Blog · October 14, 2026 · Tennessee
The Henry County Flood Zone Map: a Tennessee guide
How to check if a property in Henry County sits in a FEMA flood zone, and what the answer means for a buyer near Paris.
Main page: Henry County, TN GIS & Parcel Viewer (official map link, Henry County facts and neighboring maps).
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Is that lot in Puryear in a flood zone? The Henry County flood zone map answer comes from FEMA, and it is free to look up. For any tract in Henry County, Tennessee, the answer affects insurance, permits and resale.
We'll cover finding a Henry County address on FEMA's map, what Zone A, AE and X mean, how the county viewer fits in, and what to do if the map looks wrong.
How to check the Henry County flood zone map
FEMA's official flood maps for Henry County are free at the FEMA Flood Map Service Center. Download the FIRM panel FEMA lists as effective for that part of Henry County. On acreage outside Puryear, the National Flood Hazard Layer viewer is easier to use; zoom to the tract near Cottage Grove and click. Switch to the Tennessee Property Viewer and track down the same tract near Cottage Grove. If the Henry County viewer has a floodplain layer, treat it as a convenience copy and confirm on FEMA's map.
Finding the tract on the Henry County map
There's no separate Henry County parcel site to hunt for; the Tennessee Property Viewer carries the county's parcels along with the rest of Tennessee. After selecting Henry County, results show the map, group and parcel numbers used on Tennessee tax records for land near Paris. Bookmark our Henry County page too; it tracks the official Tennessee link if it moves and lists the maps around Puryear.
Deeds and plats behind the Henry County map
For land near Paris, the deed itself lives in the county recording office, and the map is an index to it. Copy the parcel number and legal description from the county record before you request a deed for land near McKenzie.
The lay of the land around Paris
Town lots cluster around Paris, the county seat, and McKenzie, Puryear, Cottage Grove, and Henry. Unincorporated communities in the county, including Buchanan, Whitlock, and Como, show up as small groups of parcels along the roads. Roughly 562 square miles of land and about 32,554 residents (2023 estimate) make up Henry County. The Henry County map mixes subdivision lots near Paris with farm and wooded tracts farther out. Henry County was organized in 1821, so deeds for older farms near McKenzie can run back a long way.
Zone A, AE and X in plain English
Any Henry 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. A surveyor working near Puryear uses the base flood elevation printed for AE zones; unnumbered A zones don't have one. If a Henry County parcel shows shaded Zone X, it sits in the moderate band between the 100-year and 500-year floods. Clear, unshaded X near Puryear is outside the 500-year floodplain.
Unmapped creeks in Henry County
Small streams and ditches near Puryear 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
Here's why the zone matters at a closing in Puryear. If a house near Cottage Grove sits in a Special Flood Hazard Area and secures a loan from a federally regulated or insured lender, a flood policy becomes a loan condition under the Flood Disaster Protection Act, wherever the community joins the NFIP. For a county home in shaded or unshaded X, insurance is a choice, not a mandate; pricing a policy for land near Cottage Grove is still worth a call. Where a structure near Puryear looks higher than the shading suggests, the landowner can ask FEMA for a Letter of Map Amendment (LOMA), usually backed by an elevation certificate from a surveyor who works in the county. Building or filling inside a mapped zone near Puryear has to meet local floodplain rules; the county floodplain administrator can say what applies.
Neighboring maps around Henry County
A farm near the county line can carry separate records in Calloway County, KY, Graves County, KY, and Benton County as well. Our Tennessee page links each map neighboring Henry County.
Henry County, TN: common questions
Where can I see flood zones for land near Paris?
Look it up at FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, then match the parcel lines in the Tennessee Property Viewer; for land near Paris, a zone starting with A or V is high risk.
My house near Paris is in Zone X. Is insurance required?
For a Zone X house near Paris, federal rules don't require flood insurance; buying it is still a choice worth pricing.
What does BFE mean on the flood map for Cottage Grove?
For a county property in Zone AE, the base flood elevation marks how high the 100-year flood is expected to rise, and a surveyor compares the building near Cottage Grove to it.
Does the Henry County parcel map show flood zones?
Look for a flood or floodplain layer in the Henry County viewer, then verify the zone with FEMA.
What if FEMA's map is wrong about my house near Paris?
For a lot in Cottage Grove, hire a surveyor for an elevation certificate, then file a LOMA request with FEMA.
Does a 100-year floodplain near Paris flood only once a century?
Not at all; a Henry County tract in that zone faces a 1-percent annual chance, so floods can come in back-to-back years.
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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.