Blog · October 14, 2026 · Texas
Nacogdoches County Flood Zone Map: checking a property's flood zone
Flood zones are set by FEMA, and checking one near Angelina National Forest takes a few minutes.
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Ahead of any purchase around Cushing, check the Nacogdoches County flood zone map: the zone on that map shapes insurance, permits and resale. In this Nacogdoches County guide: locating a parcel on FEMA's map, decoding A, AE and X, and pairing it with the Nacogdoches CAD map.
The Nacogdoches County flood zone map: start here
On ground around Cushing, flood zones come from FEMA's Flood Map Service Center: enter the street address, and pick the FIRMette or map view. Rural land near Appleby with no street number can still be found: zoom in from US Route 259 then click the parcel area.
Pulling up a parcel
Go first to the Nacogdoches CAD map; it covers every tax parcel around Appleby and Garrison. Without an address in hand, pan along US Route 259 and select the outline, which applies near Appleby as much as anywhere. With a lot near Redfield, save the parcel ID from that panel; every office in the county asks for it first.
Reading the legal description
Rural deeds near Angelina National Forest are often described by metes and bounds, a series of courses and distances from a starting point. Platted lots around Angelina National Forest refer to a recorded plat, which is simpler to follow. Keep the legal description for land near Looneyville when you talk to a surveyor.
Using it on a phone
The parcel map usually runs in a mobile browser, handy when you're parked on a road near Etoile, though signal can drop in rural spots. A screenshot of the parcel near Looneyville with its ID helps when you meet an owner or agent.
Which office to call
If the acreage or value on a parcel near Harmony looks off are handled by the appraisal district, which maintains the tax roll. Building or septic questions for a lot near Redfield go to planning, building or health offices, and the answer depends on jurisdiction.
Zones on the Nacogdoches County flood zone map
Out toward Garrison, any A or V zone mark the Special Flood Hazard Area, land with a 1-percent chance of flooding in any year. For a parcel near Appleby, shaded Zone X is moderate risk, roughly the 100- to 500-year range; unshaded X means minimal mapped risk.
When a parcel crosses a boundary
Nacogdoches County touches Angelina County, Cherokee County, Rusk County, San Augustine County, and Shelby County; every one of them runs a separate parcel map. Acreage along the edge near Chireno may show up across two assessors' files, so open the adjacent map before you assume the acreage. For land near Redfield, our state page lists every bordering county map across Texas.
Matching the zone to the lot lines
FEMA's map shows zones but not ownership, so check the Nacogdoches CAD map too to confirm you have the right parcel near Garrison.
Insurance, lenders and building
For a structure inside an A or V zone and a federally regulated lender is involved, mandatory purchase rules apply in communities in the NFIP, and that holds around Appleby too. Remodeling a house in a zone near Angelina National Forest often needs a floodplain permit; call the permitting office before you plan.
Places you'll see on the map
Nacogdoches serves as the county seat, where most land records are kept. Smaller places on the map include Appleby, Chireno, Cushing, and Garrison. Roughly 65,375 people call Nacogdoches County home (Census estimate, 2023) across roughly 946 square miles. Nacogdoches County was formed in 1837, which matters when you trace an old farm's title. Features like Angelina National Forest are easy to spot when you zoom out.
Questions to ask before you buy
For property near Etoile, request for any Elevation Certificate before closing; getting a quote early keeps the budget honest.
Low spots and local drainage
Creeks and ditches near Douglass aren't always studied in detail, so walk the land after rain. Marshy spots near Chireno can limit building too; check the National Wetlands Inventory mapper for a first look.
Recorded documents worth pulling
For anything that matters, pull the recorded deed from the County Clerk; the viewer just points to it, for land near Angelina National Forest included. For a tract near Etoile, have ready the document number shown in the record panel and the lookup takes minutes.
Quick answers
How can I tell if a house near Angelina National Forest is in a flood zone?
Short answer: look up the spot near Looneyville in FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layer viewer; no account is needed.
Do I need to worry about flooding in Zone X around Douglass?
Zone X near Douglass means moderate (shaded) or minimal (unshaded) mapped risk; many owners near Appleby buy coverage anyway.
What is the difference between Zone A and AE around Looneyville?
Short answer: both are high-risk zones, but only AE has a base flood elevation, so builders near Cushing design to that elevation.
What is a base flood elevation for land near Looneyville?
In most cases, a BFE near Cushing tells builders how high the lowest floor should be; surveyors near Appleby use it often.
What is a parcel ID near Douglass?
It's the number the appraisal district uses to track a tract near Cushing; you'll see it in the viewer and on tax statements.
Open the official Nacogdoches County, TX 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.