Sinkhole risk in Moultrie County, IL: 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 336 square miles, under one square mile of Moultrie County maps onto soluble rock. With about 14,365 residents (43 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 323 map points about 1.0 miles apart, so a pocket smaller than that can be missed or overstated.

Counties around Moultrie County

The nearest county rated sinkhole country is Calhoun County, IL, about 114 miles west. 5 of the 6 closest counties land in the same band, so this is a regional pattern rather than a local quirk.

Shelby County, IL 20 mi southwest · 0% at surface
Coles County, IL 23 mi east · 0% at surface
Douglas County, IL 23 mi northeast · 0% at surface
Macon County, IL 24 mi northwest · 0% at surface
Piatt County, IL 26 mi north · 0% at surface
Cumberland County, IL 32 mi southeast · 0% at surface

Against the rest of Illinois

Moultrie County ranks 81 of 102 in Illinois for soluble rock at the surface, and sits above 0% of US counties on that measure.