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Welcome to Poindexter ...

Poindexter is located in Yadkin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Poindexter, you might consider that their post office opened in 1885.

Poindexter is 1,120 feet [341 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Poindexter lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Poindexter: 336 & 743<3>

Communities Also Named Poindexter ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Poindexter - they are located in Arkansas (2), Georgia, Kentucky, Texas and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Poindexter.

Communities near Poindexter ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Poindexter.

  • Clemmons
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Lewisville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Mount Airy
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • King
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • King is located in Forsyth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,912 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for King <4>
  • Elkin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Rural Hall
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Yadkinville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Tobaccoville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Bermuda Run
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jonesville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Poindexter. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Poindexter.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Poindexter. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Poindexter.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Poindexter. See our Newspapers Page for Poindexter.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Poindexter ...

Looking for more information about Poindexter? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Poindexter, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Poindexter.

Adding Poindexter to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Poindexter in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Poindexter was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Poindexter post office opened in 1885. The Poindexter post office closed in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Poindexter.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Yadkin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Poindexter - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 336 code has been Overlayed with the 743 area code. New phone numbers in the Poindexter area will be assigned with one of these codes: 336 or 743. As a result, placing a call in the Poindexter area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/