Sinkhole risk in Stanton County, NE: Mostly deep or small

Mostly deep or small

Some soluble rock, mostly deeply buried or in a small share of the county.

On soluble rock: 15%
At or near the surface: 0%
Buried under cover: 15%

The next step for one property

Sinkholes are uncommon here; watch for new depressions after heavy rain or leaking pipes.

That works out to roughly 62 of Stanton County's 428 square miles on soluble rock. With about 5,756 residents (13 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 400 map points about 1.0 miles apart, so a pocket smaller than that can be missed or overstated.

Counties around Stanton County

The nearest county rated sinkhole country is Knox County, NE, about 62 miles northwest. 3 of the 6 closest counties land in the same band; the ground changes quickly around here.

Cuming County, NE 20 mi east · 0% at surface
Wayne County, NE 21 mi north · 0% at surface
Madison County, NE 22 mi west · 4% at surface
Colfax County, NE 23 mi south · 0% at surface
Platte County, NE 29 mi southwest · 19% at surface
Pierce County, NE 34 mi northwest · 0% at surface

What Stanton County is built on

The largest mapped soluble unit here is the Niobrara Formation (limestone), Late Cretaceous in age, covering about 15% of the county.

Against the rest of Nebraska

Stanton County ranks 86 of 93 in Nebraska for soluble rock at the surface, and sits above 0% of US counties on that measure.