Custer is a ghost town in Custer County, Idaho, United States. Established in 1877, it is at (44.3874133, -114.6959118), at an elevation of 6,470 feet (1,972 m). It lies along Yankee Fork Road southwest of the city of Challis, within the Challis National Forest.

In 1981, the community was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a historic district. Although the district covers , only seven buildings retain enough historic integrity to qualify as contributing properties.

Custer, Idaho

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.

Custer, Idaho

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Community profile

Land of the Yankee Fork State Park

Populated places established in 1877

Geography of Custer County, Idaho

Ghost towns in Idaho

Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Idaho

Protected areas of Custer County, Idaho

National Register of Historic Places in Custer County, Idaho

Populated places on the National Register of Historic Places in Idaho

1877 establishments in Idaho Territory

Custer, Idaho