Dexterville, Wisconsin | |
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Coordinates: 44°22′35″N 90°06′38″W / 44.37639°N 90.11056°W | |
Country | ![]() |
State | ![]() |
County | Wood |
Elevation | 302 m (991 ft) |
Time zone | UTC-6 ( Central (CST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code(s) | 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 Wisconsin Highway 80 and Wisconsin Highway 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]