A visit to the Symsonia Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Symsonia Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Symsonia Cemetery:
36.9162, -88.5128
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Symsonia Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Symsonia Cemetery is located in Graves County<2>.
The county seat for Graves County is located in Mayfield. Mayfield lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Symsonia Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Symsonia Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Symsonia Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Symsonia Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pryors Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Crowell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Crowell Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowell Cemetery
- Bolton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Bolton Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton Cemetery
- McClure Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The McClure Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure Cemetery
- Feezor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Feezor Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feezor Cemetery
- Wallace Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Wallace Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace Cemetery
- Boaz Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Boaz Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz Cemetery
- The Boaz Cemetery has also been known as:
- Little Boaz Cemetery
- Story Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Story Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story Cemetery
- Boat Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Boat Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boat Cemetery
- Boaz Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Boaz Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz Cemetery
- Spring Creek Church of Christ Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Sand Hill Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Burkhart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Burkhart Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkhart Cemetery
- New Sandhill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The New Sandhill Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sandhill Cemetery
- The New Sandhill Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Sand Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
- Sand Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
- Barker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Barker Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Cemetery
- Dishman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Dishman Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dishman Cemetery
- Dishman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Dishman Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dishman Cemetery
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- New Harmony Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The New Harmony Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony Cemetery
- Story Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Story Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Symsonia Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Symsonia Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Symsonia
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sharpe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sharpe is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpe
- Boaz
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Westplains
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Westplains is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westplains
- Krebs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Krebs is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krebs
- Reidland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Reidland is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reidland
- Oakdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Oakdale is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Scale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Scale is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scale
- West Viola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Viola is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Viola
- Hickory
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Benton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ledbetter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hendron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hendron is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendron
- Dogtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dogtown is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
- Tatumsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Tatumsville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatumsville
- Lone Oak
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lone Oak is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- Melber
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Melber is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melber
- Pottsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pottsville is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
- Paducah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Calvert City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Calvert City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,509 people
- Calvert City has also been known as:
- Calvert
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calvert City <5>
- Mayfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gilbertsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Massac
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Massac is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massac
- Shady Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Shady Grove is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Unionville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Unionville is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Lowes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lowes is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowes
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Symsonia Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Graves County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Symsonia Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Symsonia Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Graves County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Symsonia Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #504896 (Symsonia Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #504896 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Graves
- Est. Elev: 125 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Symsonia
- Location given for Symsonia Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.9161684 Lon: -88.5128225
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Graves, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Symsonia Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |