Blog · October 14, 2026 · Wyoming
The Goshen County Flood Zone Map: a Wyoming guide
How to check whether a property in Goshen County sits in a FEMA flood zone, and what the answer means for a buyer near Lingle.
Main page: Goshen County, WY GIS & Parcel Viewer (official map link, Goshen County facts and neighboring maps).
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Land along the creek bottoms near Huntley and the flats outside Fort Laramie are where a Goshen County flood zone map lookup matters most. You can check it yourself for any Fort Laramie address in a few minutes.
The sections below go from the FEMA search to the Goshen County parcel record, then cover insurance, permits and map changes near Yoder.
How to check the Goshen County flood zone map
The authoritative source for a Goshen County flood zone map is FEMA, so begin at the FEMA Flood Map Service Center. If a parcel near LaGrange has no street number yet, search the nearest road and pan to it. On acreage outside Fort Laramie, try FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layer viewer and reports the zone wherever you click near Fort Laramie. Then open the Goshen County Beacon site for Goshen County to confirm the parcel near Fort Laramie. Laying the county parcel outline beside the FEMA shading lists whether a homesite near LaGrange sits above or inside the zone.
Finding the tract on the Goshen County map
The county's own public map is the Goshen County Beacon site, built on Schneider Geospatial's Beacon platform, and it opens without an account for parcels in Fort Laramie and the rest of the county. Search a Lingle address on the county search page, read the report, then jump to the map to see that parcel's outline. Bookmark our Goshen County page too; it tracks the official Wyoming link if it moves and lists the maps around Fort Laramie.
Neighboring maps around Goshen County
Goshen County borders Banner County, NE, Scotts Bluff County, NE, Sioux County, NE, Laramie County, and Niobrara County, and each keeps its own parcel map and records. Our Wyoming page links each map neighboring Goshen County.
What the flood zone letters mean
Any Goshen County parcel shaded as Zone A, AE, AH or AO sits in what FEMA calls a Special Flood Hazard Area, meaning FEMA estimates a 1-percent annual chance of flooding. Where a Goshen County tract lists Zone AE, there's a base flood elevation to compare a building against; in Zone A there is not one. If a Goshen County parcel lists shaded Zone X, it sits in the moderate band between the 100-year and 500-year floods. Clear, unshaded X near Fort Laramie is outside the 500-year floodplain.
Low ground and small streams around Fort Laramie
Small streams and ditches near Fort Laramie may not be studied in detail can still flood; FEMA says moderate- and low-risk areas still carry risk.
When the map affects a deal
Lenders watch the zone closely on Goshen County properties. When a Goshen County home is mapped in a high-risk zone and is financed by a regulated or federally insured lender, federal rules call for flood insurance, as long as Goshen County or the town participates in the NFIP. For a Goshen County home in shaded or unshaded X, coverage is optional, although some lenders require it anyway. When a county homesite is on a rise inside a mapped zone, the landowner can ask FEMA for a Letter of Map Amendment (LOMA); a surveyor near LaGrange can supply the elevation data. Adding on to a house near LaGrange inside the zone frequently requires a permit and an elevation check, and the building office serving LaGrange explains the steps.
Goshen County flood zones questions
Who prepares an elevation certificate for a house in Yoder?
Hire a professional surveyor or engineer who works in Goshen County; ask the local floodplain office first in case one exists.
How do I know if a property in Goshen County is in a flood zone?
Look it up at FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, then match the parcel lines in the Goshen County Beacon site; for land near Torrington, a zone starting with A or V is high risk.
What is a base flood elevation for a Goshen County property?
Near Torrington, the base flood elevation marks how high the 100-year flood is expected to rise; elevation certificates in Goshen County are measured against it.
Is Zone AE near Torrington high risk?
For a Goshen County parcel, Zone AE means a Special Flood Hazard Area with a 1-percent annual chance of flooding and a published base flood elevation.
Is there a floodplain layer in the Goshen County Beacon site?
Check the layer list in the Goshen County Beacon site; if Goshen County includes a floodplain layer, confirm the zone on FEMA's map anyway.
Do I need a permit to build in the floodplain near Yoder?
Building in a Special Flood Hazard Area near Yoder usually needs a floodplain permit and may require elevating the structure, so check with the county floodplain administrator.
Open the official Goshen County, WY parcel map Goshen County 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.