Custer, Wisconsin

Custer is an unincorporated community located in the town of Stockton, in Portage County, Wisconsin, United States.[1][2]

Custer, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 44°30′38″N 89°25′34″W
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
County	Portage
Elevation	355 m (1,165 ft)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)	715 and 534
GNIS feature ID	1563644[1]

History

The origin of the communities name is not confirmed but general consensus is it was named after Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer, who was defeated during the battle of the Little Big Horn in 1876. The Custer post office was established in December, 1876 just six months after the battle of Little Big Horn. The community was originally called "Dawson". The only evidence to where this name came from was an August 8, 1854 land deed marking the sale of a large chunk of land in the area near the St. Mary's Church to a Michael Dawson. There is no biographical information about him in St. Mary’s documents, though there was a Michael Dawson that was elected to the town of Hull Board in 1859 and to the town of Sharon Board in 1860.[3]

Geography

Location of Stockton, Wisconsin

Custer is located in central Wisconsin approximately halfway between Stevens Point, and Amherst.

Economy

Custer is the host site of the annual Renewable Energy and Sustainable Living Fair sponsored by the Midwest Renewable Energy Association.[4] Custer has a post office designated by the zip code 54423.

Notable people

• Janel McCarville, basketball player - WNBA Minnesota Lynx.
• James Miller, murdered Christian Brother

Notes

1. "Custer, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
2. Custer, Wisconsin
3. "The Communities in Stockton" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-01-10.
4. Midwest Renewable Energy Association Archived 2007-02-09 at the Wayback Machine