Sinkhole risk in Pope County, AR: 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 811 square miles, under one square mile of Pope County maps onto soluble rock. With about 64,829 residents (80 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 281 map points about 1.7 miles apart, so a pocket smaller than that can be missed or overstated.

Counties around Pope County

The nearest county rated sinkhole country is Boone County, AR, about 59 miles north. 4 of the 6 closest counties land in the same band, so this is a regional pattern rather than a local quirk.

Conway County, AR 23 mi southeast · 0% at surface
Johnson County, AR 26 mi west · 0% at surface
Van Buren County, AR 30 mi east · 0% at surface
Newton County, AR 33 mi north · 24% at surface
Searcy County, AR 36 mi northeast · 46% at surface
Perry County, AR 36 mi south · 0% at surface

Against the rest of Arkansas

Pope County ranks 66 of 75 in Arkansas for soluble rock at the surface, and sits above 0% of US counties on that measure.