Blog · October 14, 2026 · North Dakota
Using the Grant County Flood Zone Map
Flood zones are set by FEMA, and checking one near Elgin takes a few minutes.
Main page: Grant County, ND GIS & Parcel Viewer (official map link, county facts and neighboring maps).
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Ahead of any purchase around Brisbane, look at the Grant County flood zone map: a mapped flood zone changes insurance, permits and resale. Covered here for this county: finding the address on FEMA's map, reading the zone codes, and pairing it with the county Portico map around Leith.
Checking the Grant County flood zone map step by step
If you'd rather pan and zoom, try the National Flood Hazard Layer viewer, which lets you click a spot and read its zone, for land near Cedar Creek included. Vacant ground around Cedar Creek can still be found: search the nearest road then click the parcel area.
The viewer Grant County publishes
Property in and around Heart River are published on the Grant County Portico map, which opens without registering. For a tract near New Leipzig, put in a street address, an owner's name or a parcel number, then pick the result to center the map on it. For acreage around Lake Tschida, a pop-up or side panel normally shows the owner of record, assessed acreage, a parcel ID and sometimes recent sales.
On site with the map
The parcel map usually runs in a mobile browser, useful out on a road near Heil, but coverage can be spotty out of town. A screenshot of the parcel near Carson with its ID is a good backup.
Grant County in a few facts
Carson serves as the county seat, home to the main records offices. You'll also find Elgin, Leith, New Leipzig, and Heil, each with its own cluster of lots. About 2,215 people call Grant County home (Census Bureau estimate, 2023) spread over about 1,659 square miles. The county was organized in 1916, and some chains of title near Raleigh are long. Features like Heart River, Cedar Creek, and Cedar River National Grassland make handy reference points on the map.
Reading A, AE and X
For a tract near New Leipzig, zones beginning with A or V mark the Special Flood Hazard Area, which FEMA defines as a 1% annual chance of flooding. For property near Dogtooth, a shaded X area marks moderate flood hazard, between the 1% and 0.2% annual chance floods; plain X, or C on older maps, means minimal mapped risk.
When a parcel crosses a boundary
Grant County meets Adams County, Hettinger County, Morton County, Sioux County, and Stark County; every one of them runs a separate parcel map. Acreage along the edge near Lake Tschida can be split in two county records, so check the adjacent map too. For property near Lake Tschida, the Platbookmapper state page lists every bordering county map across North Dakota.
How land is described here
North Dakota is laid out under the Public Land Survey System, which means a tract near Heart River is described by section, township and range. Each section is nominally a mile square, about 640 acres, with 36 sections to a township, though sections near Heart River can be irregular. Write down the legal description for the tract near Freda before you request a deed or survey.
Deeds, plats and who keeps them
On ground around Raleigh, the map is an index, not the title: deeds, plats and easements for parcels in the county are filed with the County Recorder. For a parcel near Freda, use the book and page shown in the record panel to skip a name search.
A short flood checklist
For a home near Freda, request whether the home has flooded before closing; an insurance quote early avoids surprises.
Beyond the mapped zones
Low-lying fields near Raleigh aren't always studied in detail, so ask neighbors about past flooding. Wet ground around Brisbane is a separate issue from flood zones; check the National Wetlands Inventory mapper for a first look.
Use the county map alongside FEMA
FEMA's map shows zones but not ownership, so open the Grant County Portico map next to see exactly which lot near Dogtooth you're looking at.
Offices that can help
Anything recorded against property around New Leipzig sit in the index kept by the County Recorder, often with an online index. Zoning, permits and septic questions near Freda need the planning or permitting office, town or county, depending on location.
Insurance, lenders and building
For a structure inside an A or V zone and a federally regulated lender is involved, mandatory purchase rules apply in communities in the NFIP, which applies near Raleigh as much as anywhere. Remodeling a house in a zone near Freda often needs a floodplain permit; check with the county or town building office before you plan.
Quick answers
Do I need to worry about flooding in Zone X around Freda?
For most people, X zones around Freda are lower risk, not no risk; many owners near Cedar Creek buy coverage anyway.
When is flood insurance required near Heil?
For land near Leith, it's typically required only for structures in high-risk zones with federally backed loans; outside those zones it's your call.
Can I see flood zones on the county Portico map near Carson?
Short answer: a flood layer may appear in the county Portico map layer list; confirm a lot near Lake Tschida on FEMA's map either way.
What is the difference between Zone A and AE near Brisbane?
Near Raleigh, both are high-risk zones, but only AE has a base flood elevation; unnumbered A zones don't list one.
How do I save a parcel from the viewer for land near New Leipzig?
For property near Brisbane, use the print button or a screenshot; downloads of raw data vary by county.
Open the official Grant County, ND 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.