Sinkhole risk in Stephens 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 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 179 square miles, under one square mile of Stephens County maps onto soluble rock. With about 27,498 residents (154 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 604 map points about 0.5 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 Stephens County

The nearest county rated sinkhole country is Blount County, TN, about 86 miles northwest. 5 of the 6 closest counties land in the same band, so this is a regional pattern rather than a local quirk.

Franklin County, GA 13 mi south · 0% at surface
Habersham County, GA 15 mi northwest · 0% at surface
Banks County, GA 18 mi southwest · 0% at surface
Oconee County, SC 19 mi northeast · 6% at surface
Hart County, GA 23 mi southeast · 0% at surface
Rabun County, GA 24 mi north · 0% at surface

Against the rest of Georgia

Stephens County ranks 141 of 159 in Georgia for soluble rock at the surface, and sits above 0% of US counties on that measure.