Blog · October 14, 2026 · Wisconsin
Using the Burnett County Flood Zone Map
The zone on FEMA's map affects insurance, building and resale near Namekagon River.
Main page: Burnett County, WI GIS & Parcel Viewer (official map link, county facts and neighboring maps).
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Weighing a property around Dewey? The Burnett County flood zone map tells you whether the lot falls inside a mapped floodplain, and it costs nothing to check. This county guide covers: finding the address on FEMA's map, reading the zone codes, and pairing it with the Burnett County Beacon site around Namekagon River.
Checking the Burnett County flood zone map step by step
If you'd rather pan and zoom, try the National Flood Hazard Layer viewer, which lets you click a spot and read its zone, which applies near Grantsburg as much as anywhere. Vacant ground around Webster is still easy to locate: search the nearest road and click inside the land.
The viewer Burnett County publishes
Parcels around Daniels can be looked up on the Burnett County Beacon site, which opens without registering. Without an address in hand, follow the nearest road on the aerial until the lines appear, then click inside the one you want, and that holds around Dewey too. With a lot near Blaine, save the parcel ID before closing the panel; each office in the county asks for it first.
What the zone letters mean
Zone AE carries a published BFE, while plain Zone A does not; surveyors near Grantsburg use that number. For a parcel near Siren, a shaded X area marks moderate flood hazard, roughly the 100- to 500-year range; unshaded X is minimal risk.
A word on accuracy
If the land is near Branstad, listed acreage is an estimate; just a licensed surveyor sets the real lines on the ground. If you're looking near Blaine, owner names and values update on a schedule, so a deed recorded last month may not show yet.
Using it on a phone
The parcel map usually runs in a mobile browser, handy when you're parked on a road near Namekagon River, though signal can drop in rural spots. A saved image of the lot near Daniels and its lines keeps working without signal.
Reading the legal description
Wisconsin is laid out under the Public Land Survey System, so deeds around Daniels reference sections and townships. A standard section is about one square mile, roughly 640 acres, with 36 sections to a township, though corrections make some sections near Daniels odd-sized. Write down the legal description for the tract near Benson before you request a deed or survey.
Water near Dewey
Creeks and ditches near Grantsburg may not have detailed mapping, so walk the land after rain. Marshy spots near Daniels can limit building too; the National Wetlands Inventory mapper shows mapped wetlands.
Getting your bearings
Siren serves as the county seat, home to the main records offices. You'll also find Grantsburg, Webster, Anderson, and Blaine. About 17,092 people call Burnett County home (Census estimate, 2023) across about 822 square miles. The county was formed in 1865, so old deeds can run back a long way around Siren. Places such as Namekagon River help you orient on the aerial.
Use the county map alongside FEMA
FEMA doesn't draw property lines, so check the Burnett County Beacon site too to confirm you have the right parcel near Branstad.
What a flood zone means for a buyer
Out toward Alpha, ask for an Elevation Certificate: it compares the building to the BFE. Building or adding on near Alpha in a mapped zone usually means extra permit review; call the permitting office early.
Offices that can help
If the acreage or value on a parcel near Webster looks off are handled by the county real property listing office, the office behind the parcel record. Zoning, permits and septic questions near Grantsburg need the planning or permitting office, town or county, depending on location.
The paper trail behind a parcel
Before you sign anything, request the recorded deed from the Register of Deeds; the parcel map near Grantsburg only summarizes it. Out toward Branstad, use the book and page listed on the parcel record to skip a name search.
Neighboring parcel maps
The county meets Chisago County, MN, Pine County, MN, Barron County, Douglas County, and Polk County; every one of them runs a separate parcel map, at least around Benson. Ground near Bashaw that runs to the line can be split across two assessors' files, so open the adjacent map before you assume the acreage. Closer to Siren, the Platbookmapper state page lists each neighboring county map across Wisconsin.
What to request from a seller
Around Blaine, request about past flood claims before closing; an insurance quote early keeps the budget honest.
Burnett County: common questions
When is flood insurance required for land near Bashaw?
For acreage around Grantsburg, it's typically required only for structures in high-risk zones with federally backed loans, in communities that take part in the NFIP.
Do I need to worry about flooding in Zone X near Siren?
In most cases, X zones around Daniels are lower risk, not no risk; many owners near Branstad buy coverage anyway.
What is a base flood elevation near Bashaw?
Near Dewey, the base flood elevation is the water level expected in the 1% annual chance flood, and an Elevation Certificate compares the building to it.
How do I check the flood zone for an address in Burnett County?
In most cases, look up the spot near Danbury in FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layer viewer, and the zone code appears on the map.
How is land described in Wisconsin deeds around Benson?
On ground around Alpha, Deeds use lot and block, metes and bounds or survey descriptions; a surveyor can interpret it.
Open the official Burnett 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.