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Cameron, New York

20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1924 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Cameron town. It lies in ZIP code area 14819. The Survey maps it on the Cameron quadrangle.

Cameron within Steuben County

Then and now

1924 to 1986

The same ground, surveyed 62 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Cameron, surveyed 1986
Topographic sheet of Cameron, surveyed 1924

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 20 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Fires near this place

46 since 1996

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 46 fires within 5 miles of Cameron between 1996 and 2020, burning about 96 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 3 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined22
Debris and open burning10
Natural7
Arson/incendiarism3
Recreation and ceremony1
Equipment and vehicle use1
Smoking1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
28 August 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
12 August 2005Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
10 August 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
5 July 2016Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
23 July 2016Power generation/transmission/distributionunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
19 July 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
11 July 2012Arson/incendiarismunder an acreNew York Forest RangersTRACEY CREEK FIRE
23 June 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Steuben County

Mines and quarries near this place

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Cameron: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Town of Cameron PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Steuben County

Storms near this place

12 since 2009

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cameron in 12 storm reports between 2009 and 2025: 6 thunderstorm wind, 5 flash flood, 1 hail. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
August 2021Flash FloodCameron$255,000Severe flash, and rapid onset river flooding destroyed many parts of the Village of Cameron, including residences, businesses and infrastructure.
August 2024Flash FloodCameron$25,000A home was reported flooded on the first floor with 3 people trapped in the residence.
June 2025Flash FloodWest Cameron$15,000Angel road was washed out.
May 2015Thunderstorm WindCameron$15,000Severe thunderstorms resulted in trees down across the area.
May 2015Thunderstorm WindNorth Cameron$10,000State official reported that 2 trees were forced down by thunderstorm wind.
July 2009Thunderstorm WindCameron$7,000Numerous trees were blown down.
April 2025Thunderstorm WindCameron$5,000Strong thunderstorm winds resulted in multiple reports of trees and wires down in Cameron.
August 2021Flash FloodCameron$5,000Water was flooding County Road 22.
August 2021Flash FloodCameron$5,000Water was flowing over County Road 119 near McMaster Road.
August 2019Thunderstorm WindCameron$5,000Strong thunderstorm winds brought down a tree, blocking one lane of a roadway near County Road 10 and County Road 119.
August 2019Thunderstorm WindCameron$5,000Strong thunderstorm winds brought down a large tree branch on wires near 6315 County Road 119.
June 2009HailCameron-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Steuben County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
West Cameron1.8 miles20
South Cameron2.2 miles20
Cameron Mills2.6 miles19
Browns Crossing4.2 miles20
Hedgesville4.3 miles20
North Cameron4.4 miles18
Risingville5.0 miles19
South Thurston5.9 miles19

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 945525. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.