Blog · October 14, 2026 · North Dakota
Using the Logan County Flood Zone Map
The zone on FEMA's map affects insurance, building and resale near Gackle.
Main page: Logan County, ND GIS & Parcel Viewer (official map link, county facts and neighboring maps).
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Ahead of any purchase around Fredonia, pull up the Logan County flood zone map: the zone on that map shapes insurance, permits and resale. What this Logan County guide covers: finding the address on FEMA's map, decoding A, AE and X, and pairing it with the North Dakota Parcel Viewer.
Where the Logan County flood zone map lives
For a more interactive look, open the National Flood Hazard Layer viewer, where zone shading sits over a photo base, whether the land is near Burnstad or elsewhere in the county. Vacant ground around Napoleon can still be found: search the nearest road and click the spot.
Opening the official parcel viewer
Go first to the North Dakota Parcel Viewer; it includes each assessed parcel from Lehr to Gackle. On ground around Gackle, enter a street address, an owner's name or a parcel number, and the matching parcel lights up. If the land is near Gackle, the record panel typically gives the owner of record, assessed acreage, a parcel ID and sometimes recent sales.
Zones on the Logan County flood zone map
For a tract near Gackle, zones beginning with A or V are Special Flood Hazard Areas, meaning a 1% or greater chance of flooding each year. With a lot near Fredonia, minimal risk is not no risk: FEMA notes that floods happen outside mapped zones too.
Matching the zone to the lot lines
FEMA's map shows zones but not ownership, so open the North Dakota Parcel Viewer next to see exactly which lot near Burnstad you're looking at.
Next door to this county around Fredonia.
Logan County meets Emmons County, Kidder County, LaMoure County, McIntosh County, and Stutsman County, all with their own assessor records. A tract near the line by Fredonia can be split in two county records, so look at the neighboring map too. If you're looking near Gackle, our state page lists every neighboring county map for North Dakota.
Reading the legal description
North Dakota follows the Public Land Survey System, so rural legal descriptions near Lehr cite section, township and range. A standard section is about one square mile, roughly 640 acres, and a township holds 36 of them, though real sections near Napoleon vary in size. Copy the legal description from the record for the parcel near Fredonia for any title or survey request.
What a flood zone means for a buyer
In and around Lehr, ask for an Elevation Certificate: it records the building's elevation against the base flood. New construction in a floodplain near Fredonia usually means extra permit review; call the permitting office before you plan.
A word on accuracy
Parcel lines are drawn for taxes, not measured on the ground, so a fence near Burnstad may sit several feet off the line on screen. Out toward Fredonia, owner names and values update on a schedule, so a deed recorded last month might lag behind.
Getting your bearings
Napoleon is the county seat, where most land records are kept. Smaller places on the map include Fredonia, Gackle, Lehr, and Burnstad, where town lots give way to larger tracts. Roughly 1,869 people call Logan County home (Census estimate, 2023) across about 993 square miles. The county was formed in 1873, and some chains of title near Burnstad are long.
Deeds, plats and who keeps them
On ground around Burnstad, the map is an index, not the title: recorded deeds, plats and easements for parcels in the county are kept by the County Recorder. For acreage around Napoleon, bring the instrument number from the tax record to skip a name search.
Low spots and local drainage
Creeks and ditches near Burnstad aren't always studied in detail, so walk the land after rain. Wet ground around Lehr is a separate issue from flood zones; check the National Wetlands Inventory mapper for a first look.
Field tips
The parcel map usually runs in a mobile browser, which helps when you're standing on land near Gackle, though signal can drop in rural spots. A printout of the tract near Fredonia helps when you meet an owner or agent.
What to request from a seller
Ask the seller for any Elevation Certificate on the property near Fredonia; an insurance quote early avoids surprises.
Getting answers from the right desk
Anything recorded against property around Burnstad come from the County Recorder, often with an online index. Questions about what you can build around Gackle go to planning, building or health offices, depending on whether the land is inside town limits.
Questions about the Logan County flood zone map
What is a base flood elevation around Fredonia?
Good question; the BFE is printed in AE zones on FEMA's map; surveyors near Fredonia use it often.
Is Zone X safe from flooding in Logan County?
It depends, but Zone X near Lehr means moderate (shaded) or minimal (unshaded) mapped risk; many owners near Gackle buy coverage anyway.
Is AE a high-risk flood zone around Napoleon?
AE is a Special Flood Hazard Area with a published base flood elevation, so builders near Lehr design to that elevation.
How often are flood maps updated in Logan County?
Short answer: a new study can move a zone line near Fredonia, so look at the panel date.
Is there a way to export the map for land near Fredonia?
For a tract near Napoleon, some viewers offer PDF export; downloads of raw data vary by county.
Open the official Logan 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.