Sinkhole risk in Morgan 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 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 347 square miles, under one square mile of Morgan County maps onto soluble rock. With about 21,940 residents (63 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 586 map points about 0.8 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 Morgan County

The nearest county rated sinkhole country is Peach County, GA, about 74 miles south. 6 of the 6 closest counties land in the same band, so this is a regional pattern rather than a local quirk.

Oconee County, GA 17 mi north · 0% at surface
Walton County, GA 19 mi northwest · 0% at surface
Greene County, GA 19 mi east · 0% at surface
Newton County, GA 21 mi west · 0% at surface
Putnam County, GA 21 mi south · 0% at surface
Jasper County, GA 22 mi southwest · 0% at surface

Against the rest of Georgia

Morgan County ranks 128 of 159 in Georgia for soluble rock at the surface, and sits above 0% of US counties on that measure.