Blog · October 14, 2026 · Ohio
Coshocton Flood Zone Map: checking a property's flood zone
Flood zones are set by FEMA, and checking one near Conesville takes a few minutes.
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Weighing a property around Warsaw? Checking the Coshocton flood zone map reveals whether the lot falls inside a mapped floodplain, and no account is needed. Covered here for Coshocton: locating a parcel on FEMA's map, decoding A, AE and X, and pairing it with the Coshocton County ArcGIS parcel map.
Checking the Coshocton flood zone map step by step
Flood zones come from FEMA's Flood Map Service Center: type an address near Nellie, then open the map view for that panel. Rural land near Conesville with no street number can still be found: search the nearest road and click inside the land.
Pulling up a parcel
Go first to the Coshocton County ArcGIS parcel map; it includes each tax parcel from Warsaw to West Lafayette. On ground around West Lafayette, type a street address, an owner's name or a parcel number, and the viewer zooms to the match. For a tract near Plainfield, write down the parcel ID while you have it open; each records desk in the county uses it to find the file.
City limits and county records
Coshocton is part of Coshocton County, Ohio, so its parcels are on the county's map. As the county seat, Coshocton hosts the courthouse, so deeds and plats are filed in town. If the land is near West Lafayette, the municipality handles things like zoning, permits and utilities within town limits, and the county still keeps the parcel and deed records. Lots just outside the city limits near Conesville usually answers to county rules instead.
Zones on the Coshocton flood zone map
Out toward West Lafayette, zones beginning with A or V mark the Special Flood Hazard Area, meaning a 1% or greater chance of flooding each year. For acreage around Nellie, a low-risk label isn't a guarantee: according to FEMA, floods happen outside mapped zones too.
On site with the map
Most viewers work in a phone browser, useful out on a road near West Lafayette, though signal can drop in rural spots. A screenshot of the parcel near Warsaw with its ID is a good backup.
Beyond the mapped zones
Creeks and ditches near Nellie may not have detailed mapping, so walk the land after rain. Wet ground around West Lafayette is a separate issue from flood zones; the National Wetlands Inventory mapper shows mapped wetlands.
How land is described here
Older tracts around Nellie are often described by metes and bounds, a series of courses and distances from a starting point. Subdivision lots in Conesville refer to a recorded plat, which is simpler to follow. Keep the legal description for land near Nellie before you request a deed or survey.
Coshocton County in a few facts
Coshocton is the county seat, home to the main records offices. You'll also find West Lafayette, Conesville, Plainfield, and Warsaw, each with its own cluster of lots. Roughly 36,869 people live in Coshocton County (Census estimate, 2023) on roughly 564 square miles. Coshocton County dates to 1811, so old deeds can run back a long way.
Parcel lines plus flood zones
FEMA's map shows zones but not ownership, so open the Coshocton County ArcGIS parcel map next to confirm you have the right parcel near Conesville.
Lenders and permits
Around Nellie, ask for an Elevation Certificate: it records the building's elevation against the base flood. Building or adding on near West Lafayette in a mapped zone usually means extra permit review; check with the county or town building office early.
Questions to ask before you buy
Ask the listing agent for any Elevation Certificate on the property near Warsaw; getting a quote early avoids surprises.
Neighboring parcel maps
Coshocton County borders Guernsey County, Holmes County, Knox County, Licking County, and Muskingum County, all with their own assessor records. Acreage along the edge near Warsaw may show up in two county records, so look at the adjacent map too. For property near Plainfield, our state page lists each bordering county map across Ohio.
The paper trail behind a parcel
The map is an index, not the title: recorded deeds, subdivision plats and easements covering ground around Warsaw are kept by the County Recorder. Long-held tracts near Conesville can trace back through many deeds, so a title company can sort it out if money is changing hands.
Questions about the Coshocton flood zone map
Is AE a high-risk flood zone around Nellie?
Good question; an AE zone has a 1% annual chance of flooding and a base flood elevation, so builders near Conesville design to that elevation.
How often are flood maps updated in Coshocton?
For most people, zones near Plainfield can shift when FEMA updates a panel; check the effective date on the panel.
What is a LOMA near Nellie?
It depends, but FEMA's LOMA process is the usual route when a building near Warsaw sits above the base flood elevation; a surveyor's elevation data supports it.
Do I need to worry about flooding in Zone X in Coshocton?
Shaded X is moderate risk and unshaded X is minimal risk; many owners near West Lafayette buy coverage anyway.
How is land described in Ohio deeds around Nellie?
For a tract near Warsaw, deeds use lot and block, metes and bounds or survey descriptions, and the parcel record often summarizes it.
Open the official Coshocton County, OH 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.