SinkholeOdds

Sinkhole risk in Pickens County, GA: Mostly deep or small

Mostly deep or small

Some soluble rock, mostly deeply buried or in a small share of the county.

On soluble rock
1%
At or near the surface
1%
Buried under cover
0%

The next step for one property

Sinkholes are uncommon here; watch for new depressions after heavy rain or leaking pipes.

That works out to roughly 3 of Pickens County's 232 square miles on soluble rock, 3 of them with the rock at or near the surface. With about 36,580 residents (158 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 313 map points about 0.9 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 Pickens County

The nearest county rated sinkhole country is Gordon County, GA, about 22 miles west, close enough that the same rock may run under the county line. None of the 6 closest counties land in the same band, so Pickens County stands out from its surroundings.

The rock underneath

The largest mapped soluble unit here is the Marble (marble), Age not given in age, covering about 1% of the county.

Against the rest of Georgia

Pickens County ranks 62 of 159 in Georgia for soluble rock at the surface, and sits above 56% of US counties on that measure.