Serving Cynthiana and Harrison County,
Kentucky with dependability since 1908!



Poindexter Lumber Company has proudly served Cynthiana and Harrison County, Kentucky since 1908. Thank you for stopping by our web site.

Poindexter Lumber Company was founded in 1908 by J.R. Poindexter. It has been owned and operated by the Poindexter and Selin families (currently 4th generation) since its beginning. We have been at the same location ever since its foundings.

We carry approximately 4,000 items including lumber, treated lumber, plywood, roofing, moulding, Majic Paints, paint sundries, concrete blocks, cement, mortar, Sakrete products, insulation, sand, tools, nails, bolts, glass, Rogers Windows, ​doors, guttering, drywall, paneling, hardware, vinyl siding and more.


J.R. Poindexter was born on October 23, 1860 to Oscar and Malinda Jane Haviland Poindexter. He was the grandson of James Poindexter, founder of Poindexter Station, and Robert S. Haviland, founder of Havilandsville, of Harrison County, Kentucky. After schooling at Smith's Classical School, J.R. taught for a year and then began surveying roads and performing some contract work. James Robert Poindexter was one of Harrison County's most influential builders and contractors. In the 1880s, he completed many road and bridge projects. Over the next several decades, he shaped the growth of Cynthiana and other communities through landmark construction projects, water and sewer systems, public buildings, churches, and early paved streets.


Pictured is J.R. Poindexter circa 1880.



Some of the many projects J.R. completed in Cynthiana and Harison County included...

  • Pleasant Street bridge stonwork in 1884
  • Poindexter bridge in 1887
  • County jail (still-standing) in 1888 with Thomas Lowry
  • A. Keller dam in 1890
  • First water and sewer lines in Cynthiana, 1896 and 1897
  • Cynthiana Christian Church in 1900 with partner, A.T. Rees
  • Harrison Deposit Bank (now City Hall) in 1902 with partner, W.P. Humphrey
  • First Methodist Church in 1904/1905 with A.T. Rees
  • Cynthiana Baptist Church in 1910 with A.T. Rees
  • Supervised the addition of the Harrison County Courthouse wings, 1915
  • Served as Harrison County Road Engineer, October 1914 to January 1921 and July 1922 to January 1926
  • Had six buildings built in downtown

Pictured is J.R. Poindexter, circa 1900.



Article in the January 19, 1933 Cynthiana Democrat with reference to the building of the new lumber yard.

J.R. Poindexter and Son entered the retail lumber business in 1932.


Harold Poindexter standing outside of J.R. Poindexter and Son (original name).


Advertisement in the January 2, 1942 edition of The Log Cabin.

J.R. Poindexter passed away in 1940. A name change from J.R. Poindexter & Son to Poindexter Lumber & Coal Company occured in 1942.


Pictured is the office and front counter. Robert Poindexter, Sr., known as Harold, is standing behind the front counter. Mr Sam Hedges is standing to his left. This picture was taken in 1948. The counter was removed and the store/office was remodeled in 1950.