Editing Clarence, New York (section)

==Communities and locations==

=== Communities ===
Principal locations or settlements in the town are: 
*'''Beeman Creek Park''' is an undeveloped county park in the northeast part of the town.
*[[Clarence (CDP), New York|Clarence]] (also called "Clarence Hollow", or just "The Hollow") is in the southeast and is a [[census-designated place]]. This is an extensive community of homes and businesses. The Clarence Historical Society is located on Main Street in this community. Part of the community is within a small valley which is traversed by Ransom Creek. The seat of the town government is in the Clarence postal zone, just south of the [[hamlet (place)|hamlet]] of Clarence Center. During the time of its founding, Clarence village was called "Pine Grove" and later "Ransomville." There was also a stop on the [[West Shore Railroad]] from 1884 to 1960. The stop on the [[West Shore Railroad]] was named the "Clarence Station."
*'''Clarence Aerodrome (D51)''' is a small, grass-strip [[airport]] in the northwest part of the town.  This is a private general aviation airport. It was known earlier as "Steffan Airport".
*[[Clarence Center, New York|Clarence Center]] (formerly "Van Tines Corners") lies near the middle of the town. It is a small hamlet (and [[census-designated place]]) with the most densely populated neighborhood situated around the intersection of Goodrich Road and Clarence Center Road. Clarence Center is also a postal ZIP code 14032, covering most of the north part of the town.
*[[East Amherst, New York|East Amherst]] (formerly "Transit Station") is an unincorporated community, or [[Political subdivisions of New York State#Hamlet|hamlet]], on the west side of the town that is mostly in the town of [[Amherst, New York|Amherst]]. East Amherst is also a postal zone (ZIP code 14051).
*'''Escarpment Sanctuary''' is a small nature preserve located on Greiner Road that is losing land to the upscale Spaulding Lake development.
*'''Gunnville''' is a former railroad station in the south part of the town, now only remembered as the source of the name for Gunnville Road.
*[[Harris Hill, New York|Harris Hill]] is an extensive community (a [[census-designated place]]) in the southwest corner of the town, built on a low hill of the same name. This location was also called "Shimerville" after a former post office, now only remembered as the source of the name for Shimerville Road.
*[[Hunts Corners, New York|Hunts Corners]] is a location near the eastern town line and consists of a scattered group of homes. The corners are formed by the intersection of Salt Road and Clarence Center-Akron Road. The First Baptist Church of Clarence is located in Hunts Corners. 
*'''Mansfield Corners''' is a former location in the eastern part of the town, north of Hunts Corners.
*[[Millersport, New York|Millersport]] is a hamlet in the northwest corner of the town. Millersport extends into the town of Amherst and also across [[Tonawanda Creek]] into [[Niagara County, New York|Niagara County]]. The primary settlement consists of residences and businesses near the intersection of Transit Road and Millersport Highway.
*'''Potoczek Airport (D46)''' is a small grass-strip airport in the northwest part of the town, located on Wolcott Road.
*[[Rapids, New York|Rapids]] is a hamlet at the northern town line.  Rapids is officially in Niagara County, but partly extends into Erie County, divided by Tonawanda Creek.
*[https://www.rockoak.com/ Rock Oak Estates] is a 55+ community located on Main Street in Clarence. 
*'''Smiths Corners''' is a former location in the northern part of the town near Rapids.
*'''Snearly Corners''' is now the intersection of Main Street and Transit Road.  It was named after the Snearly family, which ran a hotel there.
*'''Spaulding Lake''' is an upscale housing project built around a former quarry, located north of Main Street.
*'''Sturnerville''' is an historic location east of Harris Hill.
*[[Swormville, New York|Swormville]] is on the western border of the town and extends across the border into the town of Amherst. The community has had its name spelled several different ways in the past, such as "Schwarmsville".
*[[Tillman Road Wildlife Management Area]] is a conservation area in the southeast part of Clarence.
*[[Wolcottsburg, New York|Wolcottsburg]] (once called "West Prussia") is a hamlet in the northern part of the town, centered about a cluster of businesses, homes, and a church. The community is located near the intersection of Goodrich Road and Wolcott Road. It was once the demographic and economic center of Clarence, although hard times have hit the community and only two businesses remain.

===Physiographic locations===
*'''Beeman Creek''' is a small stream in the northeast part of Clarence, flowing northward to Tonawanda Creek.
*'''Black Creek''' is a stream running mostly east–west through the northern part of the town, starting near Wolcottsburg, and eventually merging into [[Tonawanda Creek]] in northern Amherst.
*'''The Escarpment''' is a ledge, part of the [[Onondaga Escarpment]], running approximately east–west south of the middle of the town and most prominent between Goodrich Road and Kraus Road.
*'''Gott Creek''' is a stream in the southeast part of Clarence that flows west into Amherst.
*'''Ransom Creek''' is a stream in the south central part of Clarence that flows west into Amherst.
*'''Spaulding Lake''' is a former quarry north of Main Street, previously known as Quarry Lake.