Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Poindexter (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Poindexter. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Poindexter is located in Yadkin County.
To see how the shape of North Carolina's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Yadkin County: Davie, Forsyth, Iredell, Stokes, Surry & Wilkes.
Below are the counties that are near Poindexter. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Poindexter:
- Yadkin County (The home county of Poindexter)
- The following are listed by their distance from Poindexter, with the one closest to Poindexter listed first.
- Richmond Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Richmond Hill is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hill
- Union Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Union Grove is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Forbush
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Forbush is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbush
- Mount Pleasant
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Nebo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Nebo is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- East Bend
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Boonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Yadkinville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Huntsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Huntsville is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Courtney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Courtney is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtney
- Branon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Branon is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branon
- Rena
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rena is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rena
- Alleghany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poindexter, with the one closest to Poindexter listed first.
- Roaring Gap
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Edmonds
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Edmonds is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonds
- Glade Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hooker
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hooker is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poindexter, with the one closest to Poindexter listed first.
- Arcadia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Arcadia is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Reedy Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Reedy Creek is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy Creek
- Gum Tree
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gum Tree is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Tree
- Wallburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Currytown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Currytown is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currytown
- Midway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Midway is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
- Welcome
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bethany ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bethany is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Davie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poindexter, with the one closest to Poindexter listed first.
- Pino
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Pino is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pino
- Bermuda Run
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Calahaln
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Calahaln is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calahaln
- Advance
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mocksville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Ephesus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Ephesus is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
- Cooleemee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Forsyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poindexter, with the one closest to Poindexter listed first.
- Donnaha
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Donnaha is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnaha
- Heritage Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Heritage Village is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Dozier
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Dozier is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dozier
- The Meadows
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Meadows is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Meadows
- River Ridge Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- River Ridge Run is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Ridge Run
- Oak Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Oak Park is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
- Cinnamon Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cinnamon Ridge is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnamon Ridge
- Grapewood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grapewood is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapewood
- Hunters Trace
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hunters Trace is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Trace
- Sherwood Forest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sherwood Forest is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Forest
- Dorchester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dorchester is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Eaglewood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Eaglewood is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaglewood
- Iredell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poindexter, with the one closest to Poindexter listed first.
- Houstonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Houstonville is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houstonville
- Harmony
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Union Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Olin
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Olin is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olin
- New Hope ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Turnersburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Turnersburg is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersburg
- Cool Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Cool Springs is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Springs
- Love Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rowan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poindexter, with the one closest to Poindexter listed first.
- Pittsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pittsburg is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- Needmore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Needmore is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Mount Vernon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Mount Vernon is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Stokes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poindexter, with the one closest to Poindexter listed first.
- Pinnacle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Rock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Rock is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Mount Olive
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Olive is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Capella
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Capella is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capella
- Neatman
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Neatman is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neatman
- Quaker Gap
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Quaker Gap is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Gap
- Germanton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Vade Mecum
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Vade Mecum is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vade Mecum
- Fulp
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Fulp is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulp
- Danbury
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Meadows
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Meadows is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Bailey Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bailey Town is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Surry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poindexter, with the one closest to Poindexter listed first.
- Siloam
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Siloam is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Rockford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rockford is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Shoals
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals
- Boyden ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Boyden is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyden
- Stony Knoll
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stony Knoll is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Knoll
- Pine Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pine Hill is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
- Copeland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Copeland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Fairview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Rusk ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rusk is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
- Black Water
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Black Water is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Water
- Ararat
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Flat Shoals ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Flat Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
- Wilkes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poindexter, with the one closest to Poindexter listed first.
- Pleasant Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- New Castle ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- New Castle is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
- Clingman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Clingman is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clingman
- Ronda
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Brier Creek ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Brier Creek is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brier Creek
- Lomax
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lomax is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomax
- Roaring River
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Roaring River is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring River
- Zimmerman ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Zimmerman is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerman
- Traphill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Zebra ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Zebra is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebra
- Hays
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Moxley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Moxley is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moxley
- Carroll County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Poindexter, with the one closest to Poindexter listed first.
- Cana
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Lambsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Drenn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Drenn is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drenn
- Fancy Gap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Grayson County (VA)
- Low Gap
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Low Gap is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Patrick County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Poindexter, with the one closest to Poindexter listed first.
- Ararat
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Carters Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Carters Mill is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Mill
- Peters Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Peters Creek is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Poindexter, see our County-by-County Page for Poindexter.
Cemeteries Near Poindexter ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Poindexter.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Poindexter - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Poindexter covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Poindexter, with the one closest to Poindexter listed first.
- Union Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Prospect Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- New Home Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Richmond Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Forbush Friends Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Friendship Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Union Cross Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Clarks Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Deep Creek Friends Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Patterson Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (391 more) ...
- Mt. Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- East Bend Friends Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- East Bend Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Poindexter had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Poindexter, with the one closest to Poindexter listed first.
- Richmond Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Richmond Hill is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hill
- Forbush
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Forbush is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbush
- East Bend
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Siloam
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Siloam is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Rockford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rockford is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Shoals
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals
- Boyden ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Boyden is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyden
- Boonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Yadkinville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Crutchfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Crutchfield is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crutchfield
- Copeland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Copeland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Donnaha
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Donnaha is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnaha
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Huntsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Huntsville is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Pinnacle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rusk ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rusk is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Poindexter. See our List of 1890's Communities around Poindexter.
Newspapers Published in Poindexter ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 14 newspapers that have been published in the area around Poindexter.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Poindexter, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Poindexter.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Poindexter:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Yadkin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alleghany County
- Davidson County
- Davie County
- Forsyth County
- Iredell County
- Rowan County
- Stokes County
- Surry County
- Wilkes County
- Carroll County
- Grayson County
- Patrick County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Poindexter, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Poindexter) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |