Sinkhole risk in Monroe County, GA: 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 Monroe County

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

Across 396 square miles, under one square mile of Monroe County maps onto soluble rock. With about 31,437 residents (79 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 270 map points about 1.2 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 Monroe County

The nearest county rated sinkhole country is Peach County, GA, about 31 miles south, close enough that the same rock may run under the county line. 3 of the 6 closest counties land in the same band; the ground changes quickly around here.

Lamar County, GA 14 mi west · 0% at surface
Butts County, GA 19 mi north · 0% at surface
Bibb County, GA 20 mi southeast · 6% at surface
Jones County, GA 21 mi east · 11% at surface
Crawford County, GA 22 mi south · 7% at surface
Upson County, GA 23 mi southwest · 0% at surface

Against the rest of Georgia

Monroe County ranks 126 of 159 in Georgia for soluble rock at the surface, and sits above 0% of US counties on that measure.