Blog · October 17, 2026 · Wyoming
Using the Buffalo Flood Map
The zone on FEMA's map affects insurance, building and resale near Linch.
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Weighing a property around Linch? Checking the Buffalo flood map reveals whether the lot falls inside a mapped floodplain, and the lookup is free. This Buffalo guide covers: finding the address on FEMA's map, decoding A, AE and X, and pairing it with the Johnson County parcel viewer.
Where the Buffalo flood map lives
Flood zones come from FEMA's Flood Map Service Center: type an address near Kaycee, and choose the dynamic map. A tract near Kaycee without an address is still easy to locate: zoom in from the nearest road then click the parcel area.
Pulling up a parcel
Go first to the Johnson County parcel viewer; it covers every tax parcel in the county, Kaycee included. For land near Linch, enter a street address, an owner's name or a parcel number, and the viewer zooms to the match. For acreage around Kaycee, a pop-up or side panel usually lists the owner of record, assessed acreage, the parcel number and often a sale date.
Before you lean on the lines
Parcel lines are drawn for taxes, not measured on the ground, so the edge of a yard near Kaycee may sit a few yards off the line on screen. If the land is near Kaycee, owner names and values update on a schedule, so a deed recorded last month might lag behind.
Beyond the mapped zones
Low-lying fields near Kaycee may not have detailed mapping, so look for water marks and debris lines. Marshy spots near Linch can limit building too; the National Wetlands Inventory mapper shows mapped wetlands.
Buffalo and the county around it
Buffalo is part of Johnson County, Wyoming, and the county assessor maps its lots. Buffalo is also the county seat, which puts the County Clerk close by. On ground around Linch, city or town hall handles matters such as zoning, permits and utilities within town limits, and the county still keeps the parcel and deed records. Acreage past the town limits out by Kaycee generally answers to county rules rather than the town's.
Decoding the flood zone labels
An AE label carries a published BFE, which plain A zones lack; surveyors near Linch use that number. On ground around Linch, shaded Zone X is moderate risk, between the 1% and 0.2% annual chance floods; unshaded X means minimal mapped risk.
Getting your bearings
Buffalo holds the county offices, which is where the courthouse records live. You'll also find Kaycee and Linch, each with its own cluster of lots. About 8,759 people call Johnson County home (Census Bureau estimate, 2023) on about 4,154 square miles. Johnson County was organized in 1875, so old deeds can run back a long way. Places such as Bighorn National Forest make handy reference points on the map near Kaycee.
Taking the map into the field
Most viewers work in a phone browser, useful out on a road near Kaycee, but coverage can be spotty out of town. A saved image of the lot near Kaycee and its lines is a good backup.
A short flood checklist
Ask the seller for any Elevation Certificate for the house near Kaycee; an insurance quote early keeps the budget honest.
Matching the zone to the lot lines
FEMA doesn't draw property lines, so pair it with the Johnson County parcel viewer for the outline of the tract near Kaycee.
Recorded documents worth pulling
The map is an index, not the title: deeds, plats and easements for land near Kaycee sit with the County Clerk. Around Linch, use the book and page shown in the record panel to skip a name search.
Money questions tied to the zone
With a lot near Linch, ask for an Elevation Certificate: it records the building's elevation against the base flood. New construction in a floodplain near Linch often needs a floodplain permit; check with the county or town building office early.
Land on the county line
Johnson County meets Big Horn County, Campbell County, Converse County, Natrona County, and Sheridan County; every one of them runs a separate parcel map. A tract near the line by Linch can be split across two assessors' files, so open the adjacent map before you assume the acreage. For property near Kaycee, the Platbookmapper state page links each bordering county map across Wyoming.
Buffalo: common questions
Can a flood zone near Linch change?
Short answer: a new study can move a zone line near Linch, so look at the panel date.
Is AE a high-risk flood zone around Linch?
Both are high-risk zones, but only AE has a base flood elevation, so builders near Linch design to that elevation.
Does the county parcel map show flood zones for land near Kaycee?
The parcel map near Kaycee might show FEMA zones; confirm a lot near Linch on FEMA's map either way.
When is flood insurance required around Kaycee?
Usually, for a building near Linch in an A or V zone with a federally backed or regulated mortgage, it's generally required; outside those zones it's your call.
What's a legal description near Linch?
For land near Kaycee, deeds use lot and block, metes and bounds or survey descriptions, and the parcel record often summarizes it.
Open the official Johnson County, WY 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.