Sinkhole risk in Van Zandt County, TX: 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 Van Zandt County

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

Across 843 square miles, under one square mile of Van Zandt County maps onto soluble rock. With about 65,304 residents (78 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 289 map points about 1.7 miles apart, so a pocket smaller than that can be missed or overstated.

Counties around Van Zandt County

The nearest county rated sinkhole country is Grady County, OK, about 207 miles northwest. 3 of the 6 closest counties land in the same band; the ground changes quickly around here.

Rains County, TX 22 mi north · 0% at surface
Henderson County, TX 24 mi south · 0% at surface
Kaufman County, TX 26 mi west · 0% at surface
Wood County, TX 31 mi northeast · 0% at surface
Smith County, TX 35 mi east · 0% at surface
Rockwall County, TX 41 mi northwest · 0% at surface

Against the rest of Texas

Van Zandt County ranks 242 of 254 in Texas for soluble rock at the surface, and sits above 0% of US counties on that measure.