Sinkhole risk in Franklin 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%

The next step for one property

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

Across 261 square miles, under one square mile of Franklin County maps onto soluble rock. With about 25,208 residents (96 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 247 map points about 1.0 miles apart, so a pocket smaller than that can be missed or overstated.

Counties around Franklin County

The nearest county rated sinkhole country is Bartow County, GA, about 92 miles west. 6 of the 6 closest counties land in the same band, so this is a regional pattern rather than a local quirk.

Stephens County, GA 13 mi north · 0% at surface
Hart County, GA 15 mi east · 0% at surface
Banks County, GA 16 mi west · 0% at surface
Madison County, GA 17 mi south · 0% at surface
Habersham County, GA 25 mi northwest · 0% at surface
Jackson County, GA 25 mi southwest · 0% at surface

Against the rest of Georgia

Franklin County ranks 100 of 159 in Georgia for soluble rock at the surface, and sits above 0% of US counties on that measure.