Blog · October 14, 2026 · Arkansas
Reading the Sherwood Flood Zone Map for a parcel
The zone on FEMA's map affects insurance, building and resale near Wrightsville.
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Before you buy or build near Jacksonville, check the Sherwood flood zone map: a mapped flood zone changes insurance, building rules and resale. What this Sherwood guide covers: finding the address on FEMA's map, reading the zone codes, and matching it with the county parcel viewer.
Getting started with the Sherwood flood zone map
Start with FEMA's Flood Map Service Center: search an address around Wrightsville, and choose the dynamic map. Vacant ground around North Little Rock is still easy to locate: zoom in from Interstate 430 then click the parcel area.
Getting to the right map
Your first stop is the Pulaski County parcel viewer; it maps each assessed parcel around Maumelle and North Little Rock. If the land is near Cammack Village, enter a street address, an owner's name or a parcel number, then pick the result to center the map on it. For property near Maumelle, the record panel normally shows the owner of record, assessed acreage, the parcel number and in many cases the last transfer.
Pulaski County in a few facts
Little Rock is the county seat, which is where the courthouse records live. Other places on the map include Jacksonville, North Little Rock, Cammack Village, and Maumelle. Roughly 400,009 people call Pulaski County home (Census estimate, 2023) on roughly 758 square miles. Pulaski County was organized in 1818, and some chains of title near Wrightsville are long.
What to request from a seller
Ask the seller whether the home has flooded on the property near Wrightsville; getting a quote early keeps the budget honest.
Land on the county line
Pulaski County borders Faulkner County, Grant County, Jefferson County, Lonoke County, and Perry County, all with their own assessor records. A tract near the line by Wrightsville may be split in two county records, so look at the neighboring map too. Closer to Jacksonville, the Platbookmapper state page links every bordering county map for Arkansas.
Sherwood and the county around it
Sherwood sits in Pulaski County, Arkansas, which means parcel data comes from the county. For acreage around Wrightsville, the municipality handles things like zoning, permits and utilities for lots inside the boundary, and the county still keeps the parcel and deed records. Acreage past the city limits out by Jacksonville generally answers to county rules instead.
Zones on the Sherwood flood zone map
An AE label includes a base flood elevation (BFE), while plain Zone A does not; surveyors near Little Rock use that number. For acreage around Wrightsville, a shaded X area is moderate risk, between the 1% and 0.2% annual chance floods; plain X, or C on older maps, means minimal mapped risk.
Limits of the parcel data
Listed acreage is an estimate; only a licensed surveyor sets the real corners on land around Jacksonville. In and around Jacksonville, records update in batches, so a deed recorded last month might lag behind.
Beyond the mapped zones
Low-lying fields near Maumelle aren't always studied in detail, so ask neighbors about past flooding. Wetlands near Wrightsville can limit building even outside a flood zone; check the National Wetlands Inventory mapper for a first look.
Matching the zone to the lot lines
If only part of a parcel near Maumelle is shaded, the location of the house or building pad decides a lot.
Field tips
Most viewers work in a phone browser, which helps when you're standing on land near North Little Rock, so load it before you lose signal. A screenshot of the parcel near Little Rock with its ID keeps working without signal.
Lenders and permits
For land near Jacksonville, get the Elevation Certificate if one exists: it compares the building to the BFE. Remodeling a house in a zone near Cammack Village usually means extra permit review; ask the local floodplain administrator before you plan.
Sections, lots and bearings
Arkansas is laid out under the Public Land Survey System, so rural legal descriptions near Jacksonville cite section, township and range. Each section is nominally a mile square, about 640 acres, and a township holds 36 of them, though corrections make some sections near Jacksonville odd-sized. Write down the legal description for the tract near Wrightsville for any title or survey request.
Questions about the Sherwood flood zone map
Does the county parcel map show flood zones in Sherwood?
It depends, but a flood layer may appear in the Pulaski County parcel viewer layer list, but FEMA's own map is the official source.
What is a base flood elevation near North Little Rock?
Usually, the base flood elevation is the water level expected in the 1% annual chance flood; surveyors near Cammack Village use it often.
Do I need to worry about flooding in Zone X around Maumelle?
Good question; X zones around North Little Rock are lower risk, not no risk; FEMA notes that a large share of claims come from these areas.
What is a LOMA near Maumelle?
Good question; FEMA's LOMA process is the usual route when a building near Jacksonville sits above the base flood elevation; a surveyor's elevation data supports it.
Is the parcel map a survey for land near Wrightsville?
The map near Maumelle is approximate, so a fence may sit off the line
Open the official Pulaski County, AR 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.