Dexter, Texas

Dexter, Texas
Unincorporated community
Dexter is located in Texas
Dexter
Dexter
Dexter is located in the United States
Dexter
Dexter
Coordinates: 33°49′7″N 96°57′49″W / 33.81861°N 96.96361°W / 33.81861; -96.96361
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyCooke
Elevation
778 ft (237 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code940
GNIS feature ID1355990[1]

Dexter is an unincorporated community in Cooke County, Texas, United States.[1] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 18 in 2000. It is located within the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex.

History

On September 8, 1986, an Amoco gas condensate pipeline leaked.14 people were injured.[2][3]

The Washington House on Sycamore Creek Ranch in the community was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[4]

Geography

Dexter is located on Farm to Market Road 678 near the Red River, 25 mi (40 km) northeast of Gainesville, 8.7 mi (14.0 km) east-northeast of Callisburg, and 11.5 mi (18.5 km) west-northwest of Whitesboro in extreme northeastern Cooke County.[5]

Education

Dexter had its own school in the early 1880s.[6] Today, Dexter is served by the Whitesboro Independent School District.

Notable people

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dexter, Texas
  2. ^ "The Bonham Daily Favorite - Google News Archive Search". google.com. Archived from the original on June 8, 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  3. ^ "Leak in Pipeline Blamed for Fumes". NewsOK.com. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
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  5. ^ "Dexter, Texas". Texas Escapes Online Magazine. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
  6. ^ Dexter, TX from the Handbook of Texas Online
  7. ^ Texas Legislative Reference Library-Texas Legislators Past and Present-William H. Bourland
  8. ^ Coffey, Michael (2004). 27 Men Out: Baseball's Perfect Games. Atria Books. pp. 36–51.