Dexter, Illinois

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Dexter, Illinois
Unincorporated community
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Dexter
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Dexter
Coordinates: 39°04′51″N88°41′00″W / 39.08083°N 88.68333°W / 39.08083; -88.68333
Country United States
State Illinois
County Effingham
Elevation
597 ft (182 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 217
GNIS feature ID422622 [1]

Dexter is an unincorporated community in Effingham County, in the U.S. state of Illinois. [1]

History

The Dexter post office closed in 1926. [2] The community's name honors Josia Lufkin Dexter, a local pioneer. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dexter, Illinois
  2. ↑ "Effingham County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
  3. ↑ Callary, Edward (September 29, 2008). Place Names of Illinois. University of Illinois Press. p. 93. ISBN   978-0-252-09070-7.


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