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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.

Camillus within Onondaga County

Then and now

1900 to 1985

The 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.

Topographic sheet of Camillus, surveyed 1985
Topographic sheet of Camillus, surveyed 1900

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

Population over time

2 figures

Camillus 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.

YearPeople Change
20101,213
20201,222+9 (+1%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 24 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

251 since 2001

Regional 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/undetermined110
Arson/incendiarism38
Equipment and vehicle use30
Natural23
Debris and open burning20
Smoking14
Misuse of fire by a minor7
Recreation and ceremony7
Power generation/transmission/distribution2

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
9 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
8 September 2020Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreFire Department of New YorkNA
7 September 2018Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
7 September 2008Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresFire Department of New Yorknot named
6 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New YorkNA
27 September 2017Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
27 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
25 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Onondaga County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 11 shown

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
WarnersBloating MaterialProducerSedimentary
Limeledge Quarry DivisionStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Marcellus PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Marcellus Pit and MillSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Marcellus QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Camillus QuarryGypsum-AnhydritePast Producer
Halfway QuarryGypsum-AnhydritePast Producer
Nine Mile Creek QuarryGypsum-AnhydritePast Producer
Syracuse Pottery Clay MineClayPast ProducerSedimentary
Syracuse Pottery Clay MineClayPast Producer

Every working recorded in Onondaga County

Storms near this place

20 since 1994

Regional 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
October 2021Flash FloodCamillus$150,000Flash flooding damaged numerous roadways and homes. Voluntary evacuation of 14 homes occurred due to flooding.
August 1994Thunderstorm WindCamillus$50,000no account filed
July 2014Thunderstorm WindCamillus$20,000A confirmed microburst produce 65 to 75 MPH winds which downed large branches. Some evergreen trees were snapped and trees were uprooted.
July 1999Thunderstorm WindCamillus$20,000no account filed
July 2018Thunderstorm WindCamillus$10,000Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down trees and wires on Genessee Road.
April 2006LightningCamillus$10,000Several houses struck by lightning
June 2021Thunderstorm WindCamillus$8,000Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down trees and wires on three separate roads.
August 2020Thunderstorm WindCamillus$5,000Strong thunderstorm winds brought down trees and blew around lawn furniture.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindCamillus$3,500Strong 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 2022Thunderstorm WindCamillus$1,500Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree onto a house. Information provided by a tree removal company.
August 2025Thunderstorm WindCamillus$1,000Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree on wires.
May 2017HailCamillus-A thunderstorm developed over the area and produced penny sized hail.
July 2008Heavy RainCamillus-A one hour rainfall amount of 1.25 inches was recorded.
May 2004HailCamillus-0.88 inch hail.
May 2002Thunderstorm WindCamillus-Trees and wires down.
April 2011HailCamillus-no account filed
April 2011HailCamillus-no account filed
July 2009HailCamillus-no account filed
July 2008HailCamillus-no account filed
June 2007HailCamillus-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Onondaga 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
Windcrest Park0.5 miles24
Orchard Village1.2 miles24
Parson Farms1.3 miles24
Westerlea1.7 miles24
Howlett Hill1.9 miles24
Westview Manor1.9 miles24
Martisco2.2 miles24
West Genesee Terrace2.4 miles24

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 CamillusAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q3461632The 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.