Blog · October 14, 2026 · Texas
Dumas Flood Zone Map, Texas: a practical guide
The zone on FEMA's map affects insurance, building and resale near Fritch.
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Ahead of any purchase around Fritch, pull up the Dumas flood zone map: a mapped flood zone changes insurance, permits and resale. Covered here for Dumas: locating a parcel on FEMA's map, reading the zone codes, and pairing it with the appraisal district interactive map.
Getting started with the Dumas flood zone map
The official source is FEMA's Flood Map Service Center: search an address around Fritch, and pick the FIRMette or map view. Vacant ground around Cactus is still easy to locate: zoom in from the nearest road and click inside the land.
Pulling up a parcel
Parcels around Fritch appear on the appraisal district interactive map, free to use and open without a login. If you're looking near Sunray, put in a street address, an owner's name or a parcel number, then pick the result to center the map on it. If the land is near Cactus, a pop-up or side panel typically gives the owner of record, acreage on the tax roll, a parcel ID and sometimes recent sales.
Land on the county line
Moore County meets Carson County, Dallam County, Hansford County, Hartley County, and Hutchinson County; every one of them runs a separate parcel map. A tract near the line by Cactus can be split in two county records, so look at the neighboring map as well. For a tract near Cactus, the Platbookmapper state page links every bordering county map for Texas.
Dumas and the county around it
Dumas lies within Moore County, Texas, and the county assessor maps its lots. As the county seat, Dumas hosts the courthouse, handy when you need recorded documents. Out toward Fritch, the municipality handles things like zoning, permits and utilities within town limits, and the county still keeps the parcel and deed records. Land beyond the town limits out by Cactus usually falls under county rules, not municipal ones.
Taking the map into the field
The parcel map usually runs in a mobile browser, useful out on a road near Fritch, though signal can drop in rural spots. A printout of the tract near Sunray keeps working without signal.
Low spots and local drainage
Low-lying fields near Sunray may not have detailed mapping, so walk the land after rain. Wet ground around Cactus is a separate issue from flood zones; the National Wetlands Inventory mapper shows mapped wetlands.
Places you'll see on the map
Dumas holds the county offices, home to the main records offices. You'll also find Cactus, Sunray, and Fritch, each with its own cluster of lots. Roughly 21,190 people live in Moore County (Census estimate, 2023) spread over about 900 square miles. Moore County dates to 1892, so old deeds can run back a long way. Features like Lake Meredith National Recreation Area are easy to spot when you zoom out from Sunray.
Zones on the Dumas flood zone map
For a home near Fritch, any A or V zone are Special Flood Hazard Areas, land with a 1-percent chance of flooding in any year. If the land is near Fritch, minimal risk is not no risk: according to FEMA, floods happen outside mapped zones too.
The paper trail behind a parcel
The map is an index, not the title: deeds, subdivision plats and easements for land near Fritch are filed with the County Clerk. Older tracts near Fritch may go back through several deeds, so a title company earns its fee if money is changing hands.
Getting answers from the right desk
Questions about value or the owner field for land near Fritch belong with the appraisal district, the office behind the parcel record. Questions about what you can build around Cactus go to planning, building or health offices, town or county, depending on location.
Questions to ask before you buy
Ask the listing agent about past flood claims on the property near Sunray; getting a quote early keeps the budget honest.
Matching the zone to the lot lines
FEMA's map shows zones but not ownership, so check the appraisal district interactive map too to confirm you have the right parcel near Fritch.
Lenders and permits
For a tract near Sunray, get the Elevation Certificate if one exists: it compares the building to the BFE. Building or adding on near Sunray in a mapped zone usually means extra permit review; ask the local floodplain administrator early.
Quick answers
What is a base flood elevation around Fritch?
Short answer: a BFE near Cactus tells builders how high the lowest floor should be, and an Elevation Certificate compares the building to it.
What is a LOMA in Dumas?
For most people, you can ask FEMA for a LOMA if surveyed elevations show the building near Sunray is above the BFE; it starts with an elevation survey.
Does the county parcel map show flood zones in Dumas?
A flood layer may appear in the appraisal district interactive map layer list; confirm a lot near Cactus on FEMA's map either way.
How do I check the flood zone for an address in Dumas?
Good question; search the address near Cactus on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center; no account is needed.
How is land described in Texas deeds for land near Fritch?
In and around Fritch, deeds use lot and block, metes and bounds or survey descriptions, and the parcel record often summarizes it.
Open the official Moore County, TX 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.