Sinkhole risk in Chester County, TN: 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 286 square miles, under one square mile of Chester County maps onto soluble rock. With about 17,876 residents (63 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 473 map points about 0.8 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 Chester County

The nearest county rated sinkhole country is Tippah County, MS, about 49 miles south. 2 of the 6 closest counties land in the same band; the ground changes quickly around here.

McNairy County, TN 17 mi south · 11% at surface
Madison County, TN 18 mi northwest · 0% at surface
Henderson County, TN 20 mi northeast · 0% at surface
Hardeman County, TN 25 mi southwest · 5% at surface
Hardin County, TN 28 mi southeast · 9% at surface
Decatur County, TN 31 mi northeast · 32% at surface

Against the rest of Tennessee

Chester County ranks 81 of 95 in Tennessee for soluble rock at the surface, and sits above 0% of US counties on that measure.