Sinkhole risk in Hopkins County, KY: 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 Hopkins County

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

Across 542 square miles, under one square mile of Hopkins County maps onto soluble rock. With about 45,218 residents (83 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 587 map points about 1.0 miles apart, so a pocket smaller than that can be missed or overstated.

Counties around Hopkins County

The nearest county rated sinkhole country is Caldwell County, KY, about 21 miles southwest, close enough that the same rock may run under the county line. 2 of the 6 closest counties land in the same band; the ground changes quickly around here.

Webster County, KY 16 mi northwest · 0% at surface
Caldwell County, KY 21 mi southwest · 74% at surface
McLean County, KY 21 mi northeast · 0% at surface
Muhlenberg County, KY 23 mi east · 4% at surface
Christian County, KY 29 mi south · 87% at surface
Crittenden County, KY 31 mi west · 66% at surface

Against the rest of Kentucky

Hopkins County ranks 105 of 120 in Kentucky for soluble rock at the surface, and sits above 0% of US counties on that measure.