Blog · October 14, 2026 · Arkansas
Craighead County Flood Zone Map, Arkansas: a practical guide
Flood zones are set by FEMA, and checking one near Bowman takes a few minutes.
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Before you buy or build near Cash, look at the Craighead County flood zone map: FEMA's zone label affects insurance, building rules and resale. In this Craighead County guide: the free FEMA tools, what each zone label means, when insurance is required and what a LOMA is.
The Craighead County flood zone map: start here
For a more interactive look, use the National Flood Hazard Layer viewer, which draws the zones over aerial imagery, whether the land is near Cash or elsewhere in the county. Rural land near Cash with no street number can still be found: zoom in from Interstate 57 and click the spot.
Pulling up a parcel
Begin with the Craighead County parcel viewer; it includes each assessed parcel around Cash and Bowman. Closer to Bay, enter 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 Brookland, the parcel card usually lists the owner of record, assessed acreage, a parcel ID and sometimes recent sales.
Which office to call
Deeds, mortgages and recorded plats for land near Bay sit in the index kept by the Circuit Clerk, sometimes only in person. Zoning, permits and septic questions near Bowman go to planning, building or health offices, and the answer depends on jurisdiction.
Reading A, AE and X
For a parcel near Bay, A and V zones are Special Flood Hazard Areas, which FEMA defines as a 1% annual chance of flooding. For a parcel near Herman, minimal risk is not no risk: according to FEMA, floods happen outside mapped zones too.
Reading the legal description
Arkansas uses the Public Land Survey System, which means a tract near Brookland is described by section, township and range. Each section is nominally a mile square, about 640 acres, and a township holds 36 of them, though real sections near Lake City vary in size. Copy the legal description from the record for the parcel near Herman for any title or survey request.
A word on accuracy
For a tract near Bowman, acreage on the record is an assessed number; just a licensed surveyor sets the real lines on the ground. For land near Bay, owner names and values update on a schedule, so a deed recorded last month can take weeks to appear.
Parcel lines plus flood zones
FEMA doesn't draw property lines, so check the Craighead County parcel viewer too to confirm you have the right parcel near Cash.
A short flood checklist
Request about past flood claims for the house near Cash; getting a quote early keeps the budget honest.
Places you'll see on the map
Jonesboro serves as the county seat, which is where the courthouse records live. Smaller places on the map include Lake City, Bay, Bono, and Brookland. About 113,993 people call Craighead County home (Census estimate, 2023) across some 707 square miles. The county was formed in 1859, so old deeds can run back a long way, at least around Monette.
Lenders and permits
Out toward Caraway, ask for an Elevation Certificate: it can change the insurance price a lot. New construction in a floodplain near Jonesboro often needs a floodplain permit; check with the county or town building office early.
Beyond the mapped zones
Creeks and ditches near Brookland aren't always studied in detail, so walk the land after rain. Wet ground around Bowman is a separate issue from flood zones; the National Wetlands Inventory mapper shows mapped wetlands.
Recorded documents worth pulling
For anything that matters, pull the recorded deed from the Circuit Clerk; the viewer just points to it, whether the land is near Gibson or elsewhere in the county. With a lot near Lake City, have ready the book and page listed on the parcel record so staff can find the deed fast.
Next door to Craighead County
Craighead County meets Greene County, Jackson County, Lawrence County, Mississippi County, and Poinsett County, and each of those keeps its own parcel map. Acreage along the edge near Brookland can be split in two county records, so look at the adjacent map too. For property near Bowman, our state page lists each bordering county map for Arkansas.
Frequently asked
What does Zone AE mean near Cash?
For a tract near Lake City, an AE zone has a 1% annual chance of flooding and a base flood elevation; unnumbered A zones don't list one.
Does the county parcel map show flood zones for land near Gibson?
For most people, the parcel map near Lake City might show FEMA zones, though it can lag behind FEMA's current panels.
What is a base flood elevation around Bowman?
For a parcel near Gibson, the BFE is printed in AE zones on FEMA's map, and an Elevation Certificate compares the building to it.
When is flood insurance required for land near Goobertown?
Short answer: for a building near Gibson in an A or V zone with a federally backed or regulated mortgage, it's generally required; elsewhere it's optional.
How is land described in Arkansas deeds near Herman?
For a home near Cash, deeds use lot and block, metes and bounds or survey descriptions, and the parcel record often summarizes it.
Open the official Craighead 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.