Blog · October 14, 2026 · Nevada
The Mineral County Flood Zone Map: a Nevada guide
FEMA's free flood maps and the Mineral County parcel viewer, used together for property near Schurz.
Main page: Mineral County, NV GIS & Parcel Viewer (official map link, Mineral County facts and neighboring maps).
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A Mineral County flood zone map check belongs in the due diligence for any Mineral County property, from a house lot in Mina to farm ground near Hawthorne. You can check it yourself for any Mina address in a few minutes.
We'll cover finding a Mineral County address on FEMA's map, what Zone A, AE and X mean, how the county viewer fits in, and what to do if the map looks wrong.
How to use the Mineral County flood zone map
Start at the FEMA Flood Map Service Center and enter the property address in Schurz or anywhere else in the county. Search returns the effective FIRM panel for the spot in Mineral County, plus any pending changes FEMA has posted. For an interactive view of the county, FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layer viewer draws the zones over aerial imagery; zoom to the piece of ground near Mina and click. Next, the County Parcels in Nevada layer in ArcGIS Map Viewer confirms which Mineral County parcel you're looking at. Laying the county parcel outline beside the FEMA shading lists whether a homesite near Mina sits above or inside the zone.
The county map you'll pair it with
For Mineral County, the free public parcel layer is state-run: open the County Parcels in Nevada layer in ArcGIS Map Viewer and pan to Mina. Click any Mineral County parcel near Schurz to open its record: owner, parcel ID and assessed acreage are generally listed. If the official address for the Mineral County, NV map ever changes, our directory page carries the current link for Schurz and the rest of the county.
High, moderate and minimal risk in Mineral County
For a lot in Schurz, the label matters more than the color: A and V zones are Special Flood Hazard Areas, land with a 1-percent chance of flooding in any given year (the base or 100-year flood). Zone AE near Mina means FEMA published a base flood elevation; plain Zone A means no detailed elevation was studied. Shaded Zone X around Schurz sits in the moderate band between the 100-year and 500-year floods. Unshaded X (or C) on the Mineral County panel means minimal risk.
Low ground and small streams around Schurz
A creek near Mina that lists no detailed zone can still flood; FEMA says moderate- and low-risk areas still carry risk.
A short buyer checklist for Schurz
For a house near Mina, ask the seller for any elevation certificate on file and the current flood insurance declarations page. Then call an insurance agent who writes policies around Schurz and get a quote using the zone and the county parcel address.
Flood insurance and building rules in Mineral County
Insurance is the practical stake for a Mineral County buyer. If a house near Mina is mapped in a high-risk zone and secures a loan from a federally regulated or insured lender, a flood policy becomes a loan condition, as long as Mineral County or the town participates in the NFIP. For a county home in shaded or unshaded X, federal rules do not require a policy; pricing a policy for land near Mina is still worth a call. When a Mineral County homesite is on a rise inside a mapped zone, a Letter of Map Amendment request is the formal route, generally backed by an elevation certificate from a surveyor who works in Mineral County. Adding on to a house near Mina inside the zone has to meet local floodplain rules, so call the county or the town office in Schurz before work starts.
Quick answers for Mineral County
Does a 100-year floodplain near Hawthorne flood only once a century?
No; land near Hawthorne in the 100-year floodplain faces a 1-percent annual chance, and two floods in one decade near Schurz are possible.
Do I need flood insurance in Zone X in Mineral County?
For a Zone X house near Hawthorne, federal rules do not require flood insurance; buying it is still a choice worth pricing.
Is my Schurz address in a flood zone?
Look it up at FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, then match the parcel lines in the County Parcels in Nevada layer in ArcGIS Map Viewer; for land near Hawthorne, a zone starting with A or V is high risk.
Do I need a permit to build in the floodplain near Schurz?
Building in a Special Flood Hazard Area near Schurz generally needs a floodplain permit and may require elevating the structure, so check with the county floodplain administrator.
What is a base flood elevation for a Mineral County property?
For a Mineral County property in Zone AE, the BFE is the height floodwater is expected to reach in the 1-percent-annual-chance flood; elevation certificates in Mineral County are measured against it.
Can I see flood zones on the Mineral County GIS map?
Check the layer list in the County Parcels in Nevada layer in ArcGIS Map Viewer; if Mineral County includes a floodplain layer, confirm the zone on FEMA's map anyway.
Open the official Mineral County, NV parcel map Mineral 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.