Blog · October 14, 2026 · Mississippi
Leake County Flood Zone Map, Mississippi: a practical guide
Flood zones are set by FEMA, and checking one near Standing Pine takes a few minutes.
Main page: Leake County, MS GIS & Parcel Viewer (official map link, county facts and neighboring maps).
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Before you buy or build near Walnut Grove, pull up the Leake County flood zone map: a mapped flood zone changes insurance, permits and resale. Covered here for Leake County: locating a parcel on FEMA's map, reading the zone codes, and pairing it with the Leake County ArcGIS parcel map.
Getting started with the Leake County flood zone map
If you'd rather pan and zoom, try the National Flood Hazard Layer viewer, which draws the zones over aerial imagery, whether the land is near Redwater or elsewhere in the county. Rural land near Standing Pine with no street number can still be found: search the nearest road and click the spot.
Where the parcel data lives
Go first to the Leake County ArcGIS parcel map; it includes each tax parcel around Edinburg and Walnut Grove. If the land is near Lena, enter a street address, an owner's name or a parcel number, then pick the result to center the map on it. If the land is near Lena, save the parcel ID before closing the panel; each office in the county will want it.
A quick look at the area
Carthage is the county seat, where most land records are kept. Smaller places on the map include Lena, Sebastopol, Walnut Grove, and Redwater, each with its own cluster of lots. Around 21,258 people call Leake County home (Census estimate, 2023) across about 583 square miles. The county dates to 1833, which matters when you trace an old farm's title, at least around Lena.
Reading A, AE and X
If the land is near Bolatusha, A and V zones mark the Special Flood Hazard Area, which FEMA defines as a 1% annual chance of flooding. For land near Lena, a low-risk label isn't a guarantee: FEMA notes that floods happen outside mapped zones too.
Limits of the parcel data
With a lot near Coosa, the acreage figure is an assessed number; only a licensed surveyor can set the real lines on the ground. On ground around Redwater, records update in batches, so a deed recorded last month might lag behind.
Matching the zone to the lot lines
FEMA doesn't draw property lines, so check the Leake County ArcGIS parcel map too to confirm you have the right parcel near Lena.
Lenders and permits
On ground around Coosa, get the Elevation Certificate if one exists: it compares the building to the BFE. Building or adding on near Sebastopol in a mapped zone can trigger elevation rules; call the permitting office before you plan.
Which office to call
For assessment questions about property around Bolatusha are handled by the County Tax Assessor, which maintains the tax roll. Zoning, permits and septic questions near Redwater go to planning, building or health offices, town or county, depending on location.
Where the recorded documents are
If you're looking near Sebastopol, the map is an index, not the title: deeds, plats and easements for parcels in the county are filed with the Chancery Clerk. With a lot near Carthage, bring the book and page shown in the record panel to skip a name search.
Taking the map into the field
The parcel map usually runs in a mobile browser, which helps when you're standing on land near Standing Pine, so load it before you lose signal. A printout of the tract near Coosa helps when you meet an owner or agent.
Water near Sebastopol
Low-lying fields near Redwater may not have detailed mapping, so look for water marks and debris lines. Wetlands near Walnut Grove can limit building even outside a flood zone; the National Wetlands Inventory mapper shows mapped wetlands.
A short flood checklist
Request for any Elevation Certificate on the property near Redwater; getting a quote early keeps the budget honest.
Next door to Leake County
The county touches Attala County, Madison County, Neshoba County, Newton County, and Scott County, and each of those keeps its own parcel map for land near Carthage. A tract near the line by Standing Pine can be split across two assessors' files, so open the neighboring map too. For acreage around Sebastopol, our state page links every bordering county map for Mississippi.
Leake County: common questions
What is a base flood elevation for land near Sebastopol?
Generally, the base flood elevation is the water level expected in the 1% annual chance flood; surveyors near Standing Pine use it often.
What does an AE label mean for a lot near Walnut Grove?
If you're looking near Sebastopol, AE is a Special Flood Hazard Area with a published base flood elevation; unnumbered A zones don't list one.
How do I get a property removed from a flood zone for land near Edinburg?
It depends, but FEMA's LOMA process is the usual route when a building near Sebastopol sits above the base flood elevation; a surveyor's elevation data supports it.
Do I need to worry about flooding in Zone X for land near Sebastopol?
Good question; Zone X near Redwater means moderate (shaded) or minimal (unshaded) mapped risk; FEMA notes that a large share of claims come from these areas.
Can I print the parcel map for land near Standing Pine?
If you're looking near Lena, use the print button or a screenshot; downloads of raw data vary by county.
Open the official Leake 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.