Sinkhole risk in Galax city, 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 to do about a house in Galax city
No soluble bedrock is mapped here, so natural sinkholes are unlikely. Collapses from broken pipes or old mines are a separate risk.
Across 8 square miles, under one square mile of Galax city maps onto soluble rock. With about 6,739 residents (818 per square mile), most of the county is built up, so a mapped unit is likely to sit under somebody's street. The figures come from 412 map points about 0.1 miles apart, so a pocket smaller than that can be missed or overstated.
Read next: how these percentages are measured, and the warning signs that apply anywhere.
Counties around Galax city
The nearest county rated sinkhole country is Wythe County, VA, about 19 miles northwest, close enough that the same rock may run under the county line. 3 of the 6 closest counties land in the same band; the ground changes quickly around here.
- Carroll County, VA 11 mi northeast · under 1% at surface
- Grayson County, VA 17 mi west · 0% at surface
- Alleghany County, NC 17 mi southwest · 0% at surface
- Wythe County, VA 19 mi northwest · 64% at surface
- Surry County, NC 21 mi southeast · 12% at surface
- Pulaski County, VA 30 mi north · 57% at surface
Against the rest of Virginia
Galax city ranks 125 of 133 in Virginia for soluble rock at the surface, and sits above 0% of US counties on that measure.
- Lexington city 100%
- Salem city 100%
- Roanoke city 98%
- Winchester city 90%
- Bristol city 89%