Blog · October 14, 2026 · Arkansas
Yell County Flood Zone Map: checking a property's flood zone
Flood zones are set by FEMA, and checking one near Holla Bend National Wildlife Refuge takes a few minutes.
Main page: Yell County, AR GIS & Parcel Viewer (official map link, county facts and neighboring maps).
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Weighing a property around Havana? The Yell County flood zone map tells you whether the lot falls inside a mapped floodplain, and it costs nothing to check. In this county guide: finding the address on FEMA's map, decoding A, AE and X, and pairing it with the county ArcGIS parcel map for land near Ozark National Forest.
The Yell County flood zone map: start here
If you're looking near Plainview, flood zones come from FEMA's Flood Map Service Center: enter the street address, and pick the FIRMette or map view. Rural land near Havana with no street number is still easy to locate: search the nearest road and click inside the land.
The viewer Yell County publishes
Your first stop is the Yell County ArcGIS parcel map; it covers every tax parcel from Ola to Ard. For land near Dardanelle, type a street address, an owner's name or a parcel number, and the viewer zooms to the match. In and around Danville, write down the parcel ID from that panel; each office in the county will want it.
Legal descriptions in Arkansas
Arkansas is laid out under the Public Land Survey System, which means a tract near Ola is described by section, township and range. A standard section is about one square mile, roughly 640 acres, and a township holds 36 of them, though real sections near Dardanelle vary in size. Write down the legal description for the tract near Ard before you request a deed or survey.
Using it on a phone
Most viewers work in a phone browser, handy when you're parked on a road near Plainview, though signal can drop in rural spots. A saved image of the lot near Ard and its lines keeps working without signal.
Zones on the Yell County flood zone map
An AE label carries a published BFE, while plain Zone A does not; builders around Ozark National Forest design to it. If you're looking near Aly, shaded Zone X marks moderate flood hazard, between the 1% and 0.2% annual chance floods; unshaded X is minimal risk.
Lining it up with the parcel map
FEMA doesn't draw property lines, so pair it with the Yell County ArcGIS parcel map to confirm you have the right parcel near Holla Bend National Wildlife Refuge.
A quick look at the area
Danville holds the county offices, where most land records are kept. Smaller places on the map include Dardanelle, Belleville, Havana, and Ola. Around 20,044 people call Yell County home (Census Bureau estimate, 2023) spread over roughly 930 square miles. The county was formed in 1840, which matters when you trace an old farm's title, at least around Havana. Features like Holla Bend National Wildlife Refuge make handy reference points on the map.
Insurance, lenders and building
Out toward Corinth, an Elevation Certificate from a surveyor helps: it records the building's elevation against the base flood. Building or adding on near Rover in a mapped zone usually means extra permit review; check with the county or town building office before you plan.
Next door to the county, at least around Danville.
The county meets Conway County, Garland County, Logan County, Montgomery County, and Perry County, and each of those keeps its own parcel map, especially near Havana. Acreage along the edge near Aly may show up across two assessors' files, so check the adjacent map as well. Out toward Holla Bend National Wildlife Refuge, the Platbookmapper state page lists each neighboring county map for Arkansas.
Before you lean on the lines
Out toward Centerville, acreage on the record is an assessed number; just a licensed surveyor sets the real boundary on the ground. Owner names and values update on a schedule, so a fresh transfer around Havana might lag behind.
Water near Corinth
Low-lying fields near Belleville may not have detailed mapping, so ask neighbors about past flooding. Marshy spots near Plainview can limit building too; check the National Wetlands Inventory mapper for a first look.
Recorded documents worth pulling
For anything that matters, request the recorded deed through the Circuit Clerk; the parcel line is a drawing of it, and that holds around Holla Bend National Wildlife Refuge too. Long-held tracts around Plainview may trace back through several deeds, and a title company earns its fee before a purchase.
A short flood checklist
For a parcel near Corinth, ask the seller about past flood claims before closing; an insurance quote early keeps the budget honest.
Questions about the Yell County flood zone map
Is Zone X safe from flooding near Rover?
In and around Rover, shaded X is moderate risk and unshaded X is minimal risk; FEMA notes that a large share of claims come from these areas.
What is a LOMA in Yell County?
Usually, FEMA's LOMA process is the usual route when a building near Aly sits above the base flood elevation, and lenders accept the result.
Will my lender require flood insurance near Ozark National Forest?
Closer to Ola, it's typically required only for structures in high-risk zones with federally backed loans, in communities that take part in the NFIP.
Does the county parcel map show flood zones for land near Plainview?
For a parcel near Havana, some county viewers include a FEMA flood layer, but FEMA's own map is the official source.
How do I save a parcel from the viewer for land near Holla Bend National Wildlife Refuge?
Most viewers have a print or export tool, and it's worth keeping the parcel ID visible for land near Plainview.
Open the official Yell 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.