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Soil Surveys

Soil surveys provide an orderly, on-the-ground, scientific inventory of soil resources that includes maps showing the locations and extent of soils, data about the physical and chemical properties of those soils, and information derived from that data about potentialities and problems of use on each kind of soil in sufficient detail to meet all reasonable needs for farmers, agricultural technicians, community planners, engineers, and scientists in planning and transferring the findings of research and experience to specific land areas. 

Soil surveys provide the basic information needed to manage soil sustainably. They also provide information needed to protect water quality, wetlands, and wildlife habitat. Soil surveys are the basis for predicting the behavior of a soil under alternative uses, its potential erosion hazard, potential for ground water contamination, suitability and productivity for cultivated crops, trees, and grasses. Soil surveys are important to planners, engineers, zoning commissions, tax commissioners, homeowners, developers, as well as agricultural producers. 

Soil maps are not available unless indicated. The user should contact the NRCS State Soil Scientist for information on the availability of maps. 

Access to soil survey information is provided through maps.  All text and tables relate to the map symbols and the areas delineated on these maps. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communication of soil survey information should contact the NRCS at the USDA Service Center that services the county of interest at http://offices.usda.gov/scripts/ndlSAPl.dll/oip_public/USA_map

These documents require Adobe Acrobat.

Adobe Acrobat Document Newton and Rockdale Counties, Georgia 1999 (2,731 KB)

Adobe Acrobat DocumentJasper County, Georgia 1999 (2,197 KB)

Adobe Acrobat DocumentAnson County, North Carolina 2000 (2.36 MB)

Adobe Acrobat DocumentCamp Butner, North Carolina 1999 (2,398 KB)

Adobe Acrobat DocumentFranklin County, North Carolina 1998 (2,742 KB)

Adobe Acrobat DocumentHalifax County, North Carolina (3,278 KB)

Adobe Acrobat DocumentHyde County, North Carolina 1999 (3,276 KB)

Adobe Acrobat DocumentMitchell County, North Carolina 2003 (1,980 KB)

Adobe Acrobat DocumentRandolph County, North Carolina (2,547 KB)

Adobe Acrobat DocumentRowan County, North Carolina (76.2 MB)

Adobe Acrobat DocumentRutherford County, North Carolina 2000 (13,749 KB)

Adobe Acrobat DocumentYancey County, North Carolina 2004 (1.96MB)

Adobe Acrobat DocumentDarlington County, South Carolina (4,694 KB)

Adobe Acrobat DocumentMarlboro County, South Carolina (5,452 KB)

Adobe Acrobat DocumentAppomattox County, Virginia (4.96 MB)

Published Soil Surveys not listed here

Online Soil Survey Manuscripts for other states

National Soil Survey Information

(Now available)
Online Web Soil Survey  - Official USDA soil information as viewable maps and tables for more than 2300 soil surveys.