Custer City, formerly Centennial City, is a

ghost town A ghost town, deserted city, extinct town, or abandoned city is an abandoned settlement, usually one that contains substantial visible remaining buildings and infrastructure such as roads. A town often becomes a ghost town because the economi ...

in Cooke County,

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, United States.

History

Custer City is situated in Farm to Market Road 2896. It was established in 1876 by Jim Jones, who built a cotton gin and flour mill. It was originally called Centennial City because it was founded on the United States Centennial. It was later renamed to Custer City after

George Armstrong Custer George Armstrong Custer (December 5, 1839 – June 25, 1876) was a United States Army officer and cavalry commander in the American Civil War and the American Indian Wars. Custer graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point ...

. A post office opened in 1877, and operated until 1902. In 1892, it had 25 residents.

References

{{Cooke County, Texas Geography of Cooke County, Texas Ghost towns in Texas 1876 establishments in Texas 20th-century disestablishments in Texas