Soil Series Atlas

Largest and most widespread series

The 90 series on this site ranked by mapped acres, number of states, described depth and age.

By mapped acres

  1. 1ValentineEntisols · 10,802,220 acres · 1st nationally10.8 M
  2. 2GilpinUltisols · 5,835,549 acres · 2nd nationally5.8 M
  3. 3SmithdaleUltisols · 5,681,521 acres · 3rd nationally5.7 M
  4. 4CecilUltisols · 5,485,416 acres · 4th nationally5.5 M
  5. 5WilliamsMollisols · 4,232,753 acres · 5th nationally4.2 M
  6. 6EctorMollisols · 4,014,662 acres · 6th nationally4.0 M
  7. 7HarneyMollisols · 3,889,386 acres · 7th nationally3.9 M
  8. 8SharkeyVertisols · 3,651,582 acres · 8th nationally3.7 M
  9. 9ValentEntisols · 3,525,118 acres · 9th nationally3.5 M
  10. 10BerksInceptisols · 3,241,125 acres · 10th nationally3.2 M
  11. 11PacoletUltisols · 3,139,465 acres · 11th nationally3.1 M
  12. 12PullmanMollisols · 3,074,689 acres · 12th nationally3.1 M
  13. 13AmarilloAlfisols · 3,044,539 acres · 13th nationally3.0 M
  14. 14TarrantMollisols · 2,936,422 acres · 14th nationally2.9 M
  15. 15UlyssesMollisols · 2,812,965 acres · 15th nationally2.8 M
  16. 16UlyMollisols · 2,808,719 acres · 16th nationally2.8 M
  17. 17ClarksvilleUltisols · 2,802,758 acres · 17th nationally2.8 M
  18. 18HoldregeMollisols · 2,786,821 acres · 18th nationally2.8 M
  19. 19KeithMollisols · 2,760,253 acres · 19th nationally2.8 M
  20. 20CabbartEntisols · 2,680,209 acres · 20th nationally2.7 M
  21. 21BlountAlfisols · 2,582,525 acres · 21st nationally2.6 M
  22. 22RichfieldMollisols · 2,581,668 acres · 22nd nationally2.6 M
  23. 23MadisonUltisols · 2,513,001 acres · 23rd nationally2.5 M
  24. 24SheloctaUltisols · 2,312,863 acres · 24th nationally2.3 M
  25. 25BibbEntisols · 2,303,319 acres · 25th nationally2.3 M

Mapped in the most states

  1. Bibb12
  2. Berks10
  3. Weikert10
  4. Gilpin9
  5. Smithdale9
  6. Clarksville8
  7. Monongahela8
  8. Orangeburg8
  9. Paxton8
  10. Ruston8
  11. Windsor8
  12. Hazleton7
  13. Lakeland7
  14. Shelocta7
  15. Valent7

Oldest established

  1. 1899CecilUltisols
  2. 1899WindsorEntisols
  3. 1900San JoaquinAlfisols
  4. 1900SassafrasUltisols
  5. 1901ClarksvilleUltisols
  6. 1901SharkeyVertisols
  7. 1902Houston BlackVertisols
  8. 1902OrangeburgUltisols
  9. 1906WilliamsMollisols
  10. 1908TiftonUltisols
  11. 1909BerksInceptisols
  12. 1909RustonUltisols
  13. 1910BibbEntisols
  14. 1910HoneoyeAlfisols
  15. 1910MiamiAlfisols

Deepest described pedons

The fifteen deepest typical pedons in the atlas, drawn at one scale.

  1. Houston Black264 cm
  2. Crider254 cm
  3. Jory254 cm
  4. Amarillo251 cm
  5. Myakka216 cm
  6. Ruston216 cm
  7. Sharkey213 cm
  8. Smithdale211 cm
  9. Dickson206 cm
  10. Kalkaska205 cm
  11. Bohicket203 cm
  12. Cecil203 cm
  13. Downer203 cm
  14. Guyton203 cm
  15. Holdrege203 cm