Sinkhole risk in Washington Parish, LA: 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 670 square miles, under one square mile of Washington Parish maps onto soluble rock. With about 45,090 residents (67 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 330 map points about 1.4 miles apart, so a pocket smaller than that can be missed or overstated.

Counties around Washington Parish

The nearest county rated sinkhole country is Noxubee County, MS, about 178 miles northeast. 6 of the 6 closest counties land in the same band, so this is a regional pattern rather than a local quirk.

Walthall County, MS 22 mi north · 0% at surface
Tangipahoa Parish, LA 27 mi southwest · 0% at surface
Pearl River County, MS 28 mi east · 0% at surface
Marion County, MS 29 mi northeast · 0% at surface
Pike County, MS 31 mi northwest · 0% at surface
St. Tammany Parish, LA 31 mi south · 0% at surface

Against the rest of Louisiana

Washington Parish ranks 59 of 64 in Louisiana for soluble rock at the surface, and sits above 0% of US counties on that measure.