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Westmoreland soil series
Westmoreland soils cover 911,746 mapped acres, mostly in Ohio, West Virginia and Virginia. 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 24 of the counties and cities on this site, including Ohio County, WV; Brooke County, WV; Carroll County, OH.
SSURGO survey versions to August 5, 2026 · series description revised 2013-06
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
Engineering properties
| Mapped area (SSURGO) | 911,746 acres |
| Shrink-swell limits houses without basements | 0.0% |
| Shallow water table limits basements | 0.0% |
| Very limited for septic absorption fields | 85.1% |
| Most common drainage class | Well drained |
| Most common hydrologic soil group | B |
| Taxonomic class | Fine-loamy, mixed, active, mesic Ultic Hapludalfs |
| Type location | Muskingum County, Ohio |
Where Westmoreland is mapped
| State | Mapped acres |
|---|---|
| Ohio | 618,583 |
| West Virginia | 198,083 |
| Virginia | 68,892 |
| Pennsylvania | 16,609 |
| Kentucky | 9,570 |
| Maryland | 9 |
Places where Westmoreland leads
Counties and cities where Westmoreland covers more mapped land than any other series.
| Place | Share of mapped land |
|---|---|
| Belmont, OH | 79% |
| Ohio County, WV | 74% |
| Flushing, OH | 55% |
| Bethesda, OH | 55% |
| Brooke County, WV | 50% |
| Barnesville, OH | 40% |
| Murray City, OH | 39% |
| Carrollton, OH | 36% |
| New Lexington, OH | 31% |
| Carroll County, OH | 29% |
| Barnhill, OH | 28% |
| Irondale, OH | 25% |
| Belmont County, OH | 23% |
| Athens County, OH | 23% |
| Wilson, OH | 23% |
| Empire, OH | 19% |
| Perry County, OH | 18% |
| Cambridge, OH | 17% |
| Freeport, OH | 17% |
| South Zanesville, OH | 15% |
| Muskingum County, OH | 14% |
| Wellsville, OH | 13% |
| Guernsey County, OH | 13% |
| Zanesville, OH | 10% |
Other places where Westmoreland is a main soil
Counties and cities where Westmoreland is among the six soil series covering the most mapped land, but not the first. Share of the place's mapped land.
Counties
- Harrison County, WV 24%
- Taylor County, WV 18%
- Harrison County, OH 13%
- Tuscarawas County, OH 13%
- Marion County, WV 13%
- Monongalia County, WV 12%
- Washington County, VA 11%
- Coshocton County, OH 10%
- Monroe County, OH 9%
- Jefferson County, OH 9%
- Hocking County, OH 9%
- Barbour County, WV 6%
- Bristol city, VA 6%
- Morgan County, OH 5%
- Caldwell County, KY 4%
- Russell County, VA 4%
Texas and Ohio cities
- St. Clairsville, OH 33%
- New Straitsville, OH 30%
- Morristown, OH 27%
- Salineville, OH 22%
- Chesterhill, OH 21%
- Corning, OH 21%
- Shawnee, OH 20%
- Bridgeport, OH 20%
- Trimble, OH 18%
- Holloway, OH 17%
- Baltic, OH 16%
- Glouster, OH 15%
- Coshocton, OH 15%
- Athens, OH 15%
- Byesville, OH 15%
- Nellie, OH 15%
- Nelsonville, OH 15%
- Scio, OH 13%
- Sherrodsville, OH 13%
- Midvale, OH 12%
- Amsterdam, OH 12%
- Buchtel, OH 12%
- Crooksville, OH 11%
- Coolville, OH 11%
- Lore City, OH 10%
- Steubenville, OH 10%
- Bowerston, OH 10%
- Stratton, OH 10%
- Beallsville, OH 10%
- Dennison, OH 10%
- Newcomerstown, OH 9%
- Sugarcreek, OH 9%
- Philo, OH 8%
- Mingo Junction, OH 8%
- Pleasant City, OH 8%
- Bergholz, OH 8%
- Martins Ferry, OH 8%
- New Concord, OH 8%
- Bellaire, OH 7%
- New Alexandria, OH 7%
- East Liverpool, OH 7%
- Powhatan Point, OH 7%
- Toronto, OH 7%
- Dresden, OH 7%
- Jacksonville, OH 6%
- Jewett, OH 6%
- Shadyside, OH 6%
- Junction City, OH 5%
- New Philadelphia, OH 5%
- Wintersville, OH 4%
- Old Washington, OH 4%
- Woodsfield, OH 4%
- Albany, OH 3%
- Glenmont, OH 3%
- Thornville, OH 2%
- Brookside, OH 2%
- West Lafayette, OH 2%
- Adena, OH 2%
- Stockport, OH 1%
- Malvern, OH 1%
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.