Blog · October 14, 2026 · Arkansas
Using the Arkadelphia Flood Zone Map
Flood zones are set by FEMA, and checking one near Gurdon takes a few minutes.
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Before you buy or build near Caddo Valley, look at the Arkadelphia flood zone map: a mapped flood zone changes insurance, building rules and resale. What this Arkadelphia guide covers: finding the address on FEMA's map, decoding A, AE and X, and pairing it with the Clark County ArcGIS parcel map.
Getting started with the Arkadelphia flood zone map
Start with FEMA's Flood Map Service Center: type an address near Caddo Valley, then open the map view for that panel. Vacant ground around Gum Springs is still easy to locate: zoom in from Interstate 30 then click the parcel area.
The viewer Clark County publishes
Begin with the Clark County ArcGIS parcel map; it includes every tax parcel around Gurdon and Caddo Valley. Without an address in hand, pan along Interstate 30 and click the parcel itself. In and around Okolona, the record panel normally shows the owner of record, acreage on the tax roll, a parcel ID and often a sale date.
A quick look at the area
Arkadelphia is the county seat, where most land records are kept. Smaller places on the map include Caddo Valley, Gum Springs, Gurdon, and Okolona, each with its own cluster of lots. Roughly 21,274 people live in Clark County (Census estimate, 2023) on about 866 square miles. The county was formed in 1818, and some chains of title near Amity are long.
Using it on a phone
Most viewers work in a phone browser, handy when you're parked on a road near Gum Springs, though signal can drop in rural spots. A printout of the tract near Okolona is a good backup.
City limits and county records
Arkadelphia sits in Clark County, Arkansas, and the county assessor maps its lots. As the county seat, Arkadelphia hosts the courthouse, which puts the Circuit Clerk close by. For property near Amity, the municipality handles matters such as zoning, permits and utilities for lots inside the boundary, but the county runs assessment and recording. Acreage past the city limits near Caddo Valley usually answers to county rules, not municipal ones.
Offices that can help
Anything recorded against property around Caddo Valley are with the Circuit Clerk, sometimes only in person. Building or septic questions for a lot near Okolona go to planning, building or health offices, and the answer depends on jurisdiction.
Reading A, AE and X
For a home near Amity, zones beginning with A or V mark the Special Flood Hazard Area, meaning a 1% or greater chance of flooding each year. On ground around Amity, a shaded X area is moderate risk, roughly the 100- to 500-year range; unshaded X means minimal mapped risk.
Matching the zone to the lot lines
FEMA doesn't draw property lines, so check the Clark County ArcGIS parcel map too for the outline of the tract near Gum Springs.
Lenders and permits
For a parcel near Whelen Springs, get the Elevation Certificate if one exists: it records the building's elevation against the base flood. Remodeling a house in a zone near Whelen Springs often needs a floodplain permit; check with the county or town building office early.
Water near Caddo Valley
Creeks and ditches near Caddo Valley aren't always studied in detail, so ask neighbors about past flooding. Wetlands near Gurdon can limit building even outside a flood zone; check the National Wetlands Inventory mapper for a first look.
Before you lean on the lines
Listed acreage is a tax-roll number; only a licensed surveyor establishes the real boundary on land around Whelen Springs. For land near Okolona, owner names and values update on a schedule, so a deed recorded last month may not show yet.
Neighboring parcel maps
Clark County borders Dallas County, Hot Spring County, Montgomery County, Nevada County, and Ouachita County; every one of them runs a separate parcel map. Acreage along the edge near Amity can be split in two county records, so check the neighboring map as well. For a home near Caddo Valley, our state page links each neighboring county map across Arkansas.
Questions to ask before you buy
Ask the listing agent about past flood claims for the house near Gum Springs; getting a quote early keeps the budget honest.
Questions about the Arkadelphia flood zone map
Can I see flood zones on the Clark County ArcGIS parcel map?
For most people, a flood layer may appear in the county ArcGIS parcel map layer list; confirm a lot near Caddo Valley on FEMA's map either way.
What is a LOMA near Whelen Springs?
Generally, you can ask FEMA for a LOMA if surveyed elevations show the building near Caddo Valley is above the BFE, and lenders accept the result.
Can a property in Zone X near Gurdon flood?
Good question; X zones around Whelen Springs are lower risk, not no risk; FEMA notes that a large share of claims come from these areas.
How often are flood maps updated around Gum Springs?
Short answer: zones near Whelen Springs can shift when FEMA updates a panel; check the effective date on the panel.
Where is the legal description for land near Gum Springs?
In and around Whelen Springs, deeds use lot and block, metes and bounds or survey descriptions, and the parcel record often summarizes it.
Open the official Clark County, AR parcel map See it in the Platbookmapper directory
Not a survey. County GIS and tax parcel maps are assessment and planning layers. They are not a substitute for a recorded plat, deed, or licensed survey, especially for fences, setbacks, or boundary disputes.