Welcome to Dexterville ...

Dexterville is located in Wood County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dexterville, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1956.

Dexterville is 990 feet [302 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Dexterville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Dexterville: 715 & 534<3>

Communities Also Named Dexterville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Dexterville - they are located in Connecticut, Kentucky, New York and Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Dexterville.

Communities near Dexterville ...

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

• Wisconsin Rapids
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Wisconsin Rapids is located in Wood County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,555 people
• Nekoosa
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Nekoosa is located in Wood County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,391 people
• Port Edwards
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Port Edwards is located in Wood County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,752 people
• Pittsville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Pittsville is located in Wood County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 820 people
• Hewitt
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Hewitt is located in Wood County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 777 people
• Biron
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Biron is located in Wood County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
• Auburndale
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Auburndale is located in Wood County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 658 people
• Vesper
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Vesper is located in Wood County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people
• Rudolph
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Rudolph is located in Wood County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 411 people
• Arpin
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Arpin is located in Wood County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 305 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 Dexterville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dexterville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Dexterville. 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 Dexterville.

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

Adding Dexterville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dexterville 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 Dexterville was on a map titled Road Map for Wisconsin (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dexterville.