Editing Barton, New York (section)

== Communities and locations in the Town of Barton ==
*'''Barton''' &ndash; The [[hamlet (place)|hamlet]] of Barton in the southeast part of the town is located on the north side of the Susquehanna River and [[New York State Route 17C|NY-17C]].  The community has been referred to as "Barton City."
*'''East Waverly''' &ndash; A hamlet on the east side of Waverly.
*'''Ellistown''' - A hamlet on NY-17C east of Waverly on the north side of the Susquehanna River.
*'''Glencairn''' &ndash;  A hamlet in the southeast part of the town on County Road 9.
*'''Halsey Valley''' &ndash; A hamlet on the town line in the northeast part of the town.
*'''Lockwood''' &ndash;  A hamlet by the west town line on [[New York State Route 34|NY-34]]. It was formerly called "Bingham's Mills" from the names of early settlers.  The present name is after [[Belva Ann Lockwood]], a prominent [[suffragist]] who taught school for three years in nearby [[Owego (village), New York|Owego]].
*'''Lockwood Run''' &ndash; A stream at the west town line that flows through Waverly.
*'''North Barton''' &ndash; A hamlet centrally located in the north part of the town.
*'''North Waverly''' &ndash; A community adjacent to the north side of Waverly on NY-34.
*'''Reniff''' &ndash;  A hamlet by the west town line on NY-34 north of Lockwood.
*[[Waverly, Tioga County, New York|Waverly]] &ndash; The Village of Waverly is in the southwest corner of the town on the border of Pennsylvania. It is north of [[Sayre, Pennsylvania|Sayre]], Pennsylvania.
It was Bingham's Mills first founded by Charles Bingham in the 1700. The name was changed by a local politician who had a falling out with the Bingham's.
They had their own Mills, general store, Post Office, etc. that would be found in a small town.