Marcellus Falls, New York
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1900 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Marcellus town. It lies in ZIP code area 13108. It sits by The Alps. The Survey maps it on the Camillus quadrangle.
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 Marcellus Falls
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 within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Martisco Stationlisted 2007 · 0.9 miles away
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
97 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 97 fires within 5 miles of Marcellus Falls between 2001 and 2020, burning about 65 acres in total. 11 started naturally. 11 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 | 49 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Natural | 11 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 27 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 26 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 24 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 20 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 20 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 13 September 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 8 August 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
10 of 14 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Marcellus Falls: 7 past producers, 7 producers. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Gypsum-Anhydrite, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skaneateles Quarry and Mill | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Syracuse Pottery Clay Mine | Clay | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Syracuse Pottery Clay Mine | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Camillus Quarry | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | ||
| Halfway Quarry | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | ||
| Limeledge Quarry Division | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Marcellus Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Nine Mile Creek Quarry | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | ||
| Skaneateles Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Edwards Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
7 since 2020Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Marcellus Falls in 7 storm reports between 2020 and 2024: 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marcellus Falls | $10,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds brought down a large tree on a car and clipped a house. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marcellus Falls | $5,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down numerous trees. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marcellus Falls | $5,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down multiple trees and power lines on Falls Road. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marcellus Falls | $5,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down multiple large trees. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marcellus Falls | $3,500 | Strong thunderstorms winds knocked down a tree onto a vehicle. A separate tree was uprooted in a yard near Roman Ave and Cranapple Dr. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marcellus Falls | $3,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down multiple trees. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marcellus Falls | $1,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree on Kelly Road. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martisco | 0.9 miles | 24 | |
| Marcellus | 1.5 miles | 28 | |
| Sweets Crossing | 1.8 miles | 24 | |
| Shepard Settlement | 2.5 miles | 28 | |
| Bennetts Corners | 2.5 miles | 24 | |
| Howlett Hill | 2.9 miles | 24 | |
| Camillus | 3.0 miles | 24 | |
| Halfway | 3.2 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.
| Wikidata item Q122573294 | 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 956497. 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.








