Editing Essex, New York (section)

== Communities and locations in Essex ==
* Beggs Point – Small point in the hamlet of Essex. Horseshoe nail and window sash factories were located here before burning down in the early 1900s. Now the town park with playground, fishing pier and boat launch. Sunrise religious services for Easter.
* [[Boquet River]] – Its southern branch flows northward through the center portion of the town.
* Boquet (formally West Essex or Wessex) – A [[hamlet (New York)|hamlet]] on NY-22 west of Essex.
* Brookfield – A former hamlet in the western part of Essex settled in 1797 by mostly [[Morris County, New Jersey]], and [[Dutchess County, New York]], farmers and bloomers. Cemetery still exists.
* Bluff Point – A point in the southeast portion of Essex hamlet. Lake depth drops to {{convert|100|ft}} off the cliff.
* Bull Run – The hill on south Main Street traveling into Essex hamlet.
* Crooked S Hill – The hill west of Boquet after crossing the Boquet River. Named from the appearance of Jersey Street (County Road 12) as it twists up the hill.
* Grog Harbor – A shallow bay south of Split Rock Point. Named when liquor smugglers had to dump their cargo.
* Cannon Point – A shallow projection into Lake Champlain at the Crater Club.
* [[Crater Club]] – A hamlet on the shore of Lake Champlain, south of Essex hamlet on County Road 80.
* Essex (formerly "Elizabeth") – The hamlet of Essex on the shore of Lake Champlain at the junction of NY-22 and County Road 80. The hamlet is the location of the town government and is a ferry port to Vermont. The village was the first county seat of Essex County when it was formed in 1799 until 1807, when [[Elizabethtown (CDP), New York|Elizabethtown]] became the county seat. It was founded about 1765.  The [[Essex Village Historic District]] encompasses many of the historic buildings.
* Essex Station (also known as Merriam Station) – A location southwest of Essex hamlet on NY-22.
* Sandy Beach – A private small sand beach in the northeast part of Essex hamlet.
* Split Rock Point – The easternmost extension of the town into Lake Champlain. A privately owned lighthouse operates year-round.
* Whallonsburg – A hamlet in the southern part of the town on NY-22. It was founded about 1770 before a fire in the early 1900s, the hamlet produced furniture and other wood products. The [[Essex County Home and Farm]] was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.<ref name="nris"/> The Whallonsburg Grange Hall is a very popular cultural and educational center, as is Whitcomb's Garage, which was transformed in 2020 into commercial small business space. 
* Whallons Bay – A bay of Lake Champlain in the southeast part of Essex. This bay is very popular for mooring sailboats owned by local residents. A small parking area across the street leads to a tunnel under the road which grants access to the bay.