Collamer, New York
29 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1895 and the latest in 1985. It stands in DeWitt town. It lies in ZIP code area 13057. The Survey maps it on the Syracuse East 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.


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
- 1938 USGS Syracuse East quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1943 USGS Syracuse East quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Syracuse East quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1965 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:250000
- 1977 USGS Syracuse East quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Syracuse quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
414 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 414 fires within 5 miles of Collamer between 2000 and 2020, burning about 240 acres in total. 34 started naturally. 63 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 | 196 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 63 |
| Smoking | 63 |
| Natural | 34 |
| Debris and open burning | 24 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 11 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
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 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 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 |
| 8 September 2008 | 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 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
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 Collamer: 1 producer, 1 past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minoa Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Taylor Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Collamer in 3 storm reports between 2008 and 2025: 1 hail, 1 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2015 | Flash Flood | Collamer | $500,000 | Flooding was reported to be one foot deep in the Eaves Ambulance Building. |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Collamer | $15,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds led to an industrial building to lose part of its roof. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Collamer | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin Park | 1.7 miles | 29 | |
| Polkville | 1.7 miles | 29 | |
| East Syracuse | 2.9 miles | 29 | |
| Schepps Corners | 3.1 miles | 29 | |
| Oot Park | 3.2 miles | 29 | |
| Eastwood | 3.6 miles | 29 | |
| Minoa | 3.7 miles | 29 | |
| Lyncourt | 3.8 miles | 29 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 947132. 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.









