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Cecil soil series
Cecil soils cover 5,685,216 mapped acres, mostly in Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina. USDA rates shrink-swell a limit for houses without basements on 0% of that land, and a shallow water table a limit for basements on 0%.
It is the leading soil series by area in 40 of the counties and cities on this site, including Fayette County, GA; Spartanburg County, SC; Spalding County, GA.
SSURGO survey versions to August 5, 2026 · series description revised 2025-11
of its land: shrink-swell limits houses without basements
of its land: a shallow water table limits basements
median highest linear extensibility (6% and up is high)
median highest clay content in the top 150 cm
USDA's description
| Depth class | Very deep |
| Landscape | Piedmont uplands |
| Landform | Interstream divides, ridges, and side slopes |
| Parent material | Residuum weathered from felsic igneous and high-grade metamorphic rocks |
| Slope | 0 to 25 percent |
| Mean annual air temperature | 15 degrees C (59 degrees F) |
| Mean annual precipitation | 1219 millimeters (48 inches) |
Source: USDA NRCS series description (OSD) for Cecil, revised 2025-11. Read it.
Engineering properties
| Mapped area (SSURGO) | 5,685,216 acres |
| Shrink-swell limits houses without basements | 0.0% |
| Shallow water table limits basements | 0.0% |
| Very limited for septic absorption fields | 8.3% |
| Most common drainage class | Well drained |
| Most common hydrologic soil group | B |
| Taxonomic class | Fine, kaolinitic, thermic Typic Kanhapludults |
| Type location | Franklin County, North Carolina |
Where Cecil is mapped
| State | Mapped acres |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 2,285,453 |
| South Carolina | 1,754,494 |
| North Carolina | 864,662 |
| Virginia | 584,145 |
| Alabama | 196,462 |
Places where Cecil leads
Counties and cities where Cecil covers more mapped land than any other series.
| Place | Share of mapped land |
|---|---|
| Fayette County, GA | 65% |
| Spartanburg County, SC | 63% |
| Spalding County, GA | 55% |
| Forsyth County, GA | 51% |
| Lamar County, GA | 50% |
| Troup County, GA | 46% |
| Henry County, GA | 46% |
| Jackson County, GA | 43% |
| Anderson County, SC | 43% |
| Walton County, GA | 41% |
| Butts County, GA | 40% |
| Clayton County, GA | 40% |
| Pike County, GA | 39% |
| Newberry County, SC | 38% |
| Mecklenburg County, NC | 37% |
| Franklin County, GA | 37% |
| Greene County, GA | 37% |
| Barrow County, GA | 36% |
| Habersham County, GA | 35% |
| Coweta County, GA | 34% |
| Laurens County, SC | 32% |
| Greenville County, SC | 32% |
| Powhatan County, VA | 31% |
| Brunswick County, VA | 31% |
| Elbert County, GA | 29% |
| Oglethorpe County, GA | 29% |
| Abbeville County, SC | 28% |
| York County, SC | 26% |
| Oconee County, SC | 26% |
| Newton County, GA | 26% |
| Banks County, GA | 24% |
| Greenwood County, SC | 24% |
| Charlotte County, VA | 23% |
| Gaston County, NC | 23% |
| Rowan County, NC | 22% |
| Baldwin County, GA | 21% |
| Catawba County, NC | 19% |
| Campbell County, VA | 16% |
| Lynchburg city, VA | 16% |
| Edgefield County, SC | 15% |
Sources
Shares and properties: USDA NRCS SSURGO via Soil Data Access, weighted by each component's share of its map units. Description: the USDA NRCS series description. How we count.