Sinkhole risk in Jefferson County, OK: 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 759 square miles, under one square mile of Jefferson County maps onto soluble rock. With about 5,374 residents (7 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 289 map points about 1.6 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 Jefferson County
The nearest county rated sinkhole country is Grady County, OK, about 63 miles north. 2 of the 6 closest counties land in the same band; the ground changes quickly around here.
- Stephens County, OK 26 mi north · 9% at surface
- Montague County, TX 30 mi south · 4% at surface
- Clay County, TX 31 mi southwest · 0% at surface
- Carter County, OK 33 mi east · 11% at surface
- Cotton County, OK 33 mi northwest · 0% at surface
- Love County, OK 35 mi east · 13% at surface
Against the rest of Oklahoma
Jefferson County ranks 70 of 77 in Oklahoma for soluble rock at the surface, and sits above 0% of US counties on that measure.
- Delaware County 94%
- Adair County 79%
- Caddo County 79%
- Harmon County 77%
- Cherokee County 66%