Poindexter, Virginia

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.

Poindexter
Unincorporated community
Poindexter, July 2023
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Coordinates: 38°00′5.51″N 78°8′40.78″W
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 ID	1477634[2]

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:

• 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.