Dexterville, Wisconsin
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Dexterville, Wisconsin | |
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  Dexterville, Wisconsin  Dexterville, Wisconsin | |
| Coordinates: 44°22′35″N 90°06′38″W / 44.37639°N 90.11056°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Wisconsin |
| County | Wood |
| Elevation | 991 ft (302 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area codes | 715 & 534 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1563957[1] |
Dexterville is an unincorporated community in the town of Dexter, Wood County, Wisconsin, United States.[1][2][3] It is located at the intersection of state highways 80 and 54.
Dexterville was founded in about 1848.[4] In 1850, the sawmilling magnate George Hiles moved to the area and set up a lumbermill in Dexterville. Dexter township may be named after Dexter, Michigan, the native home of a first settler, although folk etymology maintains the township is named after the mule of a local pioneer.[5] Hiles was granted a post office for Dexterville in 1858.[6] He created the Milwaukee, Dexterville, and Northern Railroad in 1887 to carry timber from the area.[7] The railroad was purchased by the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad a few years later, and passed through the community in 1890.[8]
The Dexterville Dam is located on the southern edge of Lake Dexter; it dams the Yellow River, creating Dexter Lake. The dam was created by Wood County to provide waterfront for the current Dexter County Park.[9] A county worker died performing maintenance on the dam in 2009.[10]
