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Cumro is an unincorporated community in Custer County, Nebraska, whose post office operated from 1885 to 1943 — a run of 58 years. The community was named by its founder, William Edmunds, after Cumro, Wales, reflecting the Welsh heritage among some of the area's early settlers. Beyond its founding and naming, documented history of Cumro is limited: no population figures have ever been recorded, as it was never a Census-tracked place, and available sources offer little detail on its commercial or social life during its decades of activity. Cumro survives today primarily as a place name in Custer County's rural landscape, southwest of the county seat of Broken Bow.
Cumro's post office operated from 1885 to 1943, and the community was named by founder William Edmunds after Cumro, Wales. No population was ever recorded, and little further history survives — it remains chiefly a place name in rural Custer County today.