Sinkhole risk in Bolivar County, MS: 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 this means before you buy

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

Across 877 square miles, under one square mile of Bolivar County maps onto soluble rock. With about 28,395 residents (32 per square mile), much of the land is open, and the mapped rock may sit far from where people actually live. The figures come from 271 map points about 1.8 miles apart, so a pocket smaller than that can be missed or overstated.

Two things to read before deciding: how these percentages are measured, and the warning signs that apply anywhere.

Counties around Bolivar County

The nearest county rated sinkhole country is Pontotoc County, MS, about 110 miles east. 6 of the 6 closest counties land in the same band, so this is a regional pattern rather than a local quirk.

Desha County, AR 21 mi west · 0% at surface
Sunflower County, MS 21 mi southeast · 0% at surface
Coahoma County, MS 34 mi northeast · 0% at surface
Washington County, MS 37 mi south · 0% at surface
Leflore County, MS 38 mi southeast · 0% at surface
Tallahatchie County, MS 42 mi east · 0% at surface

Against the rest of Mississippi

Bolivar County ranks 38 of 82 in Mississippi for soluble rock at the surface, and sits above 0% of US counties on that measure.