Soil Series Atlas

Soils of Georgia

327 soil series mapped on 33.13 million acres

050100150200cm1 ft2 ft3 ft4 ft5 ft6 ftApcTopsoil · concretions, plowed0–28 cm · 0–11 inBtc1Subsoil · clay build-up, concretions28–56 cm · 11–22 inBtc2Subsoil · clay build-up, concretions56–102 cm · 22–40 inBtv1Subsoil · clay build-up, plinthite102–127 cm · 40–50 inBtv2Subsoil · clay build-up, plinthite127–152 cm · 50–60 inBCtSubsoil grading to parent material · claybuild-up152–165 cm · 60–65 inCParent material165–203 cm · 65–80 in050100150200cmApcTopsoil · concretions,plowed0–28 cm · 0–11 inBtc1Subsoil · claybuild-up, concretions28–56 cm · 11–22 inBtc2Subsoil · claybuild-up, concretions56–102 cm · 22–40 inBtv1Subsoil · claybuild-up, plinthite102–127 cm · 40–50 inBtv2Subsoil · claybuild-up, plinthite127–152 cm · 50–60 inBCtSubsoil grading toparent material · claybuild-up152–165 cm · 60–65 inCParent material165–203 cm · 65–80 in
Tifton, to scale.

Ultisols — strongly weathered, leached soils with a clay-enriched subsoil

The state soil, Tifton, ranks 2nd of 327 series here on 1,782,486 acres. First place goes to Cecil, an Ultisol covering 6.5% of the state’s mapped soil. Ultisols make up more than two thirds of the mapped soil (77.6%).

Atlas series mapped in GeorgiaGuide: state soils and where series began

Soil orders in Georgia

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Largest series in Georgia

  1. CecilUltisols · 2,156,755 acres6.51%
  2. TiftonUltisols · 1,782,486 acres5.38%
  3. MadisonUltisols · 1,504,680 acres4.54%
  4. PelhamUltisols · 1,462,907 acres4.41%
  5. PacoletUltisols · 1,389,502 acres4.19%
  6. FuquayUltisols · 949,307 acres2.86%
  7. OrangeburgUltisols · 848,572 acres2.56%
  8. CowartsUltisols · 793,734 acres2.40%
  9. DothanUltisols · 720,842 acres2.18%
  10. TroupUltisols · 621,767 acres1.88%

Atlas series mapped in Georgia

  1. Tifton203 cm · Plinthic Kandiudults
  2. Cecil203 cm · Typic Kanhapludults
  3. Bohicket203 cm · Typic Sulfaquents
  4. Pacolet203 cm · Typic Kanhapludults
  5. Madison168 cm · Typic Kanhapludults
  6. Shelocta152 cm · Typic Hapludults
  7. Bibb152 cm · Typic Fluvaquents
  8. Troup203 cm · Grossarenic Kandiudults
  9. Lakeland203 cm · Typic Quartzipsamments
  10. Pelham203 cm · Arenic Paleaquults
  11. Orangeburg183 cm · Typic Kandiudults