Sinkhole risk in Jackson County, OH: 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%

The next step for one property

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

Across 420 square miles, under one square mile of Jackson County maps onto soluble rock. With about 32,723 residents (78 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 327 map points about 1.1 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 Jackson County

The nearest county rated sinkhole country is Mason County, KY, about 71 miles southwest. 5 of the 6 closest counties land in the same band, so this is a regional pattern rather than a local quirk.

Vinton County, OH 18 mi northeast · 0% at surface
Gallia County, OH 22 mi southeast · 0% at surface
Pike County, OH 24 mi west · under 1% at surface
Scioto County, OH 25 mi southwest · 0% at surface
Lawrence County, OH 29 mi south · 0% at surface
Meigs County, OH 32 mi east · 0% at surface

Against the rest of Ohio

Jackson County ranks 43 of 88 in Ohio for soluble rock at the surface, and sits above 0% of US counties on that measure.