Poindexter, Virginia

Poindexter
Unincorporated community
Poindexter, July 2023
Poindexter, July 2023
Poindexter is located in Virginia
Poindexter
Poindexter
Poindexter is located in the United States
Poindexter
Poindexter
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[1]
Elevation
397 ft (121 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
23093
Area code540
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.

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:

References

  1. ^ a b Hummel, Ray O. A List of Places Included in 19th Century Virginia Directories. Richmond, Virginia: Virginia State Library, 1981.
  2. ^ a b c "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. ^ a b "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.