Sinkhole risk in Prince Edward 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 350 square miles, under one square mile of Prince Edward County maps onto soluble rock. With about 22,276 residents (64 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 253 map points about 1.2 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 Prince Edward County

The nearest county rated sinkhole country is Buena Vista city, VA, about 62 miles northwest. 4 of the 6 closest counties land in the same band, so this is a regional pattern rather than a local quirk.

Charlotte County, VA 19 mi southwest · 2% at surface
Nottoway County, VA 22 mi east · 0% at surface
Lunenburg County, VA 22 mi southeast · 0% at surface
Cumberland County, VA 23 mi northeast · 0% at surface
Appomattox County, VA 23 mi northwest · 2% at surface
Buckingham County, VA 25 mi north · under 1% at surface

Against the rest of Virginia

Prince Edward County ranks 116 of 133 in Virginia for soluble rock at the surface, and sits above 0% of US counties on that measure.