Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Symsonia had a population of 49 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Symsonia, with the one closest to Symsonia listed first.
- Kaler
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Elva
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Oak Level
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Sharpe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Iola
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Boaz
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
- Boaz is located in Graves County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boaz <4>
- Clear Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clear Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Springs
- Clear Springs is located in Graves County
- Westplains
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Westplains. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westplains
- Westplains is located in Graves County
- Little Cypress
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Cypress have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cypress
- Little Cypress is located in Marshall County
- Epperson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Folsomdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Folsomdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsomdale
- Folsomdale is located in Graves County
- Viola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Scale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scale
- Scale is located in Marshall County
- Hickory
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Harvey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Benton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Benton is located in Marshall County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,467 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benton <4>
- Briensburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Briensburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briensburg
- Briensburg is located in Marshall County
- Melber
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melber
- Melber is located in Graves County
- Kansas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Pottsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
- Pottsville is located in Graves County
- Paducah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paducah
- Paducah is located in McCracken County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,883 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paducah <4>
- Calvert City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert City
- Calvert City is located in Marshall County
- 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 <4>
- Mayfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Mayfield is located in Graves County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,685 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayfield <4>
- Glade
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Massac
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Symsonia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |