Blog · October 14, 2026 · Arkansas
Using the Cleburne County Flood Zone Map
Flood zones are set by FEMA, and checking one near Fairfield Bay takes a few minutes.
Main page: Cleburne County, AR GIS & Parcel Viewer (official map link, county facts and neighboring maps).
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Before an offer near Fairfield Bay, pull up the Cleburne County flood zone map: the zone on that map shapes insurance, building rules and resale. In this county guide: locating a parcel on FEMA's map, decoding A, AE and X, and confirming the outline on the county map around Drasco.
Checking the Cleburne County flood zone map step by step
In and around Drasco, flood zones come from FEMA's Flood Map Service Center: enter the street address, and pick the FIRMette or map view. A tract near Greers Ferry without an address is still easy to locate: zoom in from the nearest road and click inside the land.
Where the parcel data lives
Begin with the Cleburne County ArcGIS parcel map; it includes every tax parcel in the county, Heber Springs included. Without an address in hand, pan along the nearest road until the lines appear, then click inside the one you want, and that holds around Quitman too. With a lot near Quitman, write down the parcel ID while you have it open; every office in the county will want it.
Reading A, AE and X
For a parcel near Fairfield Bay, zones beginning with A or V mark the Special Flood Hazard Area, which FEMA defines as a 1% annual chance of flooding. If the land is near Fairfield Bay, shaded Zone X is moderate risk, between the 1% and 0.2% annual chance floods; unshaded X is minimal risk.
Which office to call
For assessment questions about property around Tumbling Shoals belong with the County Assessor, the office behind the parcel record. Building or septic questions for a lot near Tumbling Shoals are for the local planning and health departments, town or county, depending on location.
Sections, lots and bearings
Arkansas is laid out under the Public Land Survey System, so deeds around Concord 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 Heber Springs vary in size. Copy the legal description from the record for the parcel near Higden for any title or survey request.
A word on accuracy
If you're looking near Tumbling Shoals, acreage on the record is an assessed number; just a licensed surveyor establishes the real corners on the ground. In and around Concord, records update in batches, so a deed recorded last month can take weeks to appear.
Next door to this county, especially near Wilburn.
Cleburne County touches Faulkner County, Independence County, Stone County, Van Buren County, and White County, and each of those keeps its own parcel map. Ground near Fairfield Bay that runs to the line may show up in two county records, so check the neighboring map too. For a home near Concord, the Platbookmapper state page links every neighboring county map across Arkansas.
Lining it up with the parcel map
FEMA's map shows zones but not ownership, so open the Cleburne County ArcGIS parcel map next for the outline of the tract near Tumbling Shoals.
A short flood checklist
If you're looking near Quitman, request about past flood claims before closing; an insurance quote early avoids surprises.
Places you'll see on the map
Heber Springs holds the county offices, home to the main records offices. Smaller places on the map include Fairfield Bay, Greers Ferry, Quitman, and Concord, where town lots give way to larger tracts. Around 25,445 people call Cleburne County home (Census estimate, 2023) spread over about 554 square miles. Cleburne County was organized in 1883, which matters when you trace an old farm's title.
Insurance, lenders and building
If a building sits in a Special Flood Hazard Area and the loan is federally backed or regulated, the lender will require flood insurance where the community participates in the National Flood Insurance Program, for land near Concord included. New construction in a floodplain near Drasco usually means extra permit review; ask the local floodplain administrator before you plan.
Low spots and local drainage
Small streams around Tumbling Shoals may not have detailed mapping, so ask neighbors about past flooding. Wet ground around Tumbling Shoals is a separate issue from flood zones; the National Wetlands Inventory mapper shows mapped wetlands.
Questions about the Cleburne County flood zone map
What is a base flood elevation for land near Fairfield Bay?
In most cases, a BFE near Greers Ferry tells builders how high the lowest floor should be; local rules may require building above it.
Is there a flood layer on the parcel viewer near Heber Springs?
Good question; a flood layer may appear in the Cleburne County ArcGIS parcel map layer list, but FEMA's own map is the official source.
What does an AE label mean for a lot near Fairfield Bay?
If you're looking near Fairfield Bay, an AE zone has a 1% annual chance of flooding and a base flood elevation; unnumbered A zones don't list one.
Is flood insurance mandatory near Greers Ferry?
If the land is near Edgemont, it's typically required only for structures in high-risk zones with federally backed loans; outside those zones it's your call.
Is there a way to export the map around Greers Ferry?
In and around Tumbling Shoals, some viewers offer PDF export; downloads of raw data vary by county.
Open the official Cleburne County, AR 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.