Sinkhole risk in Searcy County, AR: Pockets of it

Pockets of it

Soluble rock at the surface or under thin cover in part of the county.

On soluble rock: 46%
At or near the surface: 46%
Buried under cover: 0%

What to do about a house in Searcy County

Check the parcel against your state survey sinkhole map, and ask for an inspection if cracks, depressions or sticking doors show up.

That works out to roughly 304 of Searcy County's 666 square miles on soluble rock, 304 of them with the rock at or near the surface. With about 7,836 residents (12 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 324 map points about 1.4 miles apart, so a pocket smaller than that can be missed or overstated.

Counties around Searcy County

The nearest county rated sinkhole country is Marion County, AR, about 26 miles north, 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.

Van Buren County, AR 24 mi southeast · 0% at surface
Marion County, AR 26 mi north · 94% at surface
Newton County, AR 29 mi west · 24% at surface
Stone County, AR 31 mi east · 39% at surface
Baxter County, AR 33 mi northeast · 96% at surface
Boone County, AR 35 mi northwest · 83% at surface

What Searcy County is built on

The largest mapped soluble unit here is the Boone Formation (limestone), Early Mississippian- Meramecian to Osagean in age, covering about 33% of the county. Next is the Cason Shale and Fernvale Limestone (Upper Ordovician) and Kimmswick Limestone, Plattin Limestone, and Joachim Dolomite (Middle Ordovician) at 7%.

Against the rest of Arkansas

Searcy County ranks 10 of 75 in Arkansas for soluble rock at the surface, and sits above 86% of US counties on that measure.