Official Name: | Symsonia, Kentucky |
Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Graves |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 410 |
Coordinates: | 36.9208°N -88.5186°W |
Area Total Km2: | 3.96 |
Area Land Km2: | 3.93 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.02 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 622 |
Population Density Km2: | 158.09 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
Postal Code: | 42082 |
Area Code: | 270 & 364 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 2629690 |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.53 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.52 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.01 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 409.48 |
Symsonia is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Graves County, Kentucky, United States.[2] The community lies in the far northeastern part of the county, southeast of Paducah, 11miles northwest of Benton, and northeast of the county seat Mayfield, in the Jackson Purchase region of the state. As of the 2010 census, the population of Symsonia was 615.[3]
The Symsonia CDP has a total area of 4sqkm, of which 0.02sqkm, or 0.02sqkm, or 0.56%, is water.[3] The community is located at the intersection of Kentucky Highways 131 and 348. The intersection contains the community's only four-way stop and only flashing red light. It lies at an elevation of 407feet above sea level and is between the East and West Forks of the Clarks River, a major tributary of the Tennessee River.