SinkholeOdds

Sinkhole risk in Newton 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%

The next step for one property

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

Across 274 square miles, under one square mile of Newton County maps onto soluble rock. With about 124,010 residents (453 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 508 map points about 0.7 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 Newton County

The nearest county rated sinkhole country is Peach County, GA, about 68 miles south. 6 of the 6 closest counties land in the same band, so this is a regional pattern rather than a local quirk.

Against the rest of Georgia

Newton County ranks 130 of 159 in Georgia for soluble rock at the surface, and sits above 0% of US counties on that measure.