Sinkhole risk in Hillsdale County, MI: 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 598 square miles, under one square mile of Hillsdale County maps onto soluble rock. With about 45,590 residents (76 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 393 map points about 1.2 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 Hillsdale County

The nearest county rated sinkhole country is Barry County, MI, about 57 miles northwest. 3 of the 6 closest counties land in the same band; the ground changes quickly around here.

Branch County, MI 22 mi west · 0% at surface
Jackson County, MI 25 mi northeast · 0% at surface
Williams County, OH 25 mi south · 0% at surface
Steuben County, IN 27 mi southwest · 0% at surface
Lenawee County, MI 29 mi east · 0% at surface
Calhoun County, MI 29 mi northwest · 0% at surface

Against the rest of Michigan

Hillsdale County ranks 38 of 83 in Michigan for soluble rock at the surface, and sits above 0% of US counties on that measure.