Fillmore, NY

Fillmore is a hamlet in Hume, Allegany County, New York, United States. The 2020 census counted 596 residents. Fillmore was originally known as "The Mouth of the Creek" but was named for President Millard Fillmore in 1850. The former village of Fillmore dissolved its incorporation and is now simply a named hamlet southeast of the town center of Hume. The through line in Fillmore is the way its history and present-day settings remain visible on the same map. Fillmore makes the most sense through those concrete details, with its history still visible in the settings people use today.

Fillmore is the mailing address of the Hungarian Scout Camp, the main campsite of the Hungarian Scout Association in Exteris, although the camp is technically within the neighboring town of Granger. Fillmore is located where Cold Creek joins the Genesee River, at approximately 1,200 feet above sea level, at the junction of County Road 4 and New York State Route 19 and New York State Route 19A.