Poindexter, Virginia

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Coordinates: 38°00′15″N78°14′47″W / 38.00417°N 78.24639°W / 38.00417; -78.24639
Country United States
State Virginia
County Louisa
Named for Local postman [1]
Elevation
397 ft (121 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
23093
Area code 540
GNIS feature ID1477634 [2]

Poindexter is an unincorporated community in Louisa County, Virginia, United States [2] It is located at the 4-way intersection of minor Virginia State Routes 613 (Poindexter Road) and 640 (Jack Jouett Road). State Route 717 (Central Branch Road) spurs off of State Route 613 nearby.

Contents

A post office and store once operated in Poindexter. [3] Citations suggest that the community is named for the postman that operated them around the 1850s. [1]

Geography

Poindexter is surrounded by farmland and private properties and small forested patches and lies at an elevation of 397 feet (121 m). [2]

Churches

Churches in the Poindexter area are:

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References

  1. 1 2 Hummel, Ray O. A List of Places Included in 19th Century Virginia Directories. Richmond, Virginia: Virginia State Library, 1981.
  2. 1 2 3 "Poindexter". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. "Poindexter Post Office". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  4. "Fosters Creek Church". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  5. 1 2 "Church History". Foster Creek Baptist Church. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  6. "Berea Church". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.