Welcome to Symsonia ...

Symsonia is located in Graves County<1>.

The location of Symsonia has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Symsonia, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1847.

Symsonia is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Symsonia lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Symsonia lies within the (270) area code.

The ZIP code for Symsonia: 42082<4>

Communities near Symsonia ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Symsonia.

• 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 <5>
• 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 <5>
• Metropolis
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metropolis
  • Metropolis is located in Massac County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,885 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Metropolis <5>
• 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 <5>
• 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 <5>
• Brookport
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookport
  • Brookport is located in Massac County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookport <5>
• Hardin
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
  • Hardin is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hardin <5>
• Lone Oak
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
  • Lone Oak is located in McCracken County
• Grand Rivers
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Rivers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Rivers
  • Grand Rivers is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Rivers <5>
• Smithland
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithland
  • Smithland is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithland <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Symsonia. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Symsonia.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Symsonia. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Symsonia.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Symsonia. See our Newspapers Page for Symsonia.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Symsonia ...

Looking for more information about Symsonia? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Symsonia, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Symsonia.

Adding Symsonia to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Symsonia in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Symsonia was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Symsonia post office opened in 1847.

We also found Symsonia in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Symsonia.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Symsonia. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/