Sinkhole risk in Osceola County, MI: 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 566 square miles, under one square mile of Osceola County maps onto soluble rock. With about 23,484 residents (41 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 391 map points about 1.2 miles apart, so a pocket smaller than that can be missed or overstated.
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Counties around Osceola County
The nearest county rated sinkhole country is Lake County, MI, about 24 miles west, 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.
- Clare County, MI 24 mi east · 0% at surface
- Lake County, MI 24 mi west · 0% at surface
- Mecosta County, MI 25 mi south · 0% at surface
- Missaukee County, MI 26 mi northeast · 0% at surface
- Wexford County, MI 26 mi northwest · 0% at surface
- Isabella County, MI 34 mi southeast · 0% at surface
Against the rest of Michigan
Osceola County ranks 70 of 83 in Michigan for soluble rock at the surface, and sits above 0% of US counties on that measure.
- Charlevoix County 11%
- Leelanau County 7%
- Cheboygan County 1%
- Schoolcraft County 1%
- Luce County under 1%