Welcome to Dexter ...
Although we found mention of Dexter during our research, we really don't have any information about it.<1> Given the context of how Dexter was mentioned, we believe that it was a community rather than a locale or some type of landmark. We have done a cursory search and if it was a community, we haven't been able to find any evidence that it still exists..
We've added Dexter to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Dexter, please Contact Us.
Time Zone: The area where we believe that Dexter might be (or was) located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: EST- Heure Normale de l'Est (HNE), EDT- Heure Avancée de l'Est (HAE).
Area Codes for Dexter: 519, 226, 382 & 548<2>
Communities Also Named Dexter ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 30 communities that are also named Dexter - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Maine, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi (2), Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Dexter.
Communities near Dexter ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Dexter.
- Saint Thomas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Aylmer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dutton - Dunwich
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dutton - Dunwich came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton - Dunwich
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dutton - Dunwich <3>
- Chippewas of the Thames First Nation
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chippewas of the Thames First Nation came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippewas of the Thames First Nation
- Invererie Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- North Ward
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Port Stanley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Stanley came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Stanley
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Stanley <3>
- Whites
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whites came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites
- Erie Rest
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Norman
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norman came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dexter ...
Looking for more information about 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 Dexter, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Dexter.
Adding Dexter to Our Gazetteer ...
As we work on our Gazetteer, we occasionally find mention of a community that is new to us. When we find such a community, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope of adding more information in the future.
The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Dexter was mentioned on a train schedule titled Canadian Pacific Railroad Time Tables (October 1899).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Dexter.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went north past Dexter and then turned east". While Dexter could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Dexter as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Dexter could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong . Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 519 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 226, 382 or 548. New phone numbers in the Dexter area will be assigned with one of these codes: 519, 226, 382 or 548. As a result, placing a call in the Dexter area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |