Sinkhole risk in Henderson County, TN: 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 this means before you buy

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

Across 520 square miles, under one square mile of Henderson County maps onto soluble rock. With about 28,183 residents (54 per square mile), much of the land is open, and the mapped rock may sit far from where people actually live. The figures come from 301 map points about 1.3 miles apart, so a pocket smaller than that can be missed or overstated.

Two things to read before deciding: how these percentages are measured, and the warning signs that apply anywhere.

Counties around Henderson County

The nearest county rated sinkhole country is Houston County, TN, about 58 miles northeast. 3 of the 6 closest counties land in the same band; the ground changes quickly around here.

Decatur County, TN 16 mi east · 32% at surface
Chester County, TN 20 mi southwest · 0% at surface
Carroll County, TN 22 mi north · 0% at surface
Madison County, TN 25 mi west · 0% at surface
Perry County, TN 29 mi east · 31% at surface
Hardin County, TN 33 mi south · 9% at surface

Against the rest of Tennessee

Henderson County ranks 87 of 95 in Tennessee for soluble rock at the surface, and sits above 0% of US counties on that measure.