Sinkhole risk in Anderson County, SC: No soluble rock mapped

No soluble rock mapped

No soluble bedrock mapped.

On soluble rock: 0%
At or near the surface: 0%
Buried under cover: 0%

What to do about a house in Anderson County

No soluble bedrock is mapped here, so natural sinkholes are unlikely. Collapses from broken pipes or old mines are a separate risk.

Across 714 square miles, under one square mile of Anderson County maps onto soluble rock. With about 217,183 residents (304 per square mile), homes are spread across towns and farmland, and a mapped unit may or may not reach the developed parts. The figures come from 483 map points about 1.2 miles apart, so a pocket smaller than that can be missed or overstated.

Counties around Anderson County

The nearest county rated sinkhole country is Aiken County, SC, about 88 miles southeast. 5 of the 6 closest counties land in the same band, so this is a regional pattern rather than a local quirk.

Hart County, GA 22 mi southwest · 0% at surface
Abbeville County, SC 23 mi southeast · 0% at surface
Pickens County, SC 26 mi north · 0% at surface
Oconee County, SC 29 mi northwest · 6% at surface
Greenville County, SC 30 mi northeast · 0% at surface
Elbert County, GA 30 mi southwest · 0% at surface

Against the rest of South Carolina

Anderson County ranks 34 of 46 in South Carolina for soluble rock at the surface, and sits above 0% of US counties on that measure.