Poinsett most often refers to Joel Roberts Poinsett (1779-1851), American physician and diplomat, namegiver for many of the other meanings. Poinsett may also refer to:

Places

In the United States

Arkansas

* Poinsett County, Arkansas, named for Joel Roberts Poinsett ** East Poinsett County School District *** East Poinsett County High School **

Lake Poinsett State Park Lake Poinsett State Park is a Arkansas state park on Crowley's Ridge in Poinsett County, Arkansas in the United States. The park was formed after the damming of Distress Creek to create a recreational lake in the county in 1960. The park is l ...

** Poinsett Community Club **

Poinsett County Courthouse The Poinsett County Courthouse is located on a city block of downtown Harrisburg, Arkansas, bounded by Court, North Main, Market, and East Streets. It is a two-story granite and concrete structure, set on a raised foundation. The central block i ...

** Poinsett Lumber and Manufacturing Company Manager's House

Delaware

* Poinsett House, a home in Kenton, Delaware, that is listed in the National Register of Historic Places

Florida

* Lake Poinsett (Florida)

South Carolina

Poinsett Bridge Poinsett Bridge is the oldest bridge in South Carolina and perhaps in the entire southeastern United States. Named for Joel Roberts Poinsett, it was built in 1820 as part of a road from Columbia, South Carolina, to Saluda Mountain. The stone bridg ...

, a bridge near Columbia, South Carolina, and the oldest bridge in South Carolina * Poinsett Hotel, a hotel in Greenville, South Carolina, named for Joel Roberts Poinsett *

Poinsett State Park Poinsett State Park is located in Sumter County in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The park is best known for its botanical oddities, combining the flora of the Blue Ridge Mountains foothills and Piedmont of Upstate South Carolina, the xeric ...

, a state park located in Sumter County, South Carolina, named for Joel Roberts Poinsett

South Dakota

Lake Poinsett (South Dakota) Lake Poinsett is one of the largest lakes in the state of South Dakota. The lake is located northeast of the town of Arlington, South Dakota. It has the name of the U. S. Secretary of War, Joel Poinsett. In 1838, the area was first visited by ...

, named for Joel Roberts Poinsett *

Lake Poinsett (CDP), South Dakota Lake Poinsett is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hamlin and Brookings counties in South Dakota, United States. The population was 501 at the 2020 census. Geography The Lake Poinsett CDP comprises the lake of the same name and its shoreside ...

Outside the United States

* Cape Poinsett, the northern extremity of Budd Coast, Antarctica, named for Joel Roberts Poinsett

Ships

*, a sidewheel gunboat, named for Joel Roberts Poinsett *, launched 22 May 1944, named for Poinsett County, Arkansas

Other

Poinsettia The poinsettia ( or ) (''Euphorbia pulcherrima'') is a commercially important flowering plant species of the diverse spurge family Euphorbiaceae. Indigenous to Mexico and Central America, the poinsettia was first described by Europeans in 1834 ...

, a plant species native to Mexico, also known as Christmas Flower, named for Joel Roberts Poinsett {{disambig, geo, ship