Sinkhole risk in Habersham 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%

What to do about a house in Habersham County

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

Across 277 square miles, under one square mile of Habersham County maps onto soluble rock. With about 49,665 residents (179 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 556 map points about 0.7 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 Habersham County

The nearest county rated sinkhole country is Blount County, TN, about 76 miles north. 6 of the 6 closest counties land in the same band, so this is a regional pattern rather than a local quirk.

White County, GA 12 mi west · 0% at surface
Stephens County, GA 15 mi southeast · 0% at surface
Rabun County, GA 19 mi north · 0% at surface
Banks County, GA 20 mi south · 0% at surface
Towns County, GA 22 mi northwest · 0% at surface
Franklin County, GA 25 mi southeast · 0% at surface

Against the rest of Georgia

Habersham County ranks 106 of 159 in Georgia for soluble rock at the surface, and sits above 0% of US counties on that measure.