Poindexter, Virginia

Poindexter
Unincorporated community
Poindexter, July 2023
Poindexter, July 2023
Poindexter is located in Virginia
Poindexter
Poindexter
Location within Virginia
Poindexter is located in the United States
Poindexter
Poindexter
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 38°00′5.51″N 78°8′40.78″W / 38.0015306°N 78.1446611°W / 38.0015306; -78.1446611
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyLouisa
Named forLocal postman
Elevation
397 ft (121 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
23093
Area code540
GNIS feature ID1477634

Poindexter is an unincorporated community in Louisa County, Virginia, United States. 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. Citations suggest that the community is named for the postman who operated them around the 1850s.

Geography

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

Churches

Churches in the Poindexter area are:

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 July 19, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Berea Church". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.