SinkholeOdds

Sinkhole risk in Lawrence 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 453 square miles, under one square mile of Lawrence County maps onto soluble rock. With about 55,829 residents (123 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 524 map points about 0.9 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 Lawrence County

The nearest county rated sinkhole country is Fleming County, KY, about 66 miles west. 5 of the 6 closest counties land in the same band, so this is a regional pattern rather than a local quirk.

Against the rest of Ohio

Lawrence County ranks 46 of 88 in Ohio for soluble rock at the surface, and sits above 0% of US counties on that measure.