Blog · October 14, 2026 · Alabama
Lowndes County Flood Zone Map, Alabama
Look up any Lowndes County address on FEMA's flood map, read the zone, and match it to the parcel record for land around Fort Deposit.
Main page: Lowndes County, AL GIS & Parcel Viewer (official map link, Lowndes County facts and neighboring maps).
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Before you buy a house in Gordonville, add on to a barn near Hayneville, or price a lot along the creek bottoms near Calhoun, check the Lowndes County flood zone map. You can check it yourself for any Gordonville address in a few minutes.
Next: FEMA's search tool, the zone labels you'll see for Lowndes County, and how the parcel record confirms which tract you're on.
How to use the Lowndes County flood zone map
The authoritative source for a Lowndes County flood zone map is FEMA, so begin at the FEMA Flood Map Service Center. If a property near Hayneville has no street number yet, search the nearest road and pan to it. On acreage outside Mosses, the National Flood Hazard Layer viewer is easier to use, so you can see whether the shading reaches a house near Hayneville. Switch to the AlabamaGIS / Flagship GIS - Lowndes County Revenue Commission public GIS and locate the same property near Hayneville. If the Lowndes County viewer has a floodplain layer, treat it as a convenience copy and confirm on FEMA's map.
Search Lowndes County parcels by owner, address or ID
The county's own public map is the AlabamaGIS / Flagship GIS - Lowndes County Revenue Commission public GIS, and it opens without an account for parcels in Fort Deposit and the rest of the county. Click any Lowndes County parcel near Fort Deposit to open its record: owner, parcel ID and assessed acreage are generally listed. Our Lowndes County, AL page keeps the official link and the maps next door to Benton in one place.
Zone A, AE and X in plain English
Any Lowndes County parcel shaded as Zone A, AE, AH or AO sits in what FEMA calls a Special Flood Hazard Area, land with a 1-percent chance of flooding in any given year (the base or 100-year flood). Zone AE near Hayneville means FEMA published a base flood elevation; plain Zone A means no detailed elevation was studied. Shaded Zone X around Mosses falls between the base flood and the 500-year flood. Unshaded Zone X near Hayneville is minimal risk.
Lowndes County at a glance
From Hayneville, the seat of the county, the map spreads out to Benton, Fort Deposit, Gordonville, and Lowndesboro. Unincorporated communities in the county, including Braggs, Burkville, and Calhoun, show up as small groups of parcels along the roads. Census Bureau estimates put Lowndes County at about 9,717 residents in 2023 on roughly 716 square miles of land. Beyond the town lots in Hayneville, expect big rural parcels across the county. With a founding date of 1830, Lowndes County has long chains of title on some rural tracts.
Tracts that cross the Lowndes County line
Near the edge of the county, check the next map over: Autauga County, Butler County, Crenshaw County, Dallas County, and Montgomery County all border it. Every map bordering Lowndes County is listed on our Alabama directory.
Low ground and small streams around Mosses
A creek near Hayneville that displays no detailed zone, so treat an unmapped channel as a reason to ask questions, not proof the ground stays dry.
Recorded documents in Lowndes County, Alabama
For a property near White Hall, the recorded documents sit with the county probate office; the parcel map is built from them for taxes. For land near Gordonville, the deed will be on file with the county probate office, which handles real property recording in Alabama. Easements and access rights near Gordonville live in recorded documents, so read the deed, not just the county map.
Insurance, permits and map changes
Insurance is the practical stake for a Lowndes County buyer. When a Lowndes County home sits in a Special Flood Hazard Area and carries a federally backed mortgage, flood insurance is mandatory under the Flood Disaster Protection Act, wherever the community joins the NFIP. For a Lowndes County home in shaded or unshaded X, coverage is optional, although some lenders require it anyway. If a building near Hayneville sits above the flood line, FEMA's LOMA process allows a review, generally backed by an elevation certificate from a surveyor who works in the county. New construction in a Lowndes County Special Flood Hazard Area often requires a permit and an elevation check, and the building office serving Hayneville explains the steps.
Lowndes County flood zones questions
Who prepares an elevation certificate for a house in Hayneville?
Hire a professional surveyor or engineer who works in Lowndes County; ask the local floodplain office first in case one exists.
What does BFE mean on the flood map for Hayneville?
On the map covering Hayneville, the BFE is the height floodwater is expected to reach in the 1-percent-annual-chance flood; elevation certificates in Lowndes County are measured against it.
What if FEMA's map is wrong about my house near White Hall?
An owner near White Hall can request a Letter of Map Amendment from FEMA with elevation data, generally from a professional surveyor.
Does a 100-year floodplain near White Hall flood only once a century?
Not at all; a county tract in that zone carries a 1-in-100 chance in any single year, and two floods in one decade near Hayneville are possible.
Can I build in a flood zone in Lowndes County?
Building in a Special Flood Hazard Area near Hayneville generally needs a floodplain permit and may require elevating the structure, so check with the county floodplain administrator.
Where can I see flood zones for land near White Hall?
Look it up at FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, then match the parcel lines in the AlabamaGIS / Flagship GIS - Lowndes County Revenue Commission public GIS; for land near White Hall, a zone starting with A or V is high risk.
Open the official Lowndes County, AL parcel map Lowndes County 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.