Custer County Courthouse, Arapaho, OK (2)
Arapaho, OK (Custer County)
Following the Cheyenne-Arapaho Opening on April 19, 1892, Custer County came into existence as G County, with Arapaho designated as the county seat. In a general election held in November 1896, G County became known as Custer, in honor of Lt. Col. George A. Custer. Located in west-central Oklahoma, Custer County is bordered by Dewey County on the north, Blaine and Caddo counties on the east, Washita County on the south, and Beckham and Roger Mills counties on the west. The Canadian River flows across the northeastern corner of the county. Drained by the Washita River, Custer County has 1,002 square miles of land and water. It lies mostly within the Gypsum Hills physiographic region. In the year 2010 the towns included Butler, Clinton, Custer City, Thomas, Weatherford, and Arapaho (the county seat). (1)
References (1) OK History www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=CU010
Custer County Courthouse, Arapaho, OK (2)
Arapaho, OK (Custer County)
Following the Cheyenne-Arapaho Opening on April 19, 1892, Custer County came into existence as G County, with Arapaho designated as the county seat. In a general election held in November 1896, G County became known as Custer, in honor of Lt. Col. George A. Custer. Located in west-central Oklahoma, Custer County is bordered by Dewey County on the north, Blaine and Caddo counties on the east, Washita County on the south, and Beckham and Roger Mills counties on the west. The Canadian River flows across the northeastern corner of the county. Drained by the Washita River, Custer County has 1,002 square miles of land and water. It lies mostly within the Gypsum Hills physiographic region. In the year 2010 the towns included Butler, Clinton, Custer City, Thomas, Weatherford, and Arapaho (the county seat). (1)
References (1) OK History www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=CU010