Editing Harmony, New York (section)

== Communities and locations in the Town of Harmony ==
*'''Blockville''' &ndash; A [[Hamlet (New York)|hamlet]] near the north town line by the junction of County Road 35 and [[New York State Route 474|NY-474]].
*'''Brokenstraw Creek''' &ndash; A stream which rises on the west side of the town; a tributary of the [[Allegheny River]] in Pennsylvania.
*'''Cherry Hill''' &ndash; A hamlet in the southeast corner of the town by the junction of County Roads 12 and 35.
*'''Kings Corners''' &ndash; A location at the west town line, west of Panama village on County Road 10.
*'''Little Brokenstraw Creek''' &ndash; A stream flowing southward through the west side of the town, joining Brokenstraw Creek in Pennsylvania.
*'''Niobe''' &ndash; A location in the southeast part of the town and west of Cherry Hill on County Road 12. This little hamlet was once serviced by the Pennsylvania Railroad. Mailbags were left twice daily by train slowing, while passing through, if not stopping for passengers, leaving mailbag (twice daily) hanging from the extended iron hook on the corner of the depot. The depot, named by the Pennsylvania Railroad, was Grant Station, New York. Around 1907/08, Postmaster J. Ray Barker decided to hold a contest to name the community. He wanted to stop the confusion caused by the PRR mistakenly leaving mailbags meant for Grant Station, Ohio (another depot on the same rail-line), and mailbags meant for Grant Station, NY left in Ohio. When Postmaster J. Ray Barker reported the contest results, it was Niobe to be the community's name. As told to Walter S. Barker, nephew of the postmaster, family members suspected that Uncle Ray was influenced by the Greek mythology he had been studying, as that subject was not likely studied by people in this remote rural area. The Barker family were early settlers of Harmony Township, with Postmaster's father having served in the Union Army of the Civil War [Private in T Company, 9th Regiment NY Cavalry, enlisted on August 10, 1864].
*'''North East Junction''' &ndash; A hamlet in the southeast part of the town
*'''[[Panama, New York|Panama]]''' &ndash; The village of Panama is in the northwest part of the town on Route 474 and County Roads 10 and 33.
*'''Watts Flats''' &ndash; A hamlet by the eastern town and south of Blockville on County Road 35.