Blog · October 14, 2026 · Texas
Hood County Flood Zone Map: checking a property's flood zone
The zone on FEMA's map affects insurance, building and resale near Lipan.
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Before you buy or build near Pecan Plantation, check the Hood County flood zone map: FEMA's zone label affects insurance, building rules and resale. This Hood County guide covers: finding the address on FEMA's map, reading the zone codes, and pairing it with the Hood CAD interactive map.
The Hood County flood zone map: start here
The official source is FEMA's Flood Map Service Center: type an address near Pecan Plantation, then open the map view for that panel. A tract near Oak Trail Shores without an address can still be found: zoom in from the nearest road and click inside the land.
Getting to the right map
Begin with the Hood CAD interactive map; it maps each tax parcel from Acton to Stockton Bend. When a rural tract has no street number, follow the nearest road on the aerial and select the outline, and that holds around Tolar too. For land near Oak Trail Shores, a pop-up or side panel normally shows the owner of record, acreage on the tax roll, a parcel ID and sometimes recent sales.
Decoding the flood zone labels
Zone AE carries a published BFE, while plain Zone A does not; that elevation drives building rules near Oak Trail Shores. On ground around Tolar, shaded Zone X is moderate risk, roughly the 100- to 500-year range; unshaded X means minimal mapped risk.
Hood County in a few facts
Granbury holds the county offices, home to the main records offices. Smaller places on the map include Cresson, DeCordova, Lipan, and Stockton Bend. About 67,774 people live in Hood County (Census Bureau estimate, 2023) across about 421 square miles. Hood County was organized in 1866, and some chains of title near Lipan are long.
Beyond the mapped zones
Small streams around Oak Trail Shores may not have detailed mapping, so ask neighbors about past flooding. Wet ground around Pecan Plantation is a separate issue from flood zones; check the National Wetlands Inventory mapper for a first look.
Use the county map alongside FEMA
FEMA doesn't draw property lines, so open the Hood CAD interactive map next for the outline of the tract near Pecan Plantation.
Which office to call
If the acreage or value on a parcel near Canyon Creek looks off are handled by the appraisal district, which maintains the tax roll. Zoning, permits and septic questions near Stockton Bend need the planning or permitting office, and the answer depends on jurisdiction.
Sections, lots and bearings
Tracts outside towns near Oak Trail Shores are often described by metes and bounds, listing bearings, distances and landmarks. Platted lots around Lipan refer to a recorded plat, which is simpler to follow. Write down the legal description for the tract near Lipan before you request a deed or survey.
Neighboring parcel maps
Hood County touches Erath County, Johnson County, Palo Pinto County, Parker County, and Somervell County, all with their own assessor records. Acreage along the edge near Canyon Creek may be split across two assessors' files, so open the adjacent map too. For land near DeCordova, our state page links each neighboring county map for Texas.
Limits of the parcel data
Out toward Stockton Bend, acreage on the record is an assessed number; just a licensed surveyor sets the real boundary on the ground. Closer to Cresson, records update in batches, so a deed recorded last month might lag behind.
Backing up the map with records
When the details count, get the recorded deed through the County Clerk; the parcel line is a drawing of it, whether the land is near Pecan Plantation or elsewhere in the county. Inherited tracts around Oak Trail Shores can trace back through several deeds, so a title company is worth hiring on a real sale.
What to request from a seller
If you're looking near Tolar, request for any Elevation Certificate before closing; an insurance quote early keeps the budget honest.
Lenders and permits
For a tract near Acton, ask for an Elevation Certificate: it records the building's elevation against the base flood. New construction in a floodplain near Tolar usually means extra permit review; ask the local floodplain administrator before you plan.
Quick answers
What is a base flood elevation around Canyon Creek?
In and around Pecan Plantation, the BFE is printed in AE zones on FEMA's map, and an Elevation Certificate compares the building to it.
Is Zone X safe from flooding for land near Granbury?
Short answer: X zones around Stockton Bend are lower risk, not no risk; FEMA notes that a large share of claims come from these areas.
What is the difference between Zone A and AE in Hood County?
For a tract near Pecan Plantation, an AE zone has a 1% annual chance of flooding and a base flood elevation; unnumbered A zones don't list one.
Can I see flood zones on the Hood CAD interactive map around Cresson?
Out toward Lipan, a flood layer may appear in the Hood CAD interactive map layer list, though it can lag behind FEMA's current panels.
Where do I ask about an assessment near Canyon Creek?
For property near Pecan Plantation, the appraisal district handles values and the tax roll, and the County Clerk keeps deeds, while zoning questions go to planning
Open the official Hood 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.