Sinkhole risk in Guernsey 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 Guernsey County
No soluble bedrock is mapped here, so natural sinkholes are unlikely. Collapses from broken pipes or old mines are a separate risk.
Across 522 square miles, under one square mile of Guernsey County maps onto soluble rock. With about 38,219 residents (73 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 300 map points about 1.3 miles apart, so a pocket smaller than that can be missed or overstated.
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Counties around Guernsey County
The nearest county rated sinkhole country is Mason County, KY, about 160 miles southwest. 4 of the 6 closest counties land in the same band, so this is a regional pattern rather than a local quirk.
- Noble County, OH 20 mi south · 0% at surface
- Muskingum County, OH 24 mi west · 0% at surface
- Harrison County, OH 27 mi northeast · 24% at surface
- Tuscarawas County, OH 27 mi north · 0% at surface
- Belmont County, OH 28 mi east · 20% at surface
- Coshocton County, OH 28 mi northwest · 0% at surface
Against the rest of Ohio
Guernsey County ranks 36 of 88 in Ohio for soluble rock at the surface, and sits above 0% of US counties on that measure.
- Adams County 35%
- Jefferson County 31%
- Harrison County 24%
- Belmont County 20%
- Brown County 9%