Sinkhole risk in Tipton County, TN: 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 Tipton County

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

Across 456 square miles, under one square mile of Tipton County maps onto soluble rock. With about 62,187 residents (136 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 290 map points about 1.3 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 Tipton County

The nearest county rated sinkhole country is Tippah County, MS, about 69 miles southeast. 6 of the 6 closest counties land in the same band, so this is a regional pattern rather than a local quirk.

Lauderdale County, TN 19 mi north · 0% at surface
Shelby County, TN 23 mi south · 0% at surface
Mississippi County, AR 25 mi northwest · 0% at surface
Haywood County, TN 27 mi east · 0% at surface
Fayette County, TN 28 mi southeast · 0% at surface
Crittenden County, AR 38 mi southwest · 0% at surface

Against the rest of Tennessee

Tipton County ranks 94 of 95 in Tennessee for soluble rock at the surface, and sits above 0% of US counties on that measure.