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Cicero, New York

29 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1895 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Cicero town. It lies in ZIP code area 13039. The Survey maps it on the Cicero quadrangle.

Cicero within Onondaga County

Then and now

1895 to 1985

The same ground, surveyed 90 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Cicero, surveyed 1985
Topographic sheet of Cicero, surveyed 1895

On record in Cicero

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 1 record

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 29 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

237 since 2001

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 237 fires within 5 miles of Cicero between 2001 and 2020, burning about 133 acres in total. 28 started naturally. 50 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/undetermined92
Arson/incendiarism50
Smoking31
Natural28
Debris and open burning16
Misuse of fire by a minor10
Equipment and vehicle use5
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
Recreation and ceremony2

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
8 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
8 September 2010Smokingunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
7 September 2010Smoking1.0 acresFire Department of New Yorknot named
6 September 2016Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
6 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
6 September 2004Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
4 September 2017Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
4 September 2012Missing 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

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Cicero: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. 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
Cecil Perry Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Cecil Perry Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Onondaga County

Storms near this place

31 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cicero in 31 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 17 thunderstorm wind, 9 hail, 3 flash flood, 2 lightning. The reports record 1 death and 1 injury. 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
May 1998Thunderstorm WindCicero1 killed, 1 hurt, $40,000A line of thunderstorms became severe as it crossed northern sections of the county close to 1:30 pm EDT. Numerous trees and wires were downed across northern and eastern sections of the Syracuse metropolitan area. One man in Cicero was injured when he was shocked from falling wires. In Syracuse, another man was struck and killed by a large tree limb on the corner of Congress and Holland Streets.
July 2006Flash FloodCicero$20,000Heavy rain from thunderstorms caused flash flooding. Volmer Creek went out of it's banks with water over Thompson Road. The water rose into the first floor of several homes.
November 2005Thunderstorm WindCicero$20,000Thunderstorm winds uprooted trees in East Syracuse. Winds also downed several trees and partially destroyed a fence in Cicero. A tree fell on a parked car also in Cicero. Winds also blew down several trees in Mattydale.
May 2004Flash FloodCicero$20,000Several town parks flooded. A storm culvert collapsed under Eastwood Road south of Route 31.
July 1996Thunderstorm WindCicero$15,000no account filed
July 2005LightningCicero$10,000Lightning started a barn fire.
August 1995Thunderstorm WindCicero$10,000no account filed
August 2025Thunderstorm WindCicero$5,000Strong thunderstorm winds resulted in multiple reports of trees and wires down in the Cicero area, especially to the southeast.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindCicero$5,000Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down multiple trees and wires.
October 2009Thunderstorm WindCicero$5,000Trees and wires were blown down in the Syracuse area. The strongest part of the storm went north of Syracuse around Cicero. A tree fell on a house in Marcellus.
May 2004LightningCicero$5,000Lightning struck the front porch of a home at 6252 Addison Loomis starting a fire. Firefighters kept the flames from spreading.
August 1996Thunderstorm WindCicero$5,000no account filed
July 1994HailCicero$5,000no account filed
July 2012Thunderstorm WindCicero$3,000Trees were blown down.
August 2003Thunderstorm WindCicero$3,000Thunderstorm winds estimated close to 60 mph knocked down numerous trees on Ferguson and Island Road in the town of Cicero. There was some minor damage to siding and shingles on a few homes in the area.
June 2007Thunderstorm WindCicero$2,000Trees were blown down in Cicero and Manlius.
July 2025Thunderstorm WindCicero$1,000Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down wires near the instersection of Route 31 and Button Road.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindCicero$1,000Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree on Riley Road.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindCicero$1,000Construction signs were blown over on Interstate 481.
July 1995Thunderstorm WindCicero$1,000Severe thunderstorms developed during the late afternoon hours producing damaging winds and small hail. The thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines.
August 2023Flash FloodCicero-Water was covering several roads in the area. Drivers had to be rescued after becoming stranded in rising water.
January 2008Thunderstorm WindCicero-A wind gust was estimated at 60 mph.
May 2008HailCicero-Penny to nickel size hail fell for one minute. Also, pea size hail fell for 8 minutes.
July 2000HailCicero-A report of nickel size hail was received just south of the interchange of Interstate 481 and Route 31.
September 2013HailCicero-no account filed
August 2011HailCicero-no account filed
April 2011HailCicero-no account filed
July 2009HailCicero-no account filed
May 2006HailCicero-no account filed
July 2006Thunderstorm WindCicero-no account filed
May 2000HailCicero-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
Rodger Corner2.3 miles27
Sandy Bay2.8 miles29
North Syracuse2.9 miles27
Clay2.9 miles27
Youngs3.3 miles27
Lower South Bay3.4 miles29
Forest Beach3.4 miles29
Cicero Center4.2 miles29

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 946694. 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.