Sinkhole risk in Cecil County, MD: 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 346 square miles, under one square mile of Cecil County maps onto soluble rock. With about 106,305 residents (307 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 263 map points about 1.1 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 Cecil County
The nearest county rated sinkhole country is Washington County, MD, about 100 miles west. 3 of the 6 closest counties land in the same band; the ground changes quickly around here.
- New Castle County, DE 16 mi east · under 1% at surface
- Harford County, MD 19 mi west · under 1% at surface
- Kent County, MD 24 mi southwest · under 1% at surface
- Chester County, PA 30 mi north · 7% at surface
- Salem County, NJ 31 mi east · 15% at surface
- Queen Anne's County, MD 36 mi south · 4% at surface
Against the rest of Maryland
Cecil County ranks 18 of 24 in Maryland for soluble rock at the surface, and sits above 0% of US counties on that measure.
- Washington County 61%
- Calvert County 47%
- Allegany County 24%
- Prince George's County 22%
- Anne Arundel County 15%