Custer, Idaho

United States historic place

Custer Historic District

U.S. National Register of Historic Places

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Location| Yankee Fork Rd., Custer County, southwest of Challis, Idaho
Coordinates| 44°23′15″N 114°41′45″W﻿ / ﻿44.38750°N 114.69583°W﻿ / 44.38750; -114.69583
Area| 29 acres (12 ha)
Built| 1877
NRHP reference No.| 81000207[1]
Added to NRHP| February 3, 1981

Custer is a ghost town in Custer County, Idaho, United States. Established in 1877, it is at 44°23′15″N 114°41′45″W﻿ / ﻿44.38750°N 114.69583°W﻿ / 44.38750; -114.69583 (44.3874133, -114.6959118), at an elevation of 6,470 feet (1,972 m).[2] It lies along Yankee Fork Road southwest of the city of Challis, within the Challis National Forest.[3]

In 1981, the community was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a historic district. Although the district covers 29 acres (12 ha), only seven buildings retain enough historic integrity to qualify as contributing properties.[1]

Most of Custer is now included in the Land of the Yankee Fork State Park, which also includes the nearby historic Yankee Fork gold dredge.

## References

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1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Custer, Idaho
3. ^ USGS topographical maps accessed from its GNIS feature record

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Media related to Custer, Idaho at Wikimedia Commons

* Custer Ghost Town travel guide from Wikivoyage
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* Land of the Yankee Fork State Park

The Yankee Fork gold dredge, which operated into the 1950s, near Custer.

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Municipalities and communities of Custer County, Idaho, United States

County seat: Challis

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