Sinkhole risk in Steuben County, IN: 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 309 square miles, under one square mile of Steuben County maps onto soluble rock. With about 34,862 residents (113 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 390 map points about 0.9 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 Steuben County

The nearest county rated sinkhole country is Barry County, MI, about 67 miles north. 6 of the 6 closest counties land in the same band, so this is a regional pattern rather than a local quirk.

DeKalb County, IN 17 mi south · 0% at surface
Branch County, MI 19 mi north · 0% at surface
LaGrange County, IN 22 mi west · 0% at surface
Williams County, OH 22 mi east · 0% at surface
Noble County, IN 27 mi southwest · 0% at surface
Hillsdale County, MI 27 mi northeast · 0% at surface

Against the rest of Indiana

Steuben County ranks 80 of 92 in Indiana for soluble rock at the surface, and sits above 0% of US counties on that measure.