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:
- Foster Creek Baptist Church (built 1795 as Siloam Baptist Church)[4][5]
- Berea Baptist Church (built 1857)[6][5]
References
- ^ a b Hummel, Ray O. A List of Places Included in 19th Century Virginia Directories. Richmond, Virginia: Virginia State Library, 1981.
- ^ a b c "Poindexter". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Poindexter Post Office". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Fosters Creek Church". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ a b "Church History". Foster Creek Baptist Church. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
- ^ "Berea Church". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
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