Sinkhole risk in Wolfe County, KY: 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 222 square miles, under one square mile of Wolfe County maps onto soluble rock. With about 6,364 residents (29 per square mile), much of the land is open, and the mapped rock may sit far from where people actually live. The figures come from 546 map points about 0.6 miles apart, so a pocket smaller than that can be missed or overstated.

Counties around Wolfe County

The nearest county rated sinkhole country is Clark County, KY, about 39 miles northwest, close enough that the same rock may run under the county line. 3 of the 6 closest counties land in the same band; the ground changes quickly around here.

Menifee County, KY 14 mi north · 1% at surface
Lee County, KY 15 mi southwest · 6% at surface
Morgan County, KY 18 mi northeast · 0% at surface
Breathitt County, KY 18 mi southeast · 0% at surface
Powell County, KY 19 mi west · 10% at surface
Magoffin County, KY 23 mi east · 0% at surface

Against the rest of Kentucky

Wolfe County ranks 120 of 120 in Kentucky for soluble rock at the surface, and sits above 0% of US counties on that measure.