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Photograph of First Baptist Church of Camillus
Photograph by Doncram, CC BY-SA 4.0. Via Wikimedia Commons.

First Baptist Church of Camillus

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001. 9 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1900.

From the record

“The First Baptist Church of Camillus is a historic Baptist church located at 23 Genesee Street in the Village of Camillus, Onondaga County, New York. It is credited to architect Archimedes Russell and built in 1879-1880.”

Wikipedia article First Baptist Church of Camillus, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 178 National Register listings published here for Onondaga County · listed in 2001 · category: Building.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

  • What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
  • Address. 23 Genesee St., Camillus, 13031
  • When was it listed? June 2001
  • Category. building
  • Town. Camillus town
  • Architectural style. Gothic Revival
  • Architect. Archimedes Russell
  • National Register reference number. 01000573 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

Fires near this property

251 since 2001

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 251 fires within 5 miles of First Baptist Church of Camillus between 2001 and 2020, burning about 175 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/undetermined112
Arson/incendiarism38
Equipment and vehicle use30
Natural23
Debris and open burning19
Smoking13
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

Every fire recorded in Onondaga County

Mines and quarries near this property

10 of 12 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of First Baptist Church of Camillus: 7 past producers, 5 producers. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Gypsum-Anhydrite, 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 QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Camillus QuarryGypsum-AnhydritePast Producer
Fiato Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Halfway QuarryGypsum-AnhydritePast Producer
Marcellus PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Marcellus Pit and MillSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Nine Mile Creek QuarryGypsum-AnhydritePast Producer
Syracuse Pottery Clay MineClayPast ProducerSedimentary

Every working recorded in Onondaga County

Storms near this property

20 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Camillus, the town this property stands in, 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

Maps showing this location

9 surveys

United States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the coordinate the National Park Service records for this property, then testing that coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet.

Listed places nearby

6 within 8 miles

Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.

Photograph PropertyDistance Listed
Camillus Cutlery Company Headquarters0.1 miles2018
Camillus Union Free School0.2 miles1991
Wilcox Octagon House1.5 miles1983
Nine Mile Creek Aqueduct1.8 miles1976
Martisco Station2.0 miles2007
Tefft-Steadman House3.8 miles2007

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 01000573 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Onondaga CountyAll 178 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

  • Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
  • Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
  • How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
  • 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.