Blog · October 14, 2026 · Wisconsin
Burlington Flood Zone Map: checking a property's flood zone
The zone on FEMA's map affects insurance, building and resale near Waterford.
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Before an offer near Union Grove, look at the Burlington flood zone map: the zone on that map shapes insurance, permits and resale. What this Burlington guide covers: finding the address on FEMA's map, decoding A, AE and X, and confirming the outline on the county map.
Checking the Burlington flood zone map step by step
Flood zones come from FEMA's Flood Map Service Center: type an address near Raymond, then open the map view for that panel. A tract near Waterford without an address is still easy to locate: search the nearest road then click the parcel area.
Getting to the right map
Go first to the Racine County ArcGIS parcel map; it includes each tax parcel around Yorkville and Sturtevant. For acreage around Yorkville, enter a street address, an owner's name or a parcel number, and the viewer zooms to the match. For acreage around Union Grove, the record panel usually lists the owner of record, assessed acreage, a parcel ID and sometimes recent sales.
City limits and county records
Burlington sits in Racine County, Wisconsin, which means parcel data comes from the county. In and around Rochester, 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. Lots just outside the town limits near Raymond generally answers to county rules, not municipal ones.
A short flood checklist
Ask the seller about past flood claims for the house near Waterford; an insurance quote early keeps the budget honest.
Water near Waterford
Low-lying fields near Rochester may not have detailed mapping, so look for water marks and debris lines. Wetlands near Rochester can limit building even outside a flood zone; check the National Wetlands Inventory mapper for a first look.
Places you'll see on the map
Racine is the county seat, which is where the courthouse records live. You'll also find Rochester, Waterford, Union Grove, and Yorkville, where town lots give way to larger tracts. About 196,613 people live in Racine County (Census Bureau estimate, 2023) across some 333 square miles. Racine County dates to 1836, and some chains of title near Union Grove are long.
What the zone letters mean
An AE label includes a base flood elevation (BFE), while plain Zone A does not; builders around Raymond design to it. For a home near Rochester, a shaded X area is moderate risk, roughly the 100- to 500-year range; unshaded X means minimal mapped risk.
Who handles what
If the acreage or value on a parcel near Rochester looks off go to the county real property listing office, which maintains the tax roll. Questions about what you can build around Rochester are for the local planning and health departments, depending on whether the land is inside town limits.
Use the county map alongside FEMA
FEMA's map shows zones but not ownership, so pair it with the Racine County ArcGIS parcel map for the outline of the tract near Raymond.
Before you lean on the lines
The acreage figure is a tax-roll number; only a licensed surveyor establishes the real lines on land around Rochester. For land near Waterford, owner names and values update on a schedule, so a deed recorded last month may not show yet.
Sections, lots and bearings
Wisconsin follows the Public Land Survey System, so deeds around Union Grove reference sections and townships. Each section is nominally a mile square, about 640 acres, with 36 sections to a township, though corrections make some sections near Rochester odd-sized. Keep the legal description for land near Raymond when you talk to a surveyor.
Insurance, lenders and building
Around Raymond, get the Elevation Certificate if one exists: it can change the insurance price a lot. Building or adding on near Sturtevant in a mapped zone can trigger elevation rules; ask the local floodplain administrator early.
Neighboring parcel maps
Racine County touches Allegan County, MI, Ottawa County, MI, Kenosha County, Milwaukee County, and Walworth County, all with their own assessor records. Acreage along the edge near Sturtevant can show up across two assessors' files, so look at the adjacent map before you assume the acreage. Out toward Yorkville, the Platbookmapper state page lists each neighboring county map across Wisconsin.
The paper trail behind a parcel
For anything that matters, get the recorded deed through the Register of Deeds; the parcel map near Waterford only summarizes it. In and around Waterford, have ready the document number listed on the parcel record so staff can find the deed fast.
Burlington: common questions
Does the county parcel map show flood zones for land near Waterford?
A flood layer may appear in the Racine County ArcGIS parcel map layer list; confirm a lot near Waterford on FEMA's map either way.
How often are flood maps updated in Burlington?
It depends, but a new study can move a zone line near Raymond; check the effective date on the panel.
Where do I find the BFE for a lot near Union Grove?
Short answer: the BFE is printed in AE zones on FEMA's map; surveyors near Raymond use it often.
Do I need flood insurance in Burlington?
Short answer: for a building near Waterford in an A or V zone with a federally backed or regulated mortgage, it's generally required; outside those zones it's your call.
Is the parcel map a survey around Waterford?
No; boundary questions near Raymond need a licensed surveyor; a survey sets the real corners
Open the official Racine County, WI 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.