Sinkhole risk in Upson 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%

The next step for one property

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

Across 323 square miles, under one square mile of Upson County maps onto soluble rock. With about 28,358 residents (88 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 270 map points about 1.1 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 Upson County

The nearest county rated sinkhole country is Peach County, GA, about 34 miles southeast, close enough that the same rock may run under the county line. 5 of the 6 closest counties land in the same band, so this is a regional pattern rather than a local quirk.

Pike County, GA 15 mi north · 0% at surface
Lamar County, GA 16 mi northeast · 0% at surface
Talbot County, GA 18 mi southwest · 0% at surface
Crawford County, GA 22 mi southeast · 7% at surface
Taylor County, GA 23 mi south · 0% at surface
Monroe County, GA 23 mi northeast · 0% at surface

Against the rest of Georgia

Upson County ranks 153 of 159 in Georgia for soluble rock at the surface, and sits above 0% of US counties on that measure.