Blog · October 14, 2026 · Mississippi
Greenville Flood Zone Map, Mississippi: a practical guide
Flood zones are set by FEMA, and checking one near Arcola takes a few minutes.
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Weighing a property around Hollandale? The Greenville flood zone map tells you whether the lot falls inside a mapped floodplain, and it costs nothing to check. Covered here for Greenville: locating a parcel on FEMA's map, decoding A, AE and X, and pairing it with the MARIS Mississippi Statewide Parcels map viewer.
Checking the Greenville flood zone map step by step
Start with FEMA's Flood Map Service Center: type an address near Metcalfe, then open the map view for that panel. A tract near Hollandale without an address is still easy to locate: zoom in from the nearest road and click the spot.
The viewer Washington County publishes
Property in and around Arcola can be looked up on the MARIS Mississippi Statewide Parcels map viewer, which opens without registering. Around Leland, type a street address, an owner's name or a parcel number, and the viewer zooms to the match. If you're looking near Leland, write down the parcel ID before closing the panel; every office in the county will want it.
Recorded documents worth pulling
The map is an index, not the title: recorded deeds, subdivision plats and easements covering ground around Metcalfe are kept by the Chancery Clerk. Long-held tracts around Leland can sit on many deeds, so a title company is worth hiring on a real sale.
Greenville, MS: the basics
Greenville lies within Washington County, Mississippi, so its parcels are on the county's map. Greenville is also the county seat, which puts the Chancery Clerk close by. If you're looking near Hollandale, city or town hall handles things like zoning, permits and utilities within town limits, but the county runs assessment and recording. Land beyond the town limits out by Leland usually answers to county rules instead.
Sections, lots and bearings
Mississippi follows the Public Land Survey System, so rural legal descriptions near Arcola cite section, township and range. A standard section is about one square mile, roughly 640 acres, with 36 sections to a township, though sections near Metcalfe can be irregular. Write down the legal description for the tract near Leland before you request a deed or survey.
A short flood checklist
Ask the listing agent about past flood claims on the property near Leland; an insurance quote early keeps the budget honest.
Reading A, AE and X
Closer to Metcalfe, zones beginning with A or V mark the Special Flood Hazard Area, meaning a 1% or greater chance of flooding each year. For a home near Hollandale, a shaded X area marks moderate flood hazard, roughly the 100- to 500-year range; unshaded X means minimal mapped risk.
Lining it up with the parcel map
FEMA's map shows zones but not ownership, so check the MARIS Mississippi Statewide Parcels map viewer too to see exactly which lot near Arcola you're looking at.
What the map can't tell you
Acreage on the record is a tax-roll number; just a licensed surveyor sets the real lines on land around Arcola. In and around Metcalfe, owner names and values update on a schedule, so a deed recorded last month may not show yet.
Neighboring parcel maps
Washington County borders Chicot County, AR, Bolivar County, Humphreys County, Issaquena County, and Sharkey County, all with their own assessor records. Ground near Leland that runs to the line can be split in two county records, so open the neighboring map as well. In and around Metcalfe, the Platbookmapper state page links every neighboring county map for Mississippi.
What a flood zone means for a buyer
With a lot near Arcola, get the Elevation Certificate if one exists: it compares the building to the BFE. Building or adding on near Hollandale in a mapped zone often needs a floodplain permit; ask the local floodplain administrator before you plan.
Water near Arcola
Low-lying fields near Metcalfe aren't always studied in detail, so walk the land after rain. Wet ground around Leland is a separate issue from flood zones; the National Wetlands Inventory mapper shows mapped wetlands.
Getting answers from the right desk
If the acreage or value on a parcel near Leland looks off are handled by the County Tax Assessor, which maintains the tax roll. Questions about what you can build around Metcalfe go to planning, building or health offices, depending on whether the land is inside town limits.
Taking the map into the field
Most viewers work in a phone browser, useful out on a road near Metcalfe, so load it before you lose signal. A screenshot of the parcel near Hollandale with its ID is a good backup.
Questions about the Greenville flood zone map
When is flood insurance required in Greenville?
Short answer: for a building near Hollandale in an A or V zone with a federally backed or regulated mortgage, it's generally required, in communities that take part in the NFIP.
What is a base flood elevation near Metcalfe?
Good question; the BFE is printed in AE zones on FEMA's map; surveyors near Arcola use it often.
Does the county parcel map show flood zones in Greenville?
It depends, but a flood layer may appear in the MARIS Mississippi Statewide Parcels map viewer layer list, though it can lag behind FEMA's current panels.
Is AE a high-risk flood zone in Greenville?
An AE zone has a 1% annual chance of flooding and a base flood elevation, so builders near Arcola design to that elevation.
Does the parcel map work on a phone for land near Leland?
For a parcel near Arcola, most viewers run in a mobile browser; screenshots help offline.
Open the official Washington County, MS 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.