Sinkhole risk in Liberty County, TX: 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 Liberty County

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

Across 1,158 square miles, under one square mile of Liberty County maps onto soluble rock. With about 115,042 residents (99 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 263 map points about 2.1 miles apart, so a pocket smaller than that can be missed or overstated.

Counties around Liberty County

The nearest county rated sinkhole country is Runnels County, TX, about 326 miles west. 6 of the 6 closest counties land in the same band, so this is a regional pattern rather than a local quirk.

Hardin County, TX 29 mi northeast · 0% at surface
Chambers County, TX 34 mi south · 0% at surface
San Jacinto County, TX 34 mi northwest · 0% at surface
Harris County, TX 39 mi southwest · 0% at surface
Montgomery County, TX 41 mi west · 0% at surface
Polk County, TX 43 mi north · 0% at surface

Against the rest of Texas

Liberty County ranks 206 of 254 in Texas for soluble rock at the surface, and sits above 0% of US counties on that measure.