Custer County, Nebraska Custer County, Nebraska Custer County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2010 census, the population was 10,939. Its county seat is Broken Bow. The county was formed in 1877 and named after General George Armstrong Custer, who was killed at the Battle of Little Bighorn. In the Nebraska license plate system, Custer County is represented by the prefix 4 (it had the fourth-largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922). According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of
Fort Custer Recreation Area River which runs along the western border of the park. Other known invasive species include garlic mustard ("Alliaria petiolata") and purple loosestrife ("Lythrum salicaria"); these species are being dealt with by using controlled fires. Fort Custer State Recreation Area is located north of Interstate 94 between Battle Creek and Kalamazoo, Michigan at exits 85 or 92. The park is just east of Augusta on M-96. Fort Custer Recreation Area Fort Custer State Recreation Area is a State Recreation Area located between Battle Creek and Kalamazoo, Michigan. The area features lakes, the Kalamazoo River, over 25 miles of multi-use trails, second