Soil series profile
Georgeville soil series
Georgeville is a well drained soil with a silty clay loam surface, mapped on 1,422,918 acres in 62 counties across 5 states. Hydrologic group B.
- Drainage class
- Well drained 100% of mapped acres
- Hydrologic group
- B 98% of mapped acres
- Typical topsoil pH
- 5.5 strongly acidic · range 4.8–5.9
- Mapped area
- 1.4M acres in 62 counties, 5 states
Typical Georgeville profile
Texture and pH by depth
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| Depth | Texture | pH | Clay | Sand | Organic matter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0–7 in (Ap) | Silty clay loam | 5.9 | 31% | 18% | 0.25% |
| 7–60 in (Bt) | Clay | 5.0 | 50% | 22% | 0.25% |
| 60–80 in (C) | Silty clay loam | 5.0 | 28% | 18% | 0.25% |
What this means
What Georgeville soil means for gardens, lawns and septic systems
For gardens
Typical topsoil in Georgeville soils is strongly acidic: pH 5.5 (most land between 4.8 and 5.9). Most vegetables and lawn grasses do best around 6.0 to 7.0, so lime is often needed; blueberries, azaleas and rhododendrons like it as it is.
Loamy topsoil (loam, silt loam and similar) covers 100% of mapped Georgeville acres: generally the easiest soil to garden, holding moisture without staying waterlogged. The most common surface texture is silt loam (51% of mapped Georgeville acres).
100% of mapped Georgeville acres is moderately well to excessively drained, which suits most garden plants.
For lawns and yards
Most land is in hydrologic groups B and C, where rain soaks in at a moderate pace.
For a septic system
For conventional septic absorption fields, NRCS rates 11% of the acres in mapped Georgeville soils very limited, 89% somewhat limited and 0% not limited.
Only a licensed site evaluation or perc test at the actual lot decides whether a system is allowed and which design.
Where Georgeville soil is found
Mapped acres
Georgeville is mapped in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Virginia and Alabama. The 60 counties with the most Georgeville acres:
| County | Acres | Share of county land |
|---|---|---|
| Randolph County, NC | 148,006 | 31.2% |
| Chatham County, NC | 77,394 | 21.0% |
| Wilkes County, GA | 75,119 | 26.6% |
| Orange County, NC | 73,395 | 29.5% |
| Saluda County, SC | 58,393 | 20.8% |
| Nash County, NC | 55,092 | 16.9% |
| Granville County, NC | 53,612 | 16.1% |
| York County, SC | 42,616 | 9.8% |
| Lunenburg County, VA | 42,346 | 18.0% |
| Lincoln County, GA | 40,214 | 29.5% |
| Richland County, SC | 39,842 | 8.4% |
| Mecklenburg County, VA | 39,761 | 11.4% |
| Montgomery County, NC | 37,540 | 12.7% |
| Person County, NC | 36,933 | 15.5% |
| Lancaster County, SC | 35,875 | 10.2% |
| Edgefield County, SC | 35,169 | 11.2% |
| McDuffie County, GA | 34,360 | 20.9% |
| Moore County, NC | 32,125 | 8.0% |
| McCormick County, SC | 31,688 | 14.1% |
| Davidson County, NC | 31,464 | 9.6% |
| Fairfield County, SC | 31,022 | 8.2% |
| Warren County, GA | 27,890 | 15.4% |
| Dinwiddie County, VA | 27,493 | 9.2% |
| Greenwood County, SC | 22,533 | 8.4% |
| Charlotte County, VA | 22,511 | 8.8% |
| Oglethorpe County, GA | 22,315 | 8.3% |
| Franklin County, NC | 19,286 | 6.3% |
| Lexington County, SC | 19,148 | 4.3% |
| Hancock County, GA | 17,265 | 5.7% |
| Richmond County, NC | 16,856 | 6.1% |
| Taliaferro County, GA | 16,345 | 13.1% |
| Campbell County, VA | 16,022 | 5.3% |
| Lynchburg city, VA | 16,022 | 5.3% |
| Durham County, NC | 13,267 | 7.5% |
| Stanly County, NC | 12,066 | 5.5% |
| Newberry County, SC | 11,904 | 3.5% |
| Columbia County, GA | 11,560 | 6.3% |
| Kershaw County, SC | 10,729 | 2.3% |
| Brunswick County, VA | 10,284 | 3.1% |
| Lincoln County, NC | 7,336 | 4.2% |
| Chesterfield County, SC | 6,402 | 1.3% |
| Union County, NC | 4,966 | 1.4% |
| Warren County, NC | 4,714 | 1.8% |
| Amelia County, VA | 4,391 | 2.1% |
| Vance County, NC | 4,141 | 2.7% |
| Halifax County, VA | 3,966 | 0.9% |
| Greensville County, VA | 3,254 | 2.1% |
| Mecklenburg County, NC | 2,685 | 0.8% |
| Prince Edward County, VA | 2,334 | 1.2% |
| Cabarrus County, NC | 2,097 | 1.0% |
| Richmond County, GA | 2,039 | 1.0% |
| Wake County, NC | 1,776 | 0.3% |
| Anson County, NC | 1,525 | 0.5% |
| Greene County, GA | 1,138 | 0.5% |
| Goochland County, VA | 974 | 0.6% |
| Sussex County, VA | 868 | 0.3% |
| Johnston County, NC | 773 | 0.2% |
| Nottoway County, VA | 693 | 0.4% |
| Hanover County, VA | 400 | 0.2% |
| Cherokee County, SC | 379 | 0.2% |
Septic absorption fields
NRCS rating, share of Georgeville acres
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| Category | Share of acres |
|---|---|
| Not limited | 0.0% |
| Somewhat limited | 88.8% |
| Very limited | 11.2% |
Drainage, water table and flooding
Share of Georgeville acres
- Depth to seasonal high water table
- None reported within about 6.5 feet (median where reported).
- Flooding
- Not mapped as flooding on most acres.
- Slope
- Typically 4–13% (median 5%).
- Topsoil organic matter
- Median 1%.
Drainage class
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| Category | Share of acres |
|---|---|
| Excessively drained | 0.0% |
| Somewhat excessively drained | 0.0% |
| Well drained | 100.0% |
| Moderately well drained | 0.0% |
| Somewhat poorly drained | 0.0% |
| Poorly drained | 0.0% |
| Very poorly drained | 0.0% |
Hydrologic soil group
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| Category | Share of acres |
|---|---|
| A: fast infiltration (mostly sandy or gravelly) | 0.0% |
| B: moderate infiltration | 97.5% |
| C: slow infiltration | 2.5% |
| D: very slow infiltration (clayey, shallow or wet) | 0.0% |
| A/D: D as is, A if drained | 0.0% |
| B/D: D as is, B if drained | 0.0% |
| C/D: D as is, C if drained | 0.0% |
Sources & data dates
- Source
- USDA NRCS Soil Survey Geographic Database (SSURGO), queried through Soil Data Access. Public domain.
- Data date
- SSURGO as published on November 3, 2026 (most recent survey area update October 26, 2026). NRCS refreshes SSURGO each October.
- Scope
- All map unit components named Georgeville (component kind "Series") in SSURGO: 1,422,918 acres.
- Method
- Shares are by mapped acres of Georgeville components. The profile comes from the single largest Georgeville component. Full methodology.