Communities Principal locations or settlements in the town are: •
Beeman Creek Park is an undeveloped county park in the northeast part of the town. •
Clarence (also called "Clarence Hollow", or just "The Hollow") is in the southeast and is a
census-designated place. This is an extensive community of homes and businesses. The Clarence Historical Society is located on Main Street in this community. Part of the community is within a small valley which is traversed by Ransom Creek. The seat of the town government is in the Clarence postal zone, just south of the
hamlet of Clarence Center. During the time of its founding, Clarence village was called "Pine Grove" and later "Ransomville." There was also a stop on the
West Shore Railroad from 1884 to 1960. The stop on the
West Shore Railroad was named the "Clarence Station." •
Clarence Aerodrome (D51) is a small, grass-strip
airport in the northwest part of the town. This is a private general aviation airport. It was known earlier as "Steffan Airport". •
Clarence Center (formerly "Van Tines Corners") lies near the middle of the town. It is a small hamlet (and
census-designated place) with the most densely populated neighborhood situated around the intersection of Goodrich Road and Clarence Center Road. Clarence Center is also a postal ZIP code 14032, covering most of the north part of the town. •
East Amherst (formerly "Transit Station") is an unincorporated community, or
hamlet, on the west side of the town that is mostly in the town of
Amherst. East Amherst is also a postal zone (ZIP code 14051). •
Escarpment Sanctuary is a small nature preserve located on Greiner Road that is losing land to the upscale Spaulding Lake development. •
Gunnville is a former railroad station in the south part of the town, now only remembered as the source of the name for Gunnville Road. •
Harris Hill is an extensive community (a
census-designated place) in the southwest corner of the town, built on a low hill of the same name. This location was also called "Shimerville" after a former post office, now only remembered as the source of the name for Shimerville Road. •
Hunts Corners is a location near the eastern town line and consists of a scattered group of homes. The corners are formed by the intersection of Salt Road and Clarence Center-Akron Road. The First Baptist Church of Clarence is located in Hunts Corners. •
Mansfield Corners is a former location in the eastern part of the town, north of Hunts Corners. •
Millersport is a hamlet in the northwest corner of the town. Millersport extends into the town of Amherst and also across
Tonawanda Creek into
Niagara County. The primary settlement consists of residences and businesses near the intersection of Transit Road and Millersport Highway. •
Potoczek Airport (D46) is a small grass-strip airport in the northwest part of the town, located on Wolcott Road. •
Rapids is a hamlet at the northern town line. Rapids is officially in Niagara County, but partly extends into Erie County, divided by Tonawanda Creek. • Rock Oak Estates is a 55+ community located on Main Street in Clarence. •
Smiths Corners is a former location in the northern part of the town near Rapids. •
Snearly Corners is now the intersection of Main Street and Transit Road. It was named after the Snearly family, which ran a hotel there. •
Spaulding Lake is an upscale housing project built around a former quarry, located north of Main Street. •
Sturnerville is an historic location east of Harris Hill. •
Swormville is on the western border of the town and extends across the border into the town of Amherst. The community has had its name spelled several different ways in the past, such as "Schwarmsville". •
Tillman Road Wildlife Management Area is a conservation area in the southeast part of Clarence. •
Wolcottsburg (once called "West Prussia") is a hamlet in the northern part of the town, centered about a cluster of businesses, homes, and a church. The community is located near the intersection of Goodrich Road and Wolcott Road. It was once the demographic and economic center of Clarence, although hard times have hit the community and only two businesses remain.
Physiographic locations •
Beeman Creek is a small stream in the northeast part of Clarence, flowing northward to Tonawanda Creek. •
Black Creek is a stream running mostly east–west through the northern part of the town, starting near Wolcottsburg, and eventually merging into
Tonawanda Creek in northern Amherst. •
The Escarpment is a ledge, part of the
Onondaga Escarpment, running approximately east–west south of the middle of the town and most prominent between Goodrich Road and Kraus Road. •
Gott Creek is a stream in the southeast part of Clarence that flows west into Amherst. •
Ransom Creek is a stream in the south central part of Clarence that flows west into Amherst. •
Spaulding Lake is a former quarry north of Main Street, previously known as Quarry Lake. ==Cultural institutions==