Camillus, New York
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1900 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Camillus town. It lies in ZIP code area 13031. It lies near Smith Hill. The Survey maps it on the Camillus quadrangle. 1,222 people lived here at the 2020 count.
Then and now
1900 to 1985The same ground, surveyed 85 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Camillus
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 5 records
Camillus Cutlery Company Headquarterslisted 2018
Camillus Union Free Schoollisted 1991
First Baptist Church of Camilluslisted 2001
Nine Mile Creek Aqueductlisted 1976
Wilcox Octagon Houselisted 1983
Population over time
2 figuresCamillus grew from 1,213 to 1,222 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1,213 | |
| 2020 | 1,222 | +9 (+1%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 24 printed sheetsMatched 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.
- 1900 USGS Baldwinsville quadrangle1:62500, 9 printings
- 1943 USGS Camillus quadrangle1:31680
- 1943 USGS Camillus quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Camillus quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Baldwinsville quadrangle1:62500
- 1960 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1965 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Syracuse quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
251 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 251 fires within 5 miles of Camillus between 2001 and 2020, burning about 178 acres in total. 23 started naturally. 38 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/undetermined | 110 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 38 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 30 |
| Natural | 23 |
| Debris and open burning | 20 |
| Smoking | 14 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 8 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 7 September 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 7 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 27 September 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 27 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 25 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Camillus: 7 past producers, 4 producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Gypsum-Anhydrite, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warners | Bloating Material | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Limeledge Quarry Division | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Marcellus Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Marcellus Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Marcellus Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Camillus Quarry | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | ||
| Halfway Quarry | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | ||
| Nine Mile Creek Quarry | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | ||
| Syracuse Pottery Clay Mine | Clay | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Syracuse Pottery Clay Mine | Clay | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
20 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Camillus in 20 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 10 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail, 1 lightning, 1 heavy rain. 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2021 | Flash Flood | Camillus | $150,000 | Flash flooding damaged numerous roadways and homes. Voluntary evacuation of 14 homes occurred due to flooding. |
| August 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Camillus | $50,000 | no account filed |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Camillus | $20,000 | A confirmed microburst produce 65 to 75 MPH winds which downed large branches. Some evergreen trees were snapped and trees were uprooted. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Camillus | $20,000 | no account filed |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Camillus | $10,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down trees and wires on Genessee Road. |
| April 2006 | Lightning | Camillus | $10,000 | Several houses struck by lightning |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Camillus | $8,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down trees and wires on three separate roads. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Camillus | $5,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds brought down trees and blew around lawn furniture. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Camillus | $3,500 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a pole and wires. The pole and wires fell on a car. Unknown if car was occupied or if there were injuries. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Camillus | $1,500 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree onto a house. Information provided by a tree removal company. |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Camillus | $1,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree on wires. |
| May 2017 | Hail | Camillus | - | A thunderstorm developed over the area and produced penny sized hail. |
| July 2008 | Heavy Rain | Camillus | - | A one hour rainfall amount of 1.25 inches was recorded. |
| May 2004 | Hail | Camillus | - | 0.88 inch hail. |
| May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Camillus | - | Trees and wires down. |
| April 2011 | Hail | Camillus | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Camillus | - | no account filed |
| July 2009 | Hail | Camillus | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Hail | Camillus | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Camillus | - | no account filed |
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 | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windcrest Park | 0.5 miles | 24 | |
| Orchard Village | 1.2 miles | 24 | |
| Parson Farms | 1.3 miles | 24 | |
| Westerlea | 1.7 miles | 24 | |
| Howlett Hill | 1.9 miles | 24 | |
| Westview Manor | 1.9 miles | 24 | |
| Martisco | 2.2 miles | 24 | |
| West Genesee Terrace | 2.4 miles | 24 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Camillus | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3461632 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 945533. 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.








