Editing Putnam County, New York (section)

==Communities==
There are six towns and three incorporated villages in Putnam County. There are no cities:

===Towns===
====Carmel====
{{main|Carmel, New York}}
[[File:Downtown Carmel, NY.jpg|250px|thumb|Downtown [[Carmel Hamlet, New York|Carmel]]]]

Carmel is the largest town of Putnam County, with a population of 33,576.<ref name="disc13">{{cite web|author=U.S. Census Bureau|title=Demographics of Carmel New York|year=2010|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=January 14, 2008|url=https://www.census.gov}}</ref> The Town of [[Carmel, New York|Carmel]] includes the hamlets of the county seat [[Carmel Hamlet|Carmel]], Carmel Hills, Field Corners, Hopkins Corners, [[Mahopac, New York|Mahopac]], [[Mahopac Falls, New York|Mahopac Falls]], Secor Corners, Tilly Foster, and West Mahopac. Carmel is along the southern border of Putnam County.

Carmel is known for its historic courthouse and high school, which serves grades 9–12.<ref name="disc14">{{cite web|title=Carmel High School|year=2007|publisher=Carmel High School|access-date=January 15, 2008|url=http://www.ccsd.k12.ny.us/chs/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080101093948/http://www.ccsd.k12.ny.us/chs/|archive-date=January 1, 2008}}</ref> Carmel was taken in 1795 from Frederickstown, a town which encompassed the present towns of Kent, Patterson, and Carmel.<ref name="disc15">{{cite web|title=Putnam County history|year=2007|publisher=Rootsweb|access-date=January 15, 2008|url=http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyputnam/putnam1841.html}}</ref>

====Kent====
{{main|Kent, New York}}
[[File:Canopus Lake, Fahnestock State Park, NY.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Canopus Lake]] in [[Clarence Fahnestock Memorial State Park]], lying in part in Kent]]
[[Kent, New York|Kent]] is a town located along the northern border of Putnam with a population of 12,900.<ref name="disc16">{{cite web|author=U.S. Census bureau|year=2006|title=Population of Kent|publisher=U.S. Census bureau|access-date=January 15, 2008|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFPopulation?_event=ChangeGeoContext&geo_id=06000US3607939331&_geoContext=&_street=&_county=Kent&_cityTown=Kent&_state=&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=010&_submenuId=population_0&ds_name=null&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null&reg=null%3Anull&_keyword=&_industry=|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212051837/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFPopulation?_event=ChangeGeoContext&geo_id=06000US3607939331&_geoContext=&_street=&_county=Kent&_cityTown=Kent&_state=&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=010&_submenuId=population_0&ds_name=null&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null&reg=null:null&_keyword=&_industry=|archive-date=February 12, 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Coles Mills, New York|Coles Mills]] was settled in 1747 at the outlet of Barrett Pond into the West Branch of the [[Croton River]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://hyzercreek.com/cole.htm | title=Search }}</ref> Kent contains the hamlets of [[Lake Carmel, New York|Lake Carmel]], Kent Corners, Kent Hills, and Ludingtonville. Kent was the last remaining section of Frederickstown, after the towns of Carmel and Patterson were divided from it in 1795. Frederickstown was founded in 1788.<ref name="disc15" />

====Patterson====
{{main|Patterson, New York}}
[[File:Patterson Cemetery 2004.JPG|thumb|250px|A church in [[Patterson, New York|Patterson]]]]
The Town of Patterson is located in the northeast area of Putnam County and has a population of 11,541.<ref name="disc18">{{cite web|author=U.S. census bureau|title=Population of Patterson|year=2006|publisher=U.S. Census bureau|access-date=January 15, 2008|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFPopulation?_event=ChangeGeoContext&geo_id=06000US3607956748&_geoContext=&_street=&_county=Patterson&_cityTown=Patterson&_state=&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=010&_submenuId=population_0&ds_name=null&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null&reg=null%3Anull&_keyword=&_industry=|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212045504/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFPopulation?_event=ChangeGeoContext&geo_id=06000US3607956748&_geoContext=&_street=&_county=Patterson&_cityTown=Patterson&_state=&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=010&_submenuId=population_0&ds_name=null&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null&reg=null:null&_keyword=&_industry=|archive-date=February 12, 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref> Patterson, originally named Franklin, was divided from the former town of Frederickstown, in 1795.<ref name="disc15" /> Patterson contains the hamlets of Patterson, Barnum Corners, Camp Brady, Fields Corners, Haines Corners, Haviland Hollow, [[Putnam Lake, New York|Putnam Lake]], Steinbeck Corners, Towners, and West Patterson.

====Philipstown====
{{main|Philipstown, New York}}
[[File:Main Street, Cold Spring NY.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Cold Spring, New York|Cold Spring]]'s Main Street, part of the [[Cold Spring Historic District|federally recognized]] [[historic district]] in the village within the town of [[Philipstown, New York|Philipstown]]]]
Philipstown is a town located along the western end of Putnam County and it has a population of 9,831.<ref name="disc17">{{cite web|author=U.S. Census bureau|title=Population of Philipstown|year=2006|publisher=U.S. Census bureau|access-date=January 15, 2008|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFPopulation?_event=Search&_name=philipstown&_state=&_county=philipstown&_cityTown=philipstown&_zip=&_sse=on&_lang=en&pctxt=fph|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212050656/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFPopulation?_event=Search&_name=philipstown&_state=&_county=philipstown&_cityTown=philipstown&_zip=&_sse=on&_lang=en&pctxt=fph|archive-date=February 12, 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref> Philipstown contains the villages and hamlets of [[Cold Spring, New York|Cold Spring]], Forsonville, [[Garrison, New York|Garrison]], Garrison Four Corners, Glenclyffe, Manitou, McKeel Corners, [[Nelsonville, New York|Nelsonville]], [[North Highlands, New York|North Highlands]], Storm King, and the north side of Continental Village. It was founded in 1788.<ref name="disc15" /> [[West Point, New York|West Point]] (in [[Orange County, New York|Orange County]]) is located across the Hudson River from the village of Cold Spring.<ref name="disc15" />
It has three stations on the Metro North Railroad Hudson line: in Garrison, Cold Spring and Manitou, which has limited train service.

Two public libraries are located in Philipstown: the Desmond-Fish Library in Garrison and the Julia L. Butterfield Library in Cold Spring.

====Putnam Valley====
{{main|Putnam Valley, New York}}
Putnam Valley is a town located on the southern border of Putnam County with a population of 11,762.<ref name="disc21">{{cite web|author=U.S. Census bureau|title=Population of Putnam Valley|year=2006|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=January 15, 2008|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFPopulation?_event=Search&_name=Putnam+Valley&_state=&_county=Putnam+Valley&_cityTown=Putnam+Valley&_zip=&_sse=on&_lang=en&pctxt=fph|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212211019/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFPopulation?_event=Search&_name=Putnam+Valley&_state=&_county=Putnam+Valley&_cityTown=Putnam+Valley&_zip=&_sse=on&_lang=en&pctxt=fph|archive-date=February 12, 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref> It is the third largest town in the county. Putnam Valley contains the hamlets of Adams Corners, Christian Corners, Gilbert Corners, Lake Peekskill, Oscawana Corners, Putnam Valley, Tompkins Corners, Sunnybrook.

Putnam Valley was created in 1835 as the Town Of Quincy, taking its current name the following year. The town was created by splitting off from Philipstown. Putnam Valley is home to the [[Clarence Fahnestock State Park]], which covers much of Putnam County and some of Dutchess County.<ref name="disc22">{{cite web|author=New York State Park Authority|title=Fahnestalk state park|year=2007|publisher=New York State park authority|access-date=January 15, 2008|url=http://nysparks.state.ny.us/parks/info.asp?parkID=129|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060924013441/http://www.nysparks.state.ny.us/parks/info.asp?parkID=129|archive-date=September 24, 2006|url-status=dead}}</ref>

====Southeast====
{{main|Southeast, New York}}
The Town of Southeast is located in the southeastern corner of Putnam County, with a population of 18,058.<ref name="disc19">{{cite web|author=U.S. Census bureau|title=Population of Southeast|year=2006|publisher=U.S. Census bureau|access-date=January 15, 2008|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFPopulation?_event=ChangeGeoContext&geo_id=06000US3607968924&_geoContext=&_street=&_county=southeast&_cityTown=southeast&_state=&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=geoSelect&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=010&_submenuId=population_0&ds_name=null&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null&reg=null%3Anull&_keyword=&_industry=|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212052056/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFPopulation?_event=ChangeGeoContext&geo_id=06000US3607968924&_geoContext=&_street=&_county=southeast&_cityTown=southeast&_state=&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=geoSelect&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=010&_submenuId=population_0&ds_name=null&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null&reg=null:null&_keyword=&_industry=|archive-date=February 12, 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref> It was founded in 1788 as one of the three original towns in what would later become Putnam County.<ref name="disc20">{{cite web|title=Town of Southeast|year=2007|publisher=Town of Southeast, New York|access-date=January 15, 2008|url=http://www.townofsoutheast-ny.com/Public_Documents/SoutheastNY_WebDocs/about|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071107233820/http://www.townofsoutheast-ny.com/Public_Documents/SoutheastNY_WebDocs/about|archive-date=November 7, 2007}}</ref> Its shape changed greatly in 1795, when it lost its northern half to Patterson and gained a great amount on its western side.

It is the second-largest town in Putnam County, second only to Carmel.<ref name="disc20" /> The crossroads of Interstate highways 684 and 84; State Routes 22 and 312; and US Highways 6 and 202 are located here. Metro-North Railroad's Harlem Line has two stops that service the area, at Brewster Village and Southeast Station (formerly Brewster North) off Route 312.<ref name="disc20" /> Southeast contains the village of [[Brewster, New York|Brewster]], and the hamlets of [[Brewster Hill, New York|Brewster Hill]], [[Brewster Heights, New York|Brewster Heights]], Deans Corners, DeForest Corners, Drewville Heights, [[Dykemans, New York|Dykemans]], [[Milltown, New York|Milltown]], [[Peach Lake, New York|Peach Lake]], Sears Corners, and [[Sodom, New York|Sodom]].

===Villages===
====Brewster====
{{main|Brewster, New York}}

[[Brewster, New York|Brewster]] is an incorporated village within the Town of Southeast.

====Cold Spring====
{{main|Cold Spring, New York}}

[[Cold Spring, New York|Cold Spring]] is an incorporated village within Town of Philipstown and the village of Nelsonville.

====Nelsonville====
{{main|Nelsonville, New York}}

[[Nelsonville, New York|Nelsonville]] is an incorporated village within the Town of Philipstown and the village of Cold Spring.

===Census-designated places===
* [[Brewster Heights, New York|Brewster Heights]]
* [[Brewster Hill, New York|Brewster Hill]]
* [[Carmel (hamlet), New York|Carmel]]
* [[Lake Carmel, New York|Lake Carmel]]
* [[Mahopac, New York|Mahopac]]
* [[Peach Lake, New York|Peach Lake]] (shared with Westchester County)
* [[Putnam Lake, New York|Putnam Lake]]

===Other hamlets===
* [[Dykemans, New York|Dykemans]]
* [[Farmers Mills, Putnam County, New York|Farmers Mills]]
* [[Garrison, New York|Garrison]]
* [[Gayville, Putnam County, New York|Gayville]]
* [[Lake Peekskill, New York|Lake Peekskill]]
* [[Ludingtonville, New York|Ludingtonville]]
* [[Milltown, New York|Milltown]]
* [[Sodom, New York|Sodom]]
* [[Tompkins Corners, New York|Tompkins Corners]]

===Ghost towns===
* [[Coles Mills, New York|Coles Mills]]
* [[Dicktown, New York|Dicktown]]
* [[Doanesburgh, New York|Doanesburgh]]
* [[Towners, New York|Towners]]