Blog · October 14, 2026 · Tennessee
Pickett County Flood Zone Map (Tennessee)
FEMA's free flood maps and the Pickett County parcel viewer, used together for property near Byrdstown.
Main page: Pickett County, TN GIS & Parcel Viewer (official map link, Pickett County facts and neighboring maps).
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Before you buy a house in Cedar Grove, add on to a barn near Boom, or price a lot along Wolf River, check the Pickett County flood zone map. For any tract in Pickett County, Tennessee, the answer affects insurance, permits and resale.
The sections below go from the FEMA search to the Pickett County parcel record, then cover insurance, permits and map changes near Boom.
How to use the Pickett County flood zone map
The authoritative source for a Pickett County flood zone map is FEMA, so begin at the FEMA Flood Map Service Center. Download the FIRM panel FEMA lists as effective for that part of Pickett County. If the PDF panel for Pickett County is hard to read, the National Flood Hazard Layer viewer is easier to use; zoom to the tract near Boom and click. Next, the Tennessee Property Viewer confirms which Pickett County parcel you're looking at. Laying the county parcel outline beside the FEMA shading shows whether a homesite near Boom sits above or inside the zone.
Search Pickett County parcels by owner, address or ID
There's no separate Pickett County parcel site to hunt for; the Tennessee Property Viewer carries the county's parcels along with the rest of Tennessee. After selecting Pickett County, results show the map, group and parcel numbers used on Tennessee tax records for land near Byrdstown. Our Pickett County, TN page keeps the official link and the maps next door to Byrdstown in one place.
Zone A, AE and X in plain English
On the FIRM covering Pickett 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). Where a Pickett County tract shows Zone AE, there's a base flood elevation to compare a building against; in Zone A there is not one. If a Pickett County parcel shows shaded Zone X, it sits in the moderate band between the 100-year and 500-year floods. Unshaded X (or C) on the Pickett County panel means minimal risk.
Creeks, rivers and low ground in Pickett County
The Pickett County landscape includes Wolf River and Obey River, and that's where flood questions cluster. On many properties around Cedar Grove, the zone covers the low ground by the water while the homesite near the road is outside it. Small streams and ditches near Cedar Grove may not be studied in detail can still flood; FEMA says moderate- and low-risk areas still carry risk.
Insurance, permits and map changes
Here's why the zone matters at a closing in Cedar Grove. If a barn or house outside Cedar Grove sits in a Special Flood Hazard Area and secures a loan from a federally regulated or insured lender, federal rules call for flood insurance, provided the community near Cedar Grove takes part in the National Flood Insurance Program. For a county home in shaded or unshaded X, insurance is a choice, not a mandate; pricing a policy for land near Boom is still worth a call. If a building near Boom sits above the flood line, a Letter of Map Amendment request is the formal route, most commonly backed by an elevation certificate from a surveyor who works in the county. Placing fill on low ground near Cedar Grove most commonly needs a floodplain permit, so call the county or the town office in Cedar Grove before work starts.
Where Pickett County land records are kept
The parcel layer for Pickett County points back to recorded deeds and plats, kept by the county's recording office (its title varies by state). A deed book and page or instrument number on the county record is the quickest route to pull the document for a lot in Byrdstown.
Tracts that cross the Pickett County line
Pickett County borders Clinton County, KY, Wayne County, KY, Clay County, Fentress County, and Overton County, and each keeps its own parcel map and records. Our Tennessee page links each map neighboring Pickett County.
From Byrdstown to the back roads
Courthouse business for Pickett County runs through Byrdstown. Unincorporated communities in the county, including Boom, Cedar Grove, and Love Lady, show up as small groups of parcels along the roads. Roughly 163 square miles of land and about 5,128 residents (2023 estimate) make up Pickett County. Outside Cedar Grove, most of the county map is farm, ranch or timber ground with large, irregular tracts. Landforms such as the Cumberland Plateau shape where roads and homesites fall in Pickett County.
Pickett County, TN: common questions
Do I need flood insurance in Zone X in Pickett County?
Not under federal rules; Zone X in Pickett County is outside the Special Flood Hazard Area, though a lender can still require coverage.
How do I know if a property in Pickett County is in a flood zone?
Look it up at FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, then match the parcel lines in the Tennessee Property Viewer; for land near Cedar Grove, a zone starting with A or V is high risk.
Do I need a permit to build in the floodplain near Boom?
Building in a Special Flood Hazard Area near Boom most commonly needs a floodplain permit and may require elevating the structure, so check with the county floodplain administrator.
Does the Pickett County parcel map show flood zones?
Check the layer list in the Tennessee Property Viewer; if Pickett County includes a floodplain layer, confirm the zone on FEMA's map anyway.
Does a 100-year floodplain near Cedar Grove flood only once a century?
Not at all; a Pickett County tract in that zone carries a 1-in-100 chance in any single year, so floods can come in back-to-back years.
Open the official Pickett County, TN parcel map Pickett 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.