Welcome to Dexter ...
Dexter is located in Fond du Lac County<1>.
Dexter is 770 feet [235 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Dexter lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Dexter: 920 & 274<3>
Communities Also Named Dexter ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 29 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 and West Virginia.
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.
- Oshkosh
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Oshkosh is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oshkosh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66,495 people
- Fond du Lac
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fond du Lac is located in Fond du Lac County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 43,178 people
- Waupun
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Waupun is located in Dodge County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,271 people
- Ripon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Ripon is located in Fond du Lac County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,844 people
- Omro
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Omro is located in Winnebago County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,592 people
- Lomira
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lomira is located in Dodge County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,454 people
- Campbellsport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Campbellsport is located in Fond du Lac County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,811 people
- Oakfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Oakfield is located in Fond du Lac County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,088 people
- Rosendale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rosendale is located in Fond du Lac County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,026 people
- Eden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Eden is located in Fond du Lac County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 943 people
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 Dexter. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dexter.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of 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 Dexter.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Dexter. See our Newspapers Page for Dexter.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Fond du Lac, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dexter - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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 920 code has been Overlayed with the 274 area code. New phone numbers in the Dexter area will be assigned with one of these codes: 920 or 274. 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). |