Detmold is an unincorporated community located in Milam County, Texas, United States.

[1] The first settlers in Detmold were German.

[2] Detmold is located at the intersection of Farm to Market Roads 437, 443,[2] and 486, 4 mi (6.4 km) north of Thorndale in western Milam County.

[3] In 1903, Detmold had a school with one teacher and 38 students.

It continued to operate in 1941 and joined the Thorndale Independent School District in 1946.