Blog · October 14, 2026 · Mississippi
Clarke County Flood Zone Map: checking a property's flood zone
The zone on FEMA's map affects insurance, building and resale near De Soto.
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Before you buy or build near Pachuta, check the Clarke County flood zone map: a mapped flood zone changes insurance, permits and resale. What this Clarke County guide covers: finding the address on FEMA's map, reading the zone codes, and matching it with the county parcel viewer.
Getting started with the Clarke County flood zone map
For a tract near Quitman, the official source is FEMA's Flood Map Service Center: enter the street address, and choose the dynamic map. A tract near Quitman without an address can still be found: zoom in from the nearest road then click the parcel area.
Pulling up a parcel
Parcels around Stonewall appear on the Clarke County ArcGIS parcel map, free to use and open without a login. For property near Shubuta, type a street address, an owner's name or a parcel number, then pick the result to center the map on it. For a tract near Carmichael, write down the parcel ID while you have it open; every records desk in the county asks for it first.
Reading A, AE and X
For a tract near Barnett, A and V zones are Special Flood Hazard Areas, meaning a 1% or greater chance of flooding each year. On ground around Basic, shaded Zone X marks moderate flood hazard, between the 1% and 0.2% annual chance floods; unshaded X means minimal mapped risk.
Land on the county line
Clarke County borders Choctaw County, AL, Jasper County, Lauderdale County, Newton County, and Wayne County; every one of them runs a separate parcel map. Ground near Carmichael that runs to the line can show up across two assessors' files, so open the adjacent map as well. In and around De Soto, the Platbookmapper state page links every bordering county map across Mississippi.
Getting answers from the right desk
If the acreage or value on a parcel near Pachuta looks off belong with the County Tax Assessor, the office behind the parcel record. Building or septic questions for a lot near Carmichael go to planning, building or health offices, town or county, depending on location.
On site with the map
Most viewers work in a phone browser, handy when you're parked on a road near Carmichael, but coverage can be spotty out of town. A saved image of the lot near Carmichael and its lines is a good backup.
Parcel lines plus flood zones
FEMA doesn't draw property lines, so pair it with the Clarke County ArcGIS parcel map for the outline of the tract near Barnett.
Lenders and permits
Closer to Quitman, an Elevation Certificate from a surveyor helps: it compares the building to the BFE. Building or adding on near Carmichael in a mapped zone often needs a floodplain permit; ask the local floodplain administrator early.
Places you'll see on the map
Quitman serves as the county seat, where most land records are kept. Other places on the map include Enterprise, Pachuta, Shubuta, and Stonewall, each with its own cluster of lots. About 15,228 people call Clarke County home (Census estimate, 2023) on about 692 square miles. The county dates to 1833, which matters when you trace an old farm's title for land near Barnett.
A word on accuracy
Acreage on the record is an estimate; only a licensed surveyor establishes the real lines for a parcel near Quitman. On ground around Enterprise, records update in batches, so a deed recorded last month might lag behind.
Questions to ask before you buy
With a lot near Energy, request for any Elevation Certificate before closing; an insurance quote early avoids surprises.
Deeds, plats and who keeps them
Out toward Quitman, the map is an index, not the title: recorded deeds, subdivision plats and easements for parcels in the county sit with the Chancery Clerk. For a tract near Stonewall, bring the instrument number listed on the parcel record and the lookup takes minutes.
How land is described here
Mississippi is laid out under the Public Land Survey System, so deeds around Shubuta reference sections and townships. Each section is nominally a mile square, about 640 acres, and a township holds 36 of them, though real sections near Stonewall vary in size. Write down the legal description for the tract near Pachuta when you talk to a surveyor.
Beyond the mapped zones
Low-lying fields near Stonewall may not have detailed mapping, so walk the land after rain. Wet ground around Carmichael is a separate issue from flood zones; the National Wetlands Inventory mapper shows mapped wetlands.
Questions about the Clarke County flood zone map
How often are flood maps updated around Stonewall?
Usually, zones near De Soto can shift when FEMA updates a panel; your community is notified before changes take effect.
Where can I see the county flood zone map for free near Enterprise?
For most people, search the address near Barnett on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, and the zone code appears on the map.
What is the difference between Zone A and AE around De Soto?
For property near Carmichael, both are high-risk zones, but only AE has a base flood elevation; unnumbered A zones don't list one.
Can I see flood zones on the county ArcGIS parcel map near Quitman?
Good question; a flood layer may appear in the county ArcGIS parcel map layer list; confirm a lot near Basic on FEMA's map either way.
How is land described in Mississippi deeds in Clarke County?
If the land is near Stonewall, deeds use lot and block, metes and bounds or survey descriptions; copy it for any survey or title request.
Open the official Clarke County, MS 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.