Comstock

Comstock, NE

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Comstock is located approximately 27 miles northeast of Nebraska Hwy 2 at Ansley by way of Hwy 183 to Spur NE-21C and east to the other side of the Middle Loup River.  Comstock is home to the beautiful Centennial Community Garden which encompasses more than a full city block, and the nearby Dowse Sod House, built in 1900 and restored in 1981.  The house is listed in the National Register of Historic Places and is well worth a visit.  The diversion dam on the Middle Loup just south of Comstock offers hunting, fishing and primitive camping.

Comstock History

Comstock, the youngest town in Custer County, was platted in the fall of 1899.  It was established as a water stop on a new railroad line and was named for its founder, W. H. Comstock, owner of the town's first grocery store.  The town was incorporated in 1906 and grew to include a variety of stores, two banks and hotels, three churches, a restaurant, opera house, theater and several professional offices.  Comstock's population reached a high of 450 in 1920.  Since those early days of prosperity, as is the case with numerous small farming communities, Comstock's population dwindled.  Its population as of the 2010 census had declined to 93.  Comstock is still known to be "The Little Town With a Big Heart".


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