Sinkhole risk in Fulton County, OH: 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 to do about a house in Fulton County

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

Across 405 square miles, under one square mile of Fulton County maps onto soluble rock. With about 42,028 residents (104 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 376 map points about 1.0 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 Fulton County

The nearest county rated sinkhole country is Monroe County, MI, about 40 miles northeast, close enough that the same rock may run under the county line. 1 of the 6 closest counties land in the same band; the ground changes quickly around here.

Henry County, OH 19 mi south · 0% at surface
Lenawee County, MI 21 mi north · 0% at surface
Williams County, OH 24 mi west · 0% at surface
Defiance County, OH 27 mi southwest · 0% at surface
Wood County, OH 31 mi southeast · 0% at surface
Lucas County, OH 34 mi east · 0% at surface

Against the rest of Ohio

Fulton County ranks 32 of 88 in Ohio for soluble rock at the surface, and sits above 0% of US counties on that measure.