Blog · October 14, 2026 · Tennessee
The Marion County Flood Zone Map: a Tennessee guide
FEMA's free flood maps and the Marion County parcel viewer, used together for property near South Pittsburg.
Main page: Marion County, TN GIS & Parcel Viewer (official map link, Marion County facts and neighboring maps).
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Is that lot in Orme in a flood zone? The Marion County flood zone map answer comes from FEMA, and it is free to look up. Here's how to read FEMA's map for a Marion County, TN property and match it to the parcel record.
Below are the FEMA links, a plain reading of the zone labels, notes on where water shapes land around Orme, and short answers to common questions.
How to check the Marion County flood zone map
Open the FEMA Flood Map Service Center and type a county street address, say one in Jasper. If a tract close to Kimball has no street number yet, search the nearest road and pan to it. For an irregular lot near Kimball, FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layer viewer draws the zones over aerial imagery; zoom to the tract close to Kimball and click. Then open the Tennessee Property Viewer for Marion County to confirm the parcel near Jasper. If the Marion County viewer has a floodplain layer, treat it as a convenience copy and confirm on FEMA's map.
Search Marion County parcels by owner, address or ID
For Marion County, the free public parcel layer is state-run: open the Tennessee Property Viewer and pan to South Pittsburg. After selecting Marion County, results show the map, group and parcel numbers used on Tennessee tax records for land near South Pittsburg. Our Marion County, TN page keeps the official link and the maps next door to South Pittsburg in one place.
Marion County land records
The parcel layer for Marion County points back to recorded deeds and plats, kept by the county's recording office (its title varies by state). Copy the parcel number and legal description from the county record well before you request a deed for land near Whitwell.
Tracts that cross the Marion County line
Near the edge of the county, check the next map over: Jackson County, AL, Dade County, GA, Franklin County, Grundy County, and Hamilton County all border it. Our Tennessee page links each map neighboring Marion County.
High, moderate and minimal risk in Marion County
Any Marion 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 Kimball means FEMA published a base flood elevation; plain Zone A means no detailed elevation was studied. Land near Kimball in shaded X (Zone B on older maps) is moderate risk, between the 1-percent and 0.2-percent annual chance lines. Clear, unshaded X near Jasper is outside the 500-year floodplain.
Unmapped creeks in Marion County
Small streams and ditches near Jasper may not be studied in detail, which is why it is worth walking the ground after a heavy rain.
Towns and land across Marion County
From Jasper, the seat of the county, the map spreads out to New Hope, South Pittsburg, Whitwell, and Kimball. Smaller places such as Griffith Creek, Sequatchie, and Whiteside appear on the Marion County map as little clusters of lots. Census Bureau estimates put Marion County at about 29,382 residents in 2023 on about 498 square miles of land. The Marion County map mixes subdivision lots near Monteagle with farm and wooded tracts farther out. Landforms such as the Sequatchie Valley and Cumberland Plateau shape where roads and homesites fall in Marion County. With a founding date of 1817, Marion County has long chains of title on some rural tracts.
Insurance, permits and map changes
Lenders watch the zone closely on Marion County properties. Where a building in Jasper falls inside an A or V zone and secures a loan from a federally regulated or insured lender, federal rules call for flood insurance under the Flood Disaster Protection Act, wherever the community joins the NFIP. Outside the A zones around Kimball, coverage is optional, although a lender in Tennessee can still ask for it. If a building near Kimball sits above the flood line, FEMA's LOMA process allows a review; a surveyor near Kimball can supply the elevation data. New construction in a Marion County Special Flood Hazard Area commonly requires a permit and an elevation check; the Marion County floodplain administrator can say what applies.
Marion County, TN: common questions
What is a base flood elevation for a Marion County property?
On the map covering Kimball, the base flood elevation marks how high the 100-year flood is expected to rise; elevation certificates in Marion County are measured against it.
Where can I see flood zones for land near Whitwell?
Look it up at FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, then match the parcel lines in the Tennessee Property Viewer; for land near Whitwell, a zone starting with A or V is high risk.
Can a flood zone in Marion County be changed?
For a lot in Kimball, hire a surveyor for an elevation certificate, then file a LOMA request with FEMA.
Do I need a permit to build in the floodplain near Kimball?
Building in a Special Flood Hazard Area near Kimball generally needs a floodplain permit and may require elevating the structure, so check with the county floodplain administrator.
Can I see flood zones on the Marion County GIS map?
Check the layer list in the Tennessee Property Viewer; if Marion County includes a floodplain layer, confirm the zone on FEMA's map anyway.
Open the official Marion County, TN parcel map Marion 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.