Editing Gaines, New York (section)

== Communities and locations in the Town of Gaines ==
*[[Albion (village), Orleans County, New York|Albion]] - The Village of Albion is the county seat of Orleans County and a port of the Erie Canal.
*[[Childs, New York|Childs]] &ndash; A [[Hamlet (place)|hamlet]] east of Gaines village on Route 104 at the junction of NY-98. It is named after Judge Henry Childs and previously known as "Proctor's Corners" and "Fair Haven."  It is the location of the [[Cobblestone Historic District]].
*[[Eagle Harbor, New York|Eagle Harbor]] &ndash; A hamlet in the south part of the town. An eagle's nest was found here while the Erie Canal was being dug, giving the location its name.
*[[East Gaines]] &ndash; A hamlet east of Gaines village on NY-104.
*'''Five Corners''' &ndash; A hamlet south of Childs on NY-98.
*'''Gaines''' &ndash; The hamlet of Gaines was established in 1832. It is located at the junction of Routes NY-104 and NY-279.
*'''Gaines Basin''' &ndash; A hamlet named after a wide place in the Erie Canal for barges to turn around.
*'''Waterport Pond''' &ndash; A wide part of the Oak Orchard River is partly in the town.
*'''West Gaines''' &ndash; A hamlet west of Gaines village on NY-104 that is now a small cluster of houses.