Poindexter, Virginia

Poindexter
Unincorporated community
Poindexter, July 2023
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Coordinates: 38°00′5.51″N78°8′40.78″W / 38.0015306°N 78.1446611°W / 38.0015306; -78.1446611
Country	United States
State	Virginia
County	Louisa
Named after	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 ID	1477634 [2]

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

A post office and store once operated in Poindexter. ^[3] Citations suggest that the community is named for the postman who 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:

• Foster Creek Baptist Church (built 1795 as Siloam Baptist Church) ^{[4] [5]}
• Berea Baptist Church (built 1857) ^{[6] [5]}

References

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