Blog · October 14, 2026 · Kentucky
Boyle County Flood Zone Map in Kentucky
Look up any Boyle County address on FEMA's flood map, read the zone, and match it to the parcel record for land around Junction City.
Main page: Boyle County, KY GIS & Parcel Viewer (official map link, Boyle County facts and neighboring maps).
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Is that lot in Danville in a flood zone? The Boyle County flood zone map answer comes from FEMA, and it is free to look up. FEMA's free Flood Map Service Center and the Boyle County parcel viewer answer it together.
Below are the FEMA links, a plain reading of the zone labels, notes on where water shapes land around Danville, and short answers to common questions.
How to use the Boyle County flood zone map
Open the FEMA Flood Map Service Center and type a county street address, say one in Junction City. Search returns the effective FIRM panel for the spot in Boyle County, plus any pending changes FEMA has posted. On acreage outside Junction City, the National Flood Hazard Layer viewer is easier to use, so you can see whether the shading reaches a house near Danville. Next, the Danville-Boyle County Planning & Zoning GIS Map confirms which Boyle County parcel you're looking at. The Boyle County record gives the parcel ID and legal description that an insurer or lender near Junction City may ask for.
The county map you'll pair it with
The county's own public map is the Danville-Boyle County Planning & Zoning GIS Map, built on an Esri ArcGIS web map, and it opens without an account for parcels in Perryville and the rest of the county. Click any Boyle County parcel near Perryville to open its record: owner, parcel ID and assessed acreage are most often listed. Bookmark our Boyle County page too; it tracks the official Kentucky link if it moves and lists the maps around Perryville.
Reading the zones on a Boyle County flood map
On the FIRM covering Boyle County, zones that start with A or V are Special Flood Hazard Areas, land with a 1-percent chance of flooding in any given year (the base or 100-year flood). Where a Boyle County tract shows Zone AE, there's a base flood elevation to compare a building against; in Zone A there isn't one. Shaded Zone X around Junction City falls between the base flood and the 500-year flood. Clear, unshaded X near Junction City is outside the 500-year floodplain.
Low ground and small streams around Junction City
A low spot on a Boyle County tract outside any mapped zone, so treat an unmapped channel as a reason to ask questions, not proof the ground stays dry.
What a flood zone means for a Boyle County buyer
The zone shows up again when a loan on a house near Danville is underwritten. When a structure near Danville falls inside an A or V zone and carries a federally backed mortgage, flood insurance is mandatory; that applies where the local government around Danville is in the National Flood Insurance Program. Outside the A zones around Danville, insurance is a choice, not a mandate; pricing a policy for land near Danville is still worth a call. If a building near Danville sits above the flood line, the titleholder can ask FEMA for a Letter of Map Amendment (LOMA), most often backed by an elevation certificate from a surveyor who works in the county. Adding on to a house near Danville inside the zone most often needs a floodplain permit, so call the county or the town office in Junction City before work starts.
Towns and land across Boyle County
Town lots cluster around Danville, the county seat, and Junction City and Perryville. Unincorporated communities in the county, including Aliceton, Alum Springs, and Atoka, show up as small groups of parcels along the roads. Census Bureau estimates put Boyle County at about 30,988 residents in 2023 on roughly 180 square miles of land. Platted neighborhoods near Danville give way to rural acreage elsewhere in the county.
Where Boyle County land records are kept
For a tract near Danville, the recorded documents sit with the county clerk and the parcel data with the Property Valuation Administrator (PVA). In Boyle County, the Property Valuation Administrator (PVA) assesses real property and keeps the parcel maps, while the county clerk records deeds. Copy the parcel ID and legal description from the county record before you request a deed for land near Perryville.
Neighboring maps around Boyle County
A farm near the county line can carry separate records in Casey County, Garrard County, and Lincoln County as well. Our Kentucky page links each map neighboring Boyle County.
Boyle County, KY: common questions
Who prepares an elevation certificate for a house in Danville?
A professional surveyor or engineer prepares it, and the building office serving Danville may already have one on file for newer construction.
Does a 100-year floodplain near Perryville flood only once a century?
No; land near Perryville in the 100-year floodplain faces a 1-percent annual chance, not a once-a-century schedule.
Is flood insurance required for a Zone X lot in Danville?
FEMA doesn't require it for a Zone X lot in Danville, but coverage is available and some lenders ask for it.
Is there a floodplain layer in the Danville-Boyle County Planning & Zoning GIS Map?
Check the layer list in the Danville-Boyle County Planning & Zoning GIS Map; if Boyle County includes a floodplain layer, confirm the zone on FEMA's map anyway.
What if FEMA's map is wrong about my house near Perryville?
An owner near Perryville can request a Letter of Map Amendment from FEMA with elevation data, most often from a professional surveyor.
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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.