Sinkhole risk in Cumberland County, VA: 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 297 square miles, under one square mile of Cumberland County maps onto soluble rock. With about 10,062 residents (34 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 457 map points about 0.8 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 Cumberland County

The nearest county rated sinkhole country is Waynesboro city, VA, about 52 miles northwest. 5 of the 6 closest counties land in the same band, so this is a regional pattern rather than a local quirk.

Buckingham County, VA 16 mi west · under 1% at surface
Powhatan County, VA 19 mi east · 0% at surface
Amelia County, VA 20 mi southeast · 2% at surface
Fluvanna County, VA 22 mi north · 0% at surface
Prince Edward County, VA 23 mi southwest · 0% at surface
Goochland County, VA 23 mi northeast · 0% at surface

Against the rest of Virginia

Cumberland County ranks 102 of 133 in Virginia for soluble rock at the surface, and sits above 0% of US counties on that measure.