Blog · October 14, 2026 · Nebraska
Pawnee County Flood Zone Map: checking a property's flood zone
The zone on FEMA's map affects insurance, building and resale near Table Rock.
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Before an offer near Burchard, check the Pawnee County flood zone map: a mapped flood zone changes insurance, permits and resale. What this Pawnee County guide covers: finding the address on FEMA's map, reading the zone codes, and pairing it with the Pawnee County gWorks map.
Getting started with the Pawnee County flood zone map
On ground around Table Rock, the official source is FEMA's Flood Map Service Center: enter the street address, then open the map view for that panel. A tract near Du Bois without an address can still be found: zoom in from the nearest road and click inside the land.
Opening the official parcel viewer
Your first stop is the Pawnee County gWorks map; it maps every tax parcel from Steinauer to Table Rock. For acreage around Lewiston, type a street address, an owner's name or a parcel number, and the viewer zooms to the match. If the land is near Table Rock, a pop-up or side panel normally shows the owner of record, acreage on the tax roll, a parcel ID and in many cases the last transfer.
A short flood checklist
For property near Steinauer, request for any Elevation Certificate before closing; getting a quote early avoids surprises.
On site with the map
The parcel map usually runs in a mobile browser, handy when you're parked on a road near Table Rock, but coverage can be spotty out of town. A printout of the tract near Steinauer is a good backup.
Offices that can help
Deeds, mortgages and recorded plats for land near Lewiston are with the Register of Deeds, sometimes only in person. Questions about what you can build around Lewiston are for the local planning and health departments, depending on whether the land is inside town limits.
Before you lean on the lines
If you're looking near Table Rock, listed acreage is an estimate; only a licensed surveyor sets the real boundary on the ground. Owner names and values update on a schedule, so a fresh transfer around Lewiston might lag behind.
Water near Du Bois
Low-lying fields near Steinauer may not have detailed mapping, so walk the land after rain. Wetlands near Du Bois can limit building even outside a flood zone; the National Wetlands Inventory mapper shows mapped wetlands.
Sections, lots and bearings
Nebraska uses the Public Land Survey System, so rural legal descriptions near Steinauer cite section, township and range. Each section is nominally a mile square, about 640 acres, with 36 sections to a township, though corrections make some sections near Pawnee City odd-sized. Keep the legal description for land near Lewiston before you request a deed or survey.
Decoding the flood zone labels
Zone AE comes with a base flood elevation, while plain Zone A does not; builders around Table Rock design to it. For a tract near Lewiston, shaded Zone X is moderate risk, between the 1% and 0.2% annual chance floods; plain X, or C on older maps, is minimal risk.
A quick look at the area
Pawnee City serves as the county seat, home to the main records offices. Smaller places on the map include Burchard, Du Bois, Lewiston, and Steinauer, where town lots give way to larger tracts. Roughly 2,512 people call Pawnee County home (Census Bureau estimate, 2023) spread over some 431 square miles. The county dates to 1854, and some chains of title near Lewiston are long.
Parcel lines plus flood zones
FEMA's map shows zones but not ownership, so pair it with the Pawnee County gWorks map for the outline of the tract near Burchard.
Recorded documents worth pulling
For a tract near Table Rock, the map is an index, not the title: recorded deeds, plats and easements for parcels in the county sit with the Register of Deeds. For a parcel near Table Rock, have ready the book and page from the tax record so staff can find the deed fast.
What a flood zone means for a buyer
For a parcel near Table Rock, an Elevation Certificate from a surveyor helps: it compares the building to the BFE. New construction in a floodplain near Table Rock often needs a floodplain permit; check with the county or town building office before you plan.
Quick answers
Do I need to worry about flooding in Zone X around Table Rock?
In most cases, X zones around Du Bois are lower risk, not no risk; many owners buy coverage anyway.
What is a LOMA for land near Lewiston?
Out toward Du Bois, a Letter of Map Amendment (LOMA) from FEMA can remove a structure on naturally high ground; a surveyor's elevation data supports it.
Is AE a high-risk flood zone around Pawnee City?
Good question; both are high-risk zones, but only AE has a base flood elevation, which shapes building rules near Lewiston.
Can I see flood zones on the Pawnee County gWorks map?
Short answer: a flood layer may appear in the county gWorks map layer list; confirm a lot near Table Rock on FEMA's map either way.
Where do I find the parcel number for land near Table Rock?
The parcel ID identifies one tax parcel near Lewiston; copy it before you call anyone.
Open the official Pawnee County, NE 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.