Blog · October 14, 2026 · Nebraska
The Custer County Township Map: a Nebraska guide
Civil and survey townships in Custer County, with the free map, starting near Sargent.
Main page: Custer County, NE GIS & Parcel Viewer (official map link, Custer County facts and neighboring maps).
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A Custer County township map search near Callaway frequently starts with a tax bill or a deed that names a township. Below we sort out the kinds of townships in Custer County and where to see each one.
Civil townships vs. survey townships
Where civil townships exist in the county, they are named local units, and their duties near Arnold depend on Nebraska law. Separately, Nebraska land near Arnold comes from the Public Land Survey System, where a survey township is about 6 miles square, divided into 36 numbered sections.
Finding the tract on the Custer County map
The county's own public map is the Custer County gWorks map, built on a gWorks county GIS site, and it opens without an account for parcels in Broken Bow and the rest of the county. Use the search box for an address in Broken Bow or a parcel number, or simply zoom in and click a tract near Arnold. For a backup route to the map covering Arnold, our Custer County directory entry keeps the link current.
Using the Custer County parcel viewer as a Custer County township map
The Custer County gWorks map is the quickest Custer County township map for most people: switch on boundaries and click a parcel near Cumro. Some Custer County viewers include a PLSS layer that labels sections, which is useful when a deed near Arnold cites T and R numbers.
Reading sections near Ansley
Near Ansley, section 1 sits in the northeast corner of a survey township, and the sequence zigzags row by row to section 36. Calls like 'NE 1/4 of the SW 1/4' near Ansley make sense in reverse: the final quarter listed is the largest piece. Correction lines and irregular sections exist, so a section near Arnold may not be exactly 640 acres.
Township records near Berwyn
Township names on a historical atlas of Custer County can help when a family deed near Anselmo uses an old place name. Election maps, school districts and fire districts in Custer County do not always follow township lines near Anselmo, so check each one separately.
What drives land use around Broken Bow
In 2022 the Census Bureau tallied 368 establishments in Custer County; retail trade topped the list. Agriculture and forestry support services and heavy and civil engineering construction make up an above-average share of Custer County businesses, a clue to how land around Ansley gets used.
Getting oriented in Custer County, NE
Broken Bow is the county seat, and Sargent, Anselmo, Ansley, and Arnold are among the other towns on the county map. Smaller places such as Westerville, Cumro, and Etna appear on the county map as little clusters of lots. Custer County had an estimated 10,581 people in 2023 (Census Bureau), spread across about 2,576 square miles. Outside Arnold, most of the county map is farm, ranch or timber ground with large, irregular tracts. With a founding date of 1877, Custer County has long chains of title on some rural tracts.
Near the Custer County line
Near the edge of the county, check the next map over: Blaine County, Buffalo County, Dawson County, Garfield County, and Lincoln County all border it. Our Nebraska page links each map neighboring Custer County.
Mailing towns vs. townships near Berwyn
In Custer County, township boundaries decide which local office you deal with, and the Custer County record is the better guide than an address. The township on the county record also decides which local office keeps meeting notices and ordinances for land near Cumro.
Custer County, NE: common questions
How many acres is a section in Custer County?
A standard section is about 640 acres, so a quarter section near Berwyn is about 160, although corrections make some smaller.
Which township is my house near Broken Bow in?
Click the parcel on the Custer County gWorks map; the Custer County record generally names the township.
What do township and range mean on a deed near Broken Bow?
They locate land near Broken Bow on the federal survey grid; each survey township holds 36 sections of about 640 acres.
Can I see township boundaries near Berwyn online?
Usually; turn on boundary layers in the county viewer and zoom toward Berwyn.
Why is my mailing address in Broken Bow but my township different?
Postal towns and township lines in Custer County do not always match; the parcel record displays the township for taxes.
Open the official Custer County, NE parcel map Custer County in the Platbookmapper directory
Not a survey. County GIS and tax parcel maps are assessment and planning layers. They are not a substitute for a recorded plat, deed, or licensed survey, especially for fences, setbacks, or boundary disputes.