Blog · October 14, 2026 · Texas
Nacogdoches Flood Zone Map, Texas: a practical guide
The zone on FEMA's map affects insurance, building and resale near Chireno.
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Ahead of any purchase around Cushing, pull up the Nacogdoches flood zone map: the zone on that map shapes insurance, permits and resale. What this Nacogdoches guide covers: locating a parcel on FEMA's map, reading the zone codes, and pairing it with the Nacogdoches CAD map.
Checking the Nacogdoches flood zone map step by step
Flood zones come from FEMA's Flood Map Service Center: type an address near Cushing, then open the map view for that panel. Rural land near Garrison with no street number is still easy to locate: search the nearest road and click inside the land.
Pulling up a parcel
Begin with the Nacogdoches CAD map; it maps every tax parcel in the county, Cushing included. For a home near Appleby, enter a street address, an owner's name or a parcel number, then pick the result to center the map on it. Out toward Cushing, a pop-up or side panel usually lists the owner of record, assessed acreage, the parcel number and often a sale date.
Nacogdoches, TX: the basics
Nacogdoches sits in Nacogdoches County, Texas, and the county assessor maps its lots. As the county seat, Nacogdoches hosts the courthouse, so deeds and plats are filed in town. For property near Garrison, city or town hall handles things like zoning, permits and utilities within town limits, while the county keeps the tax map. Land beyond the city limits toward Chireno generally follows county rules rather than the town's.
Sections, lots and bearings
Tracts outside towns near Chireno are often described by metes and bounds, which trace the boundary call by call. Subdivision lots in Garrison refer to a recorded plat, which is simpler to follow. Copy the legal description from the record for the parcel near Appleby before you request a deed or survey.
What the zone letters mean
Zone AE comes with a base flood elevation, and an unnumbered A zone has none; builders around Cushing design to it. For a home near Cushing, shaded Zone X is moderate risk, between the 1% and 0.2% annual chance floods; unshaded X means minimal mapped risk.
Beyond the mapped zones
Low-lying fields near Garrison may not have detailed mapping, so walk the land after rain. Wet ground around Garrison is a separate issue from flood zones; the National Wetlands Inventory mapper shows mapped wetlands.
A word on accuracy
The acreage figure is an estimate; just a licensed surveyor sets the real boundary on land around Garrison. For acreage around Garrison, records update in batches, so a deed recorded last month might lag behind.
A short flood checklist
Ask the listing agent whether the home has flooded for the house near Chireno; an insurance quote early keeps the budget honest.
Nacogdoches County in a few facts
Nacogdoches is the county seat, where most land records are kept. Smaller places on the map include Appleby, Garrison, Cushing, and Chireno. About 65,375 people call Nacogdoches County home (Census estimate, 2023) on roughly 946 square miles. Nacogdoches County was formed in 1837, so old deeds can run back a long way. Features like Angelina National Forest help you orient on the aerial around Chireno.
Next door to Nacogdoches County
Nacogdoches County borders Angelina County, Cherokee County, Rusk County, San Augustine County, and Shelby County, and each of those keeps its own parcel map. Acreage along the edge near Appleby may be split in two county records, so open the adjacent map as well. For a home near Cushing, the Platbookmapper state page links each neighboring county map across Texas.
Parcel lines plus flood zones
FEMA doesn't draw property lines, so check the Nacogdoches CAD map too for the outline of the tract near Garrison.
Money questions tied to the zone
For a tract near Appleby, an Elevation Certificate from a surveyor helps: it compares the building to the BFE. New construction in a floodplain near Appleby usually means extra permit review; ask the local floodplain administrator early.
Taking the map into the field
The parcel map usually runs in a mobile browser, which helps when you're standing on land near Chireno, but coverage can be spotty out of town. A screenshot of the parcel near Appleby with its ID is a good backup.
Where the recorded documents are
For anything that matters, request the recorded deed through the County Clerk; the parcel map near Garrison only summarizes it. Long-held tracts around Appleby can trace back through a long string of deeds, and a title company can sort it out if money is changing hands.
Nacogdoches: common questions
Is AE a high-risk flood zone near Chireno?
Good question; both are high-risk zones, but only AE has a base flood elevation, which shapes building rules near Garrison.
What is a LOMA in Nacogdoches?
Short answer: FEMA's LOMA process is the usual route when a building near Garrison sits above the base flood elevation; it starts with an elevation survey.
What is a base flood elevation near Garrison?
Short answer: a BFE near Chireno tells builders how high the lowest floor should be, and an Elevation Certificate compares the building to it.
How do I check the flood zone for an address near Chireno?
Short answer: FEMA's free map shows the zone for any spot near Appleby, which takes a couple of minutes.
How is land described in Texas deeds for land near Cushing?
If you're looking near Cushing, deeds use lot and block, metes and bounds or survey descriptions; copy it for any survey or title request.
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.