Editing Hanover, New York (section)

==  Communities and locations in Hanover ==
*'''Balltown''' &ndash; A hamlet in the southeast part of the town, east of Smiths Mills.
*'''[[Cattaraugus Reservation, Chautauqua County, New York|Cattaraugus Reservation]]''' &ndash; A reservation the [[Seneca tribe]] borders the northeast part of the town.
*'''Dennisons Corners''' &ndash; A location north of Keaches Corners.
*'''[[Forestville, New York|Forestville]]''' &ndash; The hamlet of Forestville, near the west town line and in the southwest part of the town on [[New York State Route 39|NY-39]], formerly a village.
*'''Hanford Bay''' &ndash;  A lakeside [[hamlet (New York)|hamlet]] in the northeast part of the town, west of Irving.
*'''Hanover Center''' &ndash; A hamlet southeast of Silver Creek on County Roads 89 and 93.
*'''[[Irving, New York|Irving]]''' &ndash; A hamlet on [[New York State Route 5|NY-5]] and [[U.S. Route 20|US 20]] on the northeast town line. The community was first called "Cattaraugus" and later "Acasto" and part of the community was called "La Grange" after the [[Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette]] who lived at La Grange in [[France]].{{sfn|Young|1875|page=415}} The village is adjacent to Cattaraugus Creek.
*'''Keaches Corners''' &ndash; A hamlet north of Forestville on [[County Route 85 (Chautauqua County, New York)|County Road 85]].
*'''Nashville''' &ndash; A hamlet on Route 39 in the southeast corner of the town. The hamlet was named after Deacon Silas Nash, a local settler.{{sfn|Young|1875|page=416}}<ref>{{gnis|958275}}</ref>
*'''Parcells Corners''' &ndash; A hamlet in the southeast part of town on Route 39 and County Road 93.
*'''[[Silver Creek, New York|Silver Creek]]''' &ndash; The village of Silver Creek, in the northeast corner of the town on US Route 20 and NY Route 5.
*'''Smith's Mills''' &ndash; A hamlet in the eastern part of the town on County Road 93. The hamlet was originally the home of Rodney Smith.{{sfn|Young|1875|page=416}}
*'''[[Sunset Bay, New York|Sunset Bay]]''' &ndash; A lakeside hamlet (and census-designated place) in the northeast part of the town on County Road 95.