at Gates in 1884, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1989.

Gavin or Gavin Siding: Historical

Genet:

Georgetown:

Goodyear's Ranch:

Grant:

Green:

Guilford: Historical

Harlan:

High:

Highland: Historical, west of Broken Bow

Hinckley:

Hoosier: Historical, west of Anselmo

Huxley:

Janesville School: Historical, northwest of Ansley

Jefferson:

Keota School: Historical, southeast of Anselmo

Kingston:

Klump:  Jacob B. Klump and Jane (Parkinson) Klump acquired the land in 1882 or 1883.  Jacob and the boys worked there for about a year building a sod house and improvements.  The rest of the family lived in York during this time.  The family had moved there from Jo Daviess County, Illinois.  In 1884, the family moved to the farm.  Jane Klump became a postmistress.  I am not sure of the date, but it is probably in Nebraska Name Places.  She died in 1906 and the post office was closed.  She ran the post office in her home.  For many years Klump was on the maps as a community, but it was always a farm and post office.  (This information was provided by Peggy Struwe)

Lamore:

Lee Park: Historical Post Office and cemetery, west of Arcadia, east of Westerville

Lena: 

Leonard:

Lillian: Lillian was named for Lillian Gohean, daughter of the postmaster. The Lillian post office opened in 1883, closed in 1902, reopened in 1907, and closed permanently in 1934.

Lodi: A post office was established at Lodi in 1882, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1928. The community was named after the Italian city of Lodi, Lombardy.

Lomax:

Longwood:

Loyal:

Lydia:

Magoon:

Manchester:

Marvin:

Mason City:

McKinley:

Merna: Merna was founded in the 1880s about the time the railroad was extended to that point. It was named Merna in honor of the young daughter of the first postmaster.

Milburn: A post office at Milburn was established in 1887 by James Milburn, and named for him.

Milldale:

Milton:

Myrtle:

Nea:

Nemo:

New Callaway:

New Helena: A post office was established at New Helena in 1875, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1910.

Noel:

Obi:

Oconto: The community was founded in 1887 as Olax, but the original name conflicted with another Nebraska location, so it was renamed to Oconto. The exact source of the name has been debated, some hold Oconto was the name of a pioneer settler, while others believe the town was named after Oconto, Wisconsin. Oconto was incorporated in 1906.

Olax:

Ormsby:

Ortello:

Over:

Phillipsburg:

Pilot:

Pleasant Hill:

Redfern:

Rest:

Robville:

Roten:

Round Grove:

Round Valley: A post office was established at Round Valley in 1880, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1935.

Ryno:

Sargent:  If you click on the link here, you will be taken to another page that was created from a "Suplement to The Sargent Leader", dated  August 2, 1907.  This page was generously provided by Frank Manning.

Scandia:

Seneca:

Set Up:

Somerford:

South Loup:

Springville:

Stop:

Table:

Tallin:

Triumph:

Tuckerville:

Tufford:

Upton:

Victoria:

Walworth: Walworth was founded in 1892. It was named for a Nebraska lumber baron.

Wayne:

Weissert: The first post office in Weissert was established in 1892.^[

Wescott: Wescott was founded by Walter S. Wescott in 1886. A post office was established at Wescott in 1888, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1901.

Westerville:  Westerville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Custer County, Nebraska, United States. It is located at the intersection of U.S. Route 183 and Nebraska Highway 70. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 39.

West Union:

Wirt:

Woods Park:

Woods Stage Ranch:

Yucca:

Yucca Hill: