Sinkhole risk in Wayne County, WV: 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 506 square miles, under one square mile of Wayne County maps onto soluble rock. With about 37,589 residents (74 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 552 map points about 1.0 miles apart, so a pocket smaller than that can be missed or overstated.

Counties around Wayne County

The nearest county rated sinkhole country is Fleming County, KY, about 71 miles west. 6 of the 6 closest counties land in the same band, so this is a regional pattern rather than a local quirk.

Lawrence County, KY 18 mi west · 0% at surface
Lincoln County, WV 19 mi east · 0% at surface
Boyd County, KY 21 mi northwest · 0% at surface
Cabell County, WV 21 mi northeast · 0% at surface
Martin County, KY 24 mi south · 0% at surface
Johnson County, KY 30 mi southwest · 0% at surface

Against the rest of West Virginia

Wayne County ranks 51 of 55 in West Virginia for soluble rock at the surface, and sits above 0% of US counties on that measure.