Sinkhole risk in Haralson County, GA: No soluble rock mapped

What to do about a house in Haralson County

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

Across 282 square miles, under one square mile of Haralson County maps onto soluble rock. With about 32,404 residents (115 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 331 map points about 0.9 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 Haralson County

The nearest county rated sinkhole country is Polk County, GA, about 14 miles north, 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.

• Polk County, GA 14 mi north · 66% at surface
• Carroll County, GA 17 mi southeast · 0% at surface
• Cleburne County, AL 19 mi southwest · 2% at surface
• Paulding County, GA 22 mi northeast · under 1% at surface
• Douglas County, GA 27 mi east · 0% at surface
• Cherokee County, AL 31 mi northwest · 57% at surface

Against the rest of Georgia

Haralson County ranks 107 of 159 in Georgia for soluble rock at the surface, and sits above 0% of US counties on that measure.

• Miller County 100%
• Baker County 93%
• Dougherty County 90%
• Dooly County 88%
• Seminole County 86%