Sinkhole risk in Putnam County, GA: 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 to do about a house in Putnam County
No soluble bedrock is mapped here, so natural sinkholes are unlikely. Collapses from broken pipes or old mines are a separate risk.
Across 345 square miles, under one square mile of Putnam County maps onto soluble rock. With about 23,383 residents (68 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 283 map points about 1.1 miles apart, so a pocket smaller than that can be missed or overstated.
Read next: how these percentages are measured, and the warning signs that apply anywhere.
Counties around Putnam County
The nearest county rated sinkhole country is Peach County, GA, about 58 miles southwest. 3 of the 6 closest counties land in the same band; the ground changes quickly around here.
- Jasper County, GA 18 mi west · 0% at surface
- Baldwin County, GA 19 mi south · 21% at surface
- Morgan County, GA 21 mi north · 0% at surface
- Greene County, GA 21 mi northeast · 0% at surface
- Hancock County, GA 22 mi east · under 1% at surface
- Jones County, GA 23 mi southwest · 11% at surface
Against the rest of Georgia
Putnam County ranks 135 of 159 in Georgia for soluble rock at the surface, and sits above 0% of US counties on that measure.
- Miller County 100%
- Baker County 93%
- Dougherty County 90%
- Dooly County 88%
- Seminole County 86%