Blog · October 14, 2026 · Mississippi
Perry County Flood Zone Map, Mississippi
Look up any Perry County address on FEMA's flood map, read the zone, and match it to the parcel record for land around New Augusta.
Main page: Perry County, MS GIS & Parcel Viewer (official map link, Perry County facts and neighboring maps).
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Before you buy a house in New Augusta, add on to a barn near Beaumont, or price a lot along the creek bottoms near Janice, check the Perry County flood zone map. You can check it yourself for any New Augusta address in a few minutes.
The sections below go from the FEMA search to the Perry County parcel record, then cover insurance, permits and map changes near Beaumont.
How to use the Perry County flood zone map
Start at the FEMA Flood Map Service Center and enter the property address in New Augusta or anywhere else in the county. Download the FIRM panel FEMA lists as effective for that part of Perry County. If the PDF panel for Perry County is hard to read, FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layer viewer draws the zones over aerial imagery, which shows how much of a Perry County parcel sits inside the zone. Next, the MARIS Mississippi Statewide Parcels map viewer confirms which Perry County parcel you're looking at. If the Perry County viewer has a floodplain layer, treat it as a convenience copy and confirm on FEMA's map.
Finding the tract on the Perry County map
There's no separate Perry County parcel site to hunt for; the MARIS Mississippi Statewide Parcels map viewer carries the county's parcels along with the rest of Mississippi. Most people locate their Perry County tract fastest by searching an address in Richton, then clicking the outline. For a backup route to the map covering Richton, our Perry County directory entry keeps the link current.
High, moderate and minimal risk in Perry County
On the FIRM covering Perry County, zones that start with A or V are Special Flood Hazard Areas, land with a 1-percent chance of flooding in any given year (the base or 100-year flood). A surveyor working near New Augusta uses the base flood elevation printed for AE zones; unnumbered A zones do not have one. Land near Beaumont in shaded X (Zone B on older maps) sits in the moderate band between the 100-year and 500-year floods. Unshaded Zone X near Beaumont is minimal risk.
Unmapped creeks in Perry County
A creek near Beaumont that shows no detailed zone can still flood; FEMA says moderate- and low-risk areas still carry risk.
Insurance, permits and map changes
Insurance is the practical stake for a Perry County buyer. When a structure near Beaumont is mapped in a high-risk zone and secures a loan from a federally regulated or insured lender, the lender must require flood coverage; that applies where the local government around Beaumont is in the National Flood Insurance Program. Outside the A zones around Beaumont, federal rules do not require a policy, although some lenders require it anyway. If a building near Beaumont sits above the flood line, a Letter of Map Amendment request is the formal route; a surveyor near Beaumont can supply the elevation data. New construction in a Perry County Special Flood Hazard Area often requires a permit and an elevation check, and the building office serving Beaumont explains the steps.
Neighboring maps around Perry County
A farm near the county line can carry separate records in Forrest County, George County, and Greene County as well. Every map bordering Perry County is listed on our Mississippi directory.
From New Augusta to the back roads
Town lots cluster around New Augusta, the county seat, and Beaumont and Richton. Smaller places such as Runnelstown, Corinth, and Good Hope appear on the Perry County map as little clusters of lots. Roughly 647 square miles of land and about 11,315 residents (2023 estimate) make up Perry County. Outside New Augusta, most of the county map is farm, ranch or timber ground with large, irregular tracts. Perry County was organized in 1820, so deeds for older farms near Richton can run back a long way.
Where Perry County land records are kept
For a piece of ground near Richton, the recorded documents sit with the chancery clerk; the parcel map is built from them for taxes. A deed or plat for land near Beaumont is kept by the county chancery clerk, Mississippi's land-records custodian. A deed book and page or instrument number on the county record is the quickest route to pull the document for a lot in Richton.
Perry County flood zones questions
Who prepares an elevation certificate for a house in Richton?
A professional surveyor or engineer prepares it, and the building office serving Richton may already have one on file for newer construction.
What if FEMA's map is wrong about my house near Beaumont?
An owner near Beaumont can request a Letter of Map Amendment from FEMA with elevation data, typically from a professional surveyor.
Does the Perry County parcel map show flood zones?
Check the layer list in the MARIS Mississippi Statewide Parcels map viewer; if Perry County includes a floodplain layer, confirm the zone on FEMA's map anyway.
What does BFE mean on the flood map for Richton?
Near Beaumont, the BFE is the height floodwater is expected to reach in the 1-percent-annual-chance flood, and a surveyor compares the building near Richton to it.
Do I need a permit to build in the floodplain near Richton?
Building in a Special Flood Hazard Area near Richton typically needs a floodplain permit and may require elevating the structure, so check with the county floodplain administrator.
Does a 100-year floodplain near Beaumont flood only once a century?
No, ground around Richton mapped that way faces a 1-percent annual chance, not a once-a-century schedule.
Open the official Perry County, MS parcel map Perry 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.