The soil survey for McMinn County has been completed. The last published soil survey report was done in 1957, and almost half a century later the updated one has been completed. A brief presentation of the material was made during the McMinn County Farm Tour recently. McMinn County is the first county in the state to receive an interim soil survey manuscript in digital format. At present, only the written material is available in a digital format.
Soil maps are available in a hard-copy format.
Digital soil maps should be available within a year. The interim information was prepared to get the information in the hands of the users as soon as possible. A copy of the compact disc containing the manuscript and a packet of soil maps can be obtained from the McMinn County Soil Conservation District. The Conservation District charges a small fee to cover the cost of the compact disc and copying. Matching funds were provided by the Tennessee Department of Agriculture and NRCS provided personnel and equipment for mapping.