Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.
“The Pete Lyles House is a historic home located at 302 Kentucky Route 348 in Symsonia, Kentucky. The house was built in 1865 following the conclusion of the Civil War.”
Wikipedia article Pete Lyles House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 11 National Register listings published here for Graves County · listed in 2006 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 20 fires within 5 miles of Pete Lyles House between 1998 and 2017, burning about 104 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1999 | Smoking | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 25 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 3 April 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 2 April 1998 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 7 March 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 6 March 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 22 March 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 20 March 2017 | Debris and open burning | 9.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | TIM ROAD |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Pete Lyles House: 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Ball Clay. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Negro Fairgrounds Prospect | Ball Clay | Prospect |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Symsonia, the town this property stands in, in 25 storm reports between 1996 and 2024: 11 thunderstorm wind, 4 flash flood, 4 hail, 3 flood. The reports record 2 deaths and 2 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Symsonia | 1 killed, $45,000 | A 56-year-old man was killed when a tree fell onto the cab of his truck. The truck struck a fallen tree along Highway 534, and then continued along the road until another tree fell on the truck cab and crushed it. Dozens of trees were uprooted or snapped. This vehicle fatality occurred near the beginning of a microburst damage path. The damage path width was about one mile. Peak winds in this portion of the damage path were estimated near 80 mph. The microburst continued eastward into Marshall County. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Symsonia | 1 killed, $5,000 | A tree fell on a house in Symsonia, trapping a 75-year-old male. He later succumbed to his injuries. |
| January 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Symsonia | 2 hurt, $60,000 | no account filed |
| February 2018 | Flood | Symsonia | $1,000,000 | A number of roads were flooded and closed in the river bottoms of the Clarks River and its tributaries. Water was over Kentucky Highway 131 at the Graves/McCracken County line. A secondary road was washed out at the intersection of Whitis and Watkins Road northeast of Hickory. Total road damage in Graves County was estimated over one million dollars. |
| April 2013 | Tornado (EF0) | Symsonia | $35,000 | There was shingle and soffit damage to several homes. Several trees were snapped, and large branches were blown down. The average damage path width was 150 yards, and the peak winds were about 80 mph. The tornado moved into Marshall County near the community of Oak Level. |
| August 2016 | Flash Flood | Symsonia | $30,000 | A secondary road was washed out just north of Symsonia. A culvert was washed out, leaving a deep channel at least 10 feet deep. |
| March 2018 | Flood | Symsonia | $25,000 | Extensive flooding of the Clarks River continued from late February. A number of roads were flooded and closed in the river bottoms of the Clarks River and its tributaries. Water was over Kentucky Highway 131 at the Graves/McCracken County line. A secondary road was washed out at the intersection of Whitis and Watkins Road northeast of Hickory. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Symsonia | $10,000 | Power lines and trees were down in the Symsonia area. |
| January 2013 | Flash Flood | Symsonia | $10,000 | A car was stranded in floodwaters. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Symsonia | $5,000 | Trees were down. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Symsonia | $5,000 | A wood and metal shed was destroyed. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Symsonia | $5,000 | Trees were down at several locations in the county, including the Symsonia area and the city of Mayfield. |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Symsonia | $5,000 | A large tree fell across a road near Symsonia. Motorists suffered minor injuries when their vehicle struck the tree. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Symsonia | $2,000 | Thunderstorm downdraft winds blew down trees near Symsonia. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Symsonia | $2,000 | Several trees were blown down. |
| March 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Symsonia | - | The public estimated a wind gust to 60 mph. |
| December 2015 | Flash Flood | Symsonia | - | Highway 131 was flooded and closed. The flooding was partially the result of backwater from the Clarks River. |
| December 2015 | Funnel Cloud | Symsonia | - | A funnel cloud was reported by state police along the Marshall and McCracken County line. |
| May 2010 | Flood | Symsonia | - | Kentucky Highway 348 was closed near Symsonia due to flooding of the Clarks River. |
| May 2003 | Tornado (F1) | Symsonia | - | Several large trees were uprooted. The tornado was witnessed by a firefighter. The damage was along Highway 348. |
| May 2000 | Hail | Symsonia | - | Ping pong ball size hail fell near Symsonia. This storm cell later tracked into Marshall County and became tornadic. |
| May 1998 | Hail | Symsonia | - | A severe thunderstorm tracked near the McCracken/Graves County border, producing nickel to golf ball size hail on both sides of the county line. |
| May 1997 | Flash Flood | Symsonia | - | Slow moving thunderstorms dumped as much as 3 inches of rain over extreme northeast Graves County within 3 hours, according to radar estimates. Although other parts of the county received less rain, there was still some road flooding. Highway 96 was covered with a couple inches of water south of Mayfield. |
| March 2018 | Hail | Symsonia | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Symsonia | - | no account filed |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 06001202 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Graves County | All 11 listed properties in this county. |
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