Sinkhole risk in Carroll County, GA: 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 499 square miles, under one square mile of Carroll County maps onto soluble rock. With about 129,911 residents (260 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 248 map points about 1.4 miles apart, so a pocket smaller than that can be missed or overstated.

Worth reading for this county: how these percentages are measured, and the warning signs that apply anywhere.

Counties around Carroll County

The nearest county rated sinkhole country is Polk County, GA, about 29 miles north, close enough that the same rock may run under the county line. 5 of the 6 closest counties land in the same band, so this is a regional pattern rather than a local quirk.

Haralson County, GA 17 mi northwest · 0% at surface
Douglas County, GA 20 mi northeast · 0% at surface
Heard County, GA 20 mi south · 0% at surface
Coweta County, GA 24 mi southeast · 0% at surface
Cleburne County, AL 26 mi west · 2% at surface
Paulding County, GA 26 mi northeast · under 1% at surface

Against the rest of Georgia

Carroll County ranks 83 of 159 in Georgia for soluble rock at the surface, and sits above 0% of US counties on that measure.