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Symsonia Kentucky Map

Explore Symsonia, Kentucky, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Symsonia, Kentucky

How to Use This Symsonia, Kentucky Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Symsonia, Kentucky. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Kentucky or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Symsonia.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

CitySymsonia
StateKentucky (KY)
CountyGraves County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneCentral Time (America/Chicago)
Latitude36.920335
Longitude-88.520045
Population622
Density158.1 /km²
IncorporatedN/A
ZIP Code42082
Area Code270, 364
County SeatMayfield
School DistrictGraves County School District

About Symsonia, Kentucky

Symsonia is a locality in Graves County, Kentucky, United States. It is a small community with a population of 622. The population density is 158.1 people per km². Symsonia is located at 36.9203°N, 88.5200°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 42082.

Symsonia occupies a landscape defined by the quiet persistence of agricultural fields and the subtle elevation of the terrain. It lies 12.1 miles south-southeast of Paducah, KY (from Paducah, KY: bearing 159°T), and is situated 6.7 miles south of Reidland. Surrett Hill rises just a mile away, marking the horizon with a gentle, earthen presence that breaks the flatness of the surrounding meadows. Nearby, the water of Bear Creek carves a narrow, winding path through the soil, offering a constant, low murmur that persists through the dry summer months. The light here at dusk possesses a singular quality, catching the dust motes above the tall grasses and casting long, amber shadows that stretch across the land until the dark silhouettes of distant trees dissolve into the cooling air.

Symsonia maintains a character rooted in the rhythms of the earth and the modest commerce of a rural crossroads, where the legacy of the land dictates the pace of the day. The proximity to the Clarks River National Wildlife Refuge ensures that the periphery remains a sanctuary for native flora and fauna, preserving a quiet wildness that stands in contrast to the nearby cultivated acreage. While Beaverdam Lake sits ten miles out, its presence influences the local climate, bringing a damp, heavy sweetness to the mornings that lingers long after the sun has climbed high. Life here is measured by the seasonal turn of the crops and the steady, unpretentious labor that has sustained families for generations, leaving the identity of the place bound to the soil and the slow, deliberate work of the seasons.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Clarks River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 1.7 mi, 044° NE · 19k acres
  • Kaler Bottoms Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.1 mi, 193° S
  • Apple Valley Hillbilly Garden And Toyland (Attraction) — 4.6 mi, 026° NE
  • Water Park for kids (Theme Park) — 9.5 mi, 084° E
  • Kincaid Mounds (Historic Ruins) — 11.1 mi, 008° N
  • Korean War Memorial (Monument) — 12.1 mi, 339° N
  • Market House Theatre (Theatre) — 12.2 mi, 340° N
  • Bricolage Art Collective (Gallery) — 12.3 mi, 340° N
  • Yeiser Art Gallery (Public Artwork) — 12.3 mi, 340° N
  • Lloyd Tilghman Memorial (Monument) — 12.4 mi, 334° NW
  • Kentucky Dam Village State Resort Park (State Park) — 13.1 mi, 065° NE
  • Noble Park Amphitheater (Theatre) — 13.3 mi, 330° NW
  • Confederate Memorial Gates (Monument) — 13.4 mi, 208° SW
  • Tennessee River Mussel Sanctuary (State Conservation Area) — 14.0 mi, 048° NE
  • Car Seat - Photo Opp (Attraction) — 15.4 mi, 060° NE
  • Rex's Revenge Gravel Climb (Attraction) — 15.5 mi, 061° NE
  • Memorial Rock (Attraction) — 15.6 mi, 060° NE
  • Shawnee National Forest (National Forest) — 16.6 mi, 006° N · 274k acres
  • Kentucky Lake Wildlife Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 16.6 mi, 102° E · 7,899 acres
  • Barkley Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 16.7 mi, 068° E
  • Land Between The Lakes National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 16.8 mi, 075° E · 171k acres
  • Land Between the Lakes Other (National Forest) — 16.8 mi, 075° E · 171k acres
  • Superman Museum & Gift Shop (Museum) — 19.9 mi, 324° NW
  • Barrens (Nature Reserve) — 21.8 mi, 353° N
  • Kenlake State Resort Park (State Park) — 22.1 mi, 113° SE
  • Mermet Swamp Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 28.3 mi, 323° NW
  • Burial Mound (Historic Ruins) — 31.8 mi, 277° W
  • Pine Hollow Overlook (Viewpoint) — 33.5 mi, 349° N
  • Cypress Creek National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 36.8 mi, 307° NW · 33k acres
  • Lusk Creek Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 39.9 mi, 359° N · 6,632 acres

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About This Symsonia Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Symsonia, Kentucky. Coordinates: 36.920335, -88.520045. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Symsonia includes the ZIP code (42082), telephone area code (270, 364), county seat of Graves County (Mayfield), and school district assignment (Graves County School District).

Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.

Page generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.