Sinkhole risk in Yancey County, NC: 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 313 square miles, under one square mile of Yancey County maps onto soluble rock. With about 18,993 residents (61 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 597 map points about 0.7 miles apart, so a pocket smaller than that can be missed or overstated.

Worth reading for this county: how these percentages are measured, and the warning signs that apply anywhere.

Counties around Yancey County

The nearest county rated sinkhole country is Washington County, TN, about 30 miles north, close enough that the same rock may run under the county line. 1 of the 6 closest counties land in the same band; the ground changes quickly around here.

Mitchell County, NC 12 mi northeast · 0% at surface
Unicoi County, TN 16 mi northwest · 11% at surface
McDowell County, NC 20 mi southeast · 4% at surface
Madison County, NC 23 mi west · 3% at surface
Buncombe County, NC 23 mi southwest · 3% at surface
Avery County, NC 25 mi northeast · 3% at surface

Against the rest of North Carolina

Yancey County ranks 100 of 100 in North Carolina for soluble rock at the surface, and sits above 0% of US counties on that measure.