Poynor overlooks the valley of Caddo Creek in the southeast corner of Henderson County and was established along the Texas and New Orleans railroad in 1901. Originally known as David in honor of David Marion Dickerson, an 1822-1902 farmer, veteran, and city official who moved to the area following the Civil War, the community later developed a cemetery after his wife Martha had already died and both were buried nearby. Poynor Cemetery began in 1906 when David M. Dickerson's third son, James L. Dickerson (1864-1928), and his wife, Ida Eugene (Taylor) Dickerson (1877-1908), donated one acre of land for a community cemetery. The cemetery expanded over the years through land purchases and gifts, with a second acre sold to the cemetery by the children of J.L. Dickerson in 1954 and a third acre donated in 1986. By 1906, three people had already been buried on the property: Mrs. E.G. Baskin in 1905, William H. Raley in 1906, and Carl M. Huston in 1906. Its features include a wrought iron arched gateway on the northeast side and a natural landscape. It serves as the final resting place for veterans of the Civil War, Spanish-American War, World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War, and its stone and zinc grave markers identify the burials of farmers, politicians, businessmen, teachers, and their families. The Poynor Cemetery Association remains active in the community and continues to maintain this historical location for many of the area's early pioneers.