Sinkhole risk in Vigo 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 404 square miles, under one square mile of Vigo County maps onto soluble rock. With about 106,166 residents (263 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 309 map points about 1.1 miles apart, so a pocket smaller than that can be missed or overstated.

Counties around Vigo County

The nearest county rated sinkhole country is Monroe County, IN, about 50 miles east. 4 of the 6 closest counties land in the same band, so this is a regional pattern rather than a local quirk.

Clay County, IN 15 mi east · 0% at surface
Clark County, IL 22 mi west · 0% at surface
Sullivan County, IN 24 mi south · 0% at surface
Edgar County, IL 26 mi northwest · 0% at surface
Parke County, IN 26 mi northeast · under 1% at surface
Vermillion County, IN 29 mi north · 0% at surface

Against the rest of Indiana

Vigo County ranks 87 of 92 in Indiana for soluble rock at the surface, and sits above 0% of US counties on that measure.