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Welcome to North Dexter ...

North Dexter is primarily located in Penobscot County<1>. A portion of North Dexter extends into Piscataquis County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of North Dexter, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890.

A typical abbreviation for North Dexter: N. Dexter

North Dexter is 340 feet [104 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: North Dexter lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for North Dexter: 207

Communities near North Dexter ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near North Dexter.

  • Dover - Foxcroft
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Dexter
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Dexter is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,702 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dexter <3>
  • Newport
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Corinth
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Corinna
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Saint Albans
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Palmyra
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Hartland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Charleston
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Charleston is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,675 people
  • Guilford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around North Dexter. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for North Dexter.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of North Dexter. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around North Dexter.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around North Dexter. See our Newspapers Page for North Dexter.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Dexter ...

Looking for more information about North Dexter? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to North Dexter, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for North Dexter.

Adding North Dexter to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of North Dexter in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for North Dexter was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the North Dexter post office opened in 1890. The North Dexter post office closed in 1926.

For more details, see References and Mentions for North Dexter.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maine's counties, including Penobscot, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around North Dexter - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/