Sinkhole risk in Morgan County, KY: 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 381 square miles, under one square mile of Morgan County maps onto soluble rock. With about 14,300 residents (38 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 483 map points about 0.9 miles apart, so a pocket smaller than that can be missed or overstated.

Counties around Morgan County

The nearest county rated sinkhole country is Fleming County, KY, about 39 miles northwest, 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.

Elliott County, KY 16 mi northeast · 1% at surface
Wolfe County, KY 18 mi southwest · 0% at surface
Menifee County, KY 18 mi west · 1% at surface
Magoffin County, KY 19 mi southeast · 0% at surface
Rowan County, KY 22 mi northwest · 4% at surface
Johnson County, KY 24 mi east · 0% at surface

Against the rest of Kentucky

Morgan County ranks 115 of 120 in Kentucky for soluble rock at the surface, and sits above 0% of US counties on that measure.