Sinkhole risk in Scott County, TN: 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 532 square miles, under one square mile of Scott County maps onto soluble rock. With about 22,517 residents (42 per square mile), much of the land is open, and the mapped rock may sit far from where people actually live. The figures come from 246 map points about 1.5 miles apart, so a pocket smaller than that can be missed or overstated.

Two things to read before deciding: how these percentages are measured, and the warning signs that apply anywhere.

Counties around Scott County

The nearest county rated sinkhole country is Anderson County, TN, about 28 miles southeast, close enough that the same rock may run under the county line. 2 of the 6 closest counties land in the same band; the ground changes quickly around here.

Campbell County, TN 19 mi east · 28% at surface
McCreary County, KY 21 mi north · 7% at surface
Morgan County, TN 22 mi south · under 1% at surface
Fentress County, TN 24 mi west · 15% at surface
Anderson County, TN 28 mi southeast · 50% at surface
Whitley County, KY 30 mi northeast · under 1% at surface

Against the rest of Tennessee

Scott County ranks 92 of 95 in Tennessee for soluble rock at the surface, and sits above 0% of US counties on that measure.