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Dexterville

Ghost town · Carbon County, Wyoming

Divide Peak quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1961, 1:24,000)
Divide Peak quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1961, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Dexterville is a ghost town in Carbon County, Wyoming. It is one of 16 former communities in Carbon County on the federal names register. No county in Wyoming has more among the 17 Wyoming counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Dexterville as a historical populated place on the Divide Peak topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 41.2614° N, 107.2287° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleDivide Peak
Elevation7,536 ft
Nearest living townDixon, WY
Distance to it22.4 miles
GNIS feature ID1764008
Coordinates41.26135, -107.22867

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What's there now

Dexterville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Dixon, WY (population 316), about 22.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 7,536 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Dexterville?

Dexterville is in Carbon County, Wyoming, at 41.2614, -107.2287.

How many ghost towns are in Carbon County?

Carbon County, Wyoming has 16 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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