Blog · October 14, 2026 · Missouri
Butler County Flood Zone Map: checking a property's flood zone
The zone on FEMA's map affects insurance, building and resale near Poplar Bluff.
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Weighing a property around Fairdealing? The Butler County flood zone map tells you whether the lot falls inside a mapped floodplain, and the lookup is free. What this county guide covers: locating a parcel on FEMA's map, decoding A, AE and X, and pairing it with the IntegrityGIS - Butler County for land near Harviell.
Getting started with the Butler County flood zone map
For acreage around Ash Hill, start with FEMA's Flood Map Service Center: enter the street address, then open the map view for that panel. A tract near Broseley without an address can still be found: zoom in from US Route 160 and click the spot.
The free map to start with
Parcels around Poplar Bluff are published on the IntegrityGIS - Butler County, which opens without registering. Without an address in hand, pan along US Route 160 and click the parcel itself, which applies near Harviell as much as anywhere. If you're looking near Fisk, write down the parcel ID before closing the panel; each office in the county uses it to find the file.
What the zone letters mean
In and around Ash Hill, any A or V zone are Special Flood Hazard Areas, meaning a 1% or greater chance of flooding each year. For a parcel near Ash Hill, shaded Zone X is moderate risk, roughly the 100- to 500-year range; plain X, or C on older maps, means minimal mapped risk.
Water near Qulin
Small streams around Poplar Bluff aren't always studied in detail, so ask neighbors about past flooding. Marshy spots near Fairdealing can limit building too; check the National Wetlands Inventory mapper for a first look.
A word on accuracy
Acreage on the record is an assessed number; just a licensed surveyor sets the real corners for a parcel near Neelyville. If the land is near Neelyville, owner names and values update on a schedule, so a deed recorded last month may not show yet.
What to request from a seller
With a lot near Fairdealing, request for any Elevation Certificate before closing; an insurance quote early keeps the budget honest.
Which office to call
If the acreage or value on a parcel near Qulin looks off are handled by the County Assessor, since that office keeps the assessment data. Zoning, permits and septic questions near Harviell are for the local planning and health departments, depending on whether the land is inside town limits.
Where the recorded documents are
For a home near Harviell, the map is an index, not the title: recorded deeds, plats and easements for parcels in the county sit with the Recorder of Deeds. For a home near Fisk, older tracts in the county may trace back through several deeds, and a title company earns its fee before a purchase.
Getting your bearings
Poplar Bluff holds the county offices, home to the main records offices. Smaller places on the map include Fisk, Neelyville, Qulin, and Broseley. Roughly 41,948 people call Butler County home (Census Bureau estimate, 2023) spread over some 695 square miles. The county dates to 1849, so old deeds can run back a long way around Harviell. Places such as Mark Twain National Forest make handy reference points on the map near Neelyville.
Land on the county line
Butler County touches Clay County, AR, Carter County, Dunklin County, Ripley County, and Stoddard County; every one of them runs a separate parcel map. Acreage along the edge near Poplar Bluff may show up across two assessors' files, so open the neighboring map before you assume the acreage. In and around Fairdealing, our state page links every neighboring county map for Missouri.
Field tips
Most viewers work in a phone browser, useful out on a road near Harviell, but coverage can be spotty out of town. A printout of the tract near Neelyville keeps working without signal.
Parcel lines plus flood zones
FEMA's map shows zones but not ownership, so open the IntegrityGIS - Butler County next to see exactly which lot near Neelyville you're looking at.
Lenders and permits
For a structure inside an A or V zone and a federally regulated lender is involved, the lender will require flood insurance in communities in the NFIP, whether the land is near Neelyville or elsewhere in the county. New construction in a floodplain near Harviell often needs a floodplain permit; call the permitting office before you plan.
Butler County: common questions
Where can I see the county flood zone map for free near Qulin?
Usually, search the address near Mark Twain National Forest on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which takes a couple of minutes.
When is flood insurance required around Harviell?
For most people, for a building near Mark Twain National Forest in an A or V zone with a federally backed or regulated mortgage, it's generally required; outside those zones it's your call.
How do I get a property removed from a flood zone around Qulin?
For most people, FEMA's LOMA process is the usual route when a building near Mark Twain National Forest sits above the base flood elevation; it starts with an elevation survey.
Does the county parcel map show flood zones for land near Poplar Bluff?
Generally, a flood layer may appear in the IntegrityGIS - Butler County layer list; confirm a lot near Harviell on FEMA's map either way.
How is land described in Missouri deeds near Fairdealing?
Out toward Qulin, Deeds use lot and block, metes and bounds or survey descriptions; a surveyor can interpret it.
Open the official Butler County, MO 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.