Sinkhole risk in Powhatan County, VA: 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 260 square miles, under one square mile of Powhatan County maps onto soluble rock. With about 32,392 residents (124 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 533 map points about 0.7 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 Powhatan County

The nearest county rated sinkhole country is Waynesboro city, VA, about 65 miles northwest. 2 of the 6 closest counties land in the same band; the ground changes quickly around here.

Goochland County, VA 12 mi north · 0% at surface
Amelia County, VA 15 mi south · 2% at surface
Cumberland County, VA 19 mi west · 0% at surface
Chesterfield County, VA 21 mi southeast · 2% at surface
Richmond city, VA 24 mi east · 9% at surface
Hanover County, VA 27 mi northeast · 11% at surface

Against the rest of Virginia

Powhatan County ranks 115 of 133 in Virginia for soluble rock at the surface, and sits above 0% of US counties on that measure.