Blog · October 14, 2026 · Arkansas
The Chicot County Flood Zone Map: an Arkansas guide
Look up any Chicot County address on FEMA's flood map, read the zone, and match it to the parcel record for land around Lake Village.
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Land along the creek bottoms near Bellaire and the flats outside Eudora are where a Chicot County flood zone map lookup matters most. Here's how to read FEMA's map for a Chicot County, AR property and match it to the parcel record.
Below are the FEMA links, a plain reading of the zone labels, notes on where water shapes land around Eudora, and short answers to common questions.
Where to see the official Chicot County flood zone map
FEMA's official flood maps for Chicot County are free at the FEMA Flood Map Service Center. Download the FIRM panel FEMA lists as effective for that part of Chicot County. For an irregular lot near Lake Village, try FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layer viewer and reports the zone wherever you click near Dermott. Then open the Chicot County ArcGIS parcel map for Chicot County to confirm the parcel near Dermott. Match the Chicot County lines and acreage to the FEMA view, since flood maps do not draw property lines in detail.
Search Chicot County parcels by owner, address or ID
The county's own public map is the Chicot County ArcGIS parcel map, built on an Esri ArcGIS web map, and it opens without an account for parcels in Eudora and the rest of the county. Most people find their Chicot County tract fastest by searching an address in Lake Village, then clicking the outline. For a backup route to the map covering Lake Village, our Chicot County directory entry keeps the link current.
Chicot County at a glance
From Lake Village, the seat of the county, the map spreads out to Dermott and Eudora. Smaller places such as Arkla, Bellaire, and Cosgrove appear on the county map as little clusters of lots. Census Bureau estimates put Chicot County at about 9,538 residents in 2023 on about 637 square miles of land. Outside Eudora, most of the county map is farm, ranch or timber ground with large, irregular tracts.
Chicot County land records
Deeds and recorded plats for Chicot County are filed with the circuit clerk, who ordinarily serves as ex officio recorder. In Chicot County, as in most Arkansas counties, the circuit clerk serves as ex officio recorder, so that is where deeds and mortgages are filed. Easements and access rights near Eudora live in recorded documents, so read the deed, not just the county map.
High, moderate and minimal risk in Chicot County
On the FIRM covering Chicot County, zones that start with A or V are Special Flood Hazard Areas, meaning FEMA estimates a 1-percent annual chance of flooding. A surveyor working near Dermott uses the base flood elevation printed for AE zones; unnumbered A zones do not have one. If a Chicot County parcel lists shaded Zone X, it is moderate risk, between the 1-percent and 0.2-percent annual chance lines. Unshaded Zone X near Lake Village is minimal risk.
Low ground and small streams around Dermott
Small streams and ditches near Dermott may not be studied in detail can still flood; FEMA says moderate- and low-risk areas still carry risk.
Tracts that cross the Chicot County line
Chicot County borders Ashley County, Desha County, Drew County, East Carroll Parish, LA, and Morehouse Parish, LA, and each keeps its own parcel map and records. Our Arkansas page links each map neighboring Chicot County.
Insurance, permits and map changes
The zone lists up again when a loan on a house near Lake Village is underwritten. When a structure near Lake Village is mapped in a high-risk zone and carries a federally backed mortgage, federal rules call for flood insurance under the Flood Disaster Protection Act, wherever the community joins the NFIP. Outside the A zones around Lake Village, insurance is a choice, not a mandate, though a lender in Arkansas can still ask for it. Where a structure near Dermott looks higher than the shading suggests, FEMA's LOMA process allows a review, supported by elevation data from a licensed surveyor. Adding on to a house near Lake Village inside the zone has to meet local floodplain rules; the county floodplain administrator can say what applies.
Chicot County flood zones questions
Can I build in a flood zone in Chicot County?
Building in a Special Flood Hazard Area near Lake Village most often needs a floodplain permit and may require elevating the structure, so check with the county floodplain administrator.
Can a flood zone in Chicot County be changed?
An owner near Eudora can request a Letter of Map Amendment from FEMA with elevation data, most often from a licensed surveyor.
Do I need flood insurance in Zone X in Chicot County?
Not under federal rules; Zone X in Chicot County is outside the Special Flood Hazard Area, though a lender can still require coverage.
What is a base flood elevation for a Chicot County property?
For a Chicot County property in Zone AE, the BFE is the height floodwater is expected to reach in the 1-percent-annual-chance flood; elevation certificates in Chicot County are measured against it.
Does a 100-year floodplain near Eudora flood only once a century?
No, ground around Lake Village mapped that way has a 1-percent chance of flooding every year, not a once-a-century schedule.
What does Zone AE mean on a Chicot County flood map?
Yes, a parcel near Eudora in Zone AE is high risk: a 1-percent-annual-chance floodplain where FEMA lists a base flood elevation.
Open the official Chicot County, AR parcel map Chicot County 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.