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Richmond sits in far northern McHenry County near Nippersink Creek and the upper Fox River drainage, so low-lying parcels near those waters carry FEMA flood exposure. Much of the village sits on higher ground. A surveyed elevation is the reliable way to know whether a particular lot is inside the mapped floodplain.
A FEMA Elevation Certificate documents your building’s elevation relative to the Base Flood Elevation on the FEMA flood map. Insurers use it to rate flood policies and communities use it to confirm floodplain compliance; it can also support a Letter of Map Amendment (LOMA) to remove a structure from a flood zone.
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Richmond, with about 2,089 residents, is centered in Richmond Township within McHenry County. Nippersink Creek and the upper Fox River drainage run through the area, and FEMA Special Flood Hazard Areas here follow those corridors, with county preliminary FIRMs released in 2024. A FEMA Elevation Certificate, prepared by a licensed surveyor, documents a building’s lowest floor against the Base Flood Elevation so insurers can rate flood coverage, the village can confirm floodplain-permit compliance, and owners can pursue a Letter of Map Amendment. Deeds for Richmond parcels are recorded with the McHenry County Recorder in the county seat of Woodstock.
Low-lying parcels near Nippersink Creek and the upper Fox drainage in Richmond carry FEMA flood exposure; higher-ground properties face less.
A property in or near a mapped Special Flood Hazard Area typically triggers the need, whether for insurance, a permit, or a map amendment.
It’s the height floodwater is projected to reach in a one-percent-annual-chance flood; the certificate reports your building’s elevation against it.
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