Sinkhole risk in Taylor County, WV: 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 to do about a house in Taylor County

No soluble bedrock is mapped here, so natural sinkholes are unlikely. Collapses from broken pipes or old mines are a separate risk.

Across 173 square miles, under one square mile of Taylor County maps onto soluble rock. With about 16,438 residents (95 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 295 map points about 0.8 miles apart, so a pocket smaller than that can be missed or overstated.

Counties around Taylor County

The nearest county rated sinkhole country is Harrisonburg city, VA, about 88 miles southeast. 1 of the 6 closest counties land in the same band; the ground changes quickly around here.

Barbour County, WV 14 mi south · 0% at surface
Marion County, WV 16 mi northwest · 15% at surface
Harrison County, WV 19 mi west · 7% at surface
Monongalia County, WV 21 mi north · 12% at surface
Preston County, WV 22 mi northeast · 2% at surface
Tucker County, WV 30 mi southeast · 8% at surface

Against the rest of West Virginia

Taylor County ranks 48 of 55 in West Virginia for soluble rock at the surface, and sits above 0% of US counties on that measure.