Sinkhole risk in Rutherford County, NC: 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%
The next step for one property
No soluble bedrock is mapped here, so natural sinkholes are unlikely. Collapses from broken pipes or old mines are a separate risk.
Across 565 square miles, under one square mile of Rutherford County maps onto soluble rock. With about 65,587 residents (116 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 599 map points about 1.0 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 Rutherford County
The nearest county rated sinkhole country is Washington County, TN, about 70 miles northwest. 1 of the 6 closest counties land in the same band; the ground changes quickly around here.
- Polk County, NC 16 mi southwest · 0% at surface
- McDowell County, NC 21 mi north · 4% at surface
- Cleveland County, NC 21 mi east · 2% at surface
- Burke County, NC 27 mi northeast · 1% at surface
- Cherokee County, SC 30 mi southeast · 5% at surface
- Henderson County, NC 32 mi west · 3% at surface
Against the rest of North Carolina
Rutherford County ranks 93 of 100 in North Carolina for soluble rock at the surface, and sits above 0% of US counties on that measure.
- Duplin County 93%
- Jones County 92%
- Scotland County 91%
- Pender County 89%
- Robeson County 89%