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.
Then and now
1895 to 1985The 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.


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
Stone Arabia Schoollisted 2007
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 29 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.
- 1895 USGS Syracuse quadrangle1:62500
- 1898 USGS Syracuse quadrangle1:62500, 10 printings
- 1940 USGS Cicero quadrangle1:24000
- 1944 USGS Cicero quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Cicero quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1965 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Cicero quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1985 USGS Syracuse quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
237 since 2001Regional 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/undetermined | 92 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 50 |
| Smoking | 31 |
| Natural | 28 |
| Debris and open burning | 16 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 8 September 2010 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2010 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 6 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 4 September 2017 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 4 September 2012 | 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
2 within 5 milesRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cecil Perry Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Cecil Perry Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
31 since 1994Regional 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cicero | 1 killed, 1 hurt, $40,000 | A 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 2006 | Flash Flood | Cicero | $20,000 | Heavy 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 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cicero | $20,000 | Thunderstorm 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 2004 | Flash Flood | Cicero | $20,000 | Several town parks flooded. A storm culvert collapsed under Eastwood Road south of Route 31. |
| July 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cicero | $15,000 | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Lightning | Cicero | $10,000 | Lightning started a barn fire. |
| August 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cicero | $10,000 | no account filed |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cicero | $5,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds resulted in multiple reports of trees and wires down in the Cicero area, especially to the southeast. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cicero | $5,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down multiple trees and wires. |
| October 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cicero | $5,000 | Trees 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 2004 | Lightning | Cicero | $5,000 | Lightning struck the front porch of a home at 6252 Addison Loomis starting a fire. Firefighters kept the flames from spreading. |
| August 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cicero | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 1994 | Hail | Cicero | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cicero | $3,000 | Trees were blown down. |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cicero | $3,000 | Thunderstorm 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 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cicero | $2,000 | Trees were blown down in Cicero and Manlius. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cicero | $1,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down wires near the instersection of Route 31 and Button Road. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cicero | $1,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree on Riley Road. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cicero | $1,000 | Construction signs were blown over on Interstate 481. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cicero | $1,000 | Severe thunderstorms developed during the late afternoon hours producing damaging winds and small hail. The thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines. |
| August 2023 | Flash Flood | Cicero | - | Water was covering several roads in the area. Drivers had to be rescued after becoming stranded in rising water. |
| January 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cicero | - | A wind gust was estimated at 60 mph. |
| May 2008 | Hail | Cicero | - | Penny to nickel size hail fell for one minute. Also, pea size hail fell for 8 minutes. |
| July 2000 | Hail | Cicero | - | A report of nickel size hail was received just south of the interchange of Interstate 481 and Route 31. |
| September 2013 | Hail | Cicero | - | no account filed |
| August 2011 | Hail | Cicero | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Cicero | - | no account filed |
| July 2009 | Hail | Cicero | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Cicero | - | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cicero | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Hail | Cicero | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rodger Corner | 2.3 miles | 27 | |
| Sandy Bay | 2.8 miles | 29 | |
| North Syracuse | 2.9 miles | 27 | |
| Clay | 2.9 miles | 27 | |
| Youngs | 3.3 miles | 27 | |
| Lower South Bay | 3.4 miles | 29 | |
| Forest Beach | 3.4 miles | 29 | |
| Cicero Center | 4.2 miles | 29 |
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.









