Dexter, Texas

Dexter is an unincorporated community in Cooke County, Texas, United States. 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.
The Washington House on Sycamore Creek Ranch in the community was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Geography

Dexter is located on Farm to Market Road 678 near the Red River, northeast of Gainesville, east-northeast of Callisburg, and west-northwest of Whitesboro in extreme northeastern Cooke County.

Education

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

Notable people

William H. Bourland, Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives during the First Texas Legislature.
Charlie Robertson, former MLB pitcher.