Americus may refer to:

Places in the United States

Americus, Georgia Americus is the county seat of Sumter County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 16,230. It is the principal city of the Americus Micropolitan Statistical Area, a micropolitan area that covers Schley an ...

, a city with a population of around 17,000 *

Americus, Indiana Americus is a small census-designated place in Washington Township, Tippecanoe County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The community is part of the Lafayette, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area. History A post office was established at Americus ...

, a small town in Washington Township *

Americus, Kansas Americus is a city in Lyon County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 776. It is located northwest of the city of Emporia. Americus is often a waypoint in some Unbound Gravel bike races. History Ame ...

, a city with a population of around 900 *

Americus, Missouri Americus is an unincorporated community in Montgomery County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. History A post office called Americus was established in 1867, and remained in operation until 1959. The community was named after Amerigo Vespucci, an e ...

, an unincorporated community *

Americus Township, Lyon County, Kansas Americus Township is a township in Lyon County, Kansas, United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists ...

People

Americus Backers Americus Backers (died 1778), sometimes described as the father of the English grand pianoforte style, brought the hammer striking action for keyboard instruments from his master Gottfried Silbermann's workshop in Freiburg to England in the mid-18t ...

(died 1778), described as the father of the English grand pianoforte style *

Americus Vespucius Rice Americus Vespucius Rice (November 18, 1835 – April 4, 1904) was a nineteenth-century politician, banker, and businessman from Ohio. He served in the Union Army during the American Civil War and was appointed brigadier general at the end of t ...

(1835–1904), American politician, banker, and businessman * Amerigo Vespucci (1454–1512) Italian merchant, explorer and cartographer whose first name was ''Americus'' in Latin *

Saint Emeric of Hungary Emeric ( hu, Szent Imre herceg), also ''Emericus,'' ''Emerick, Emery, Emory'', and venerated as Saint Emeric (c. 1007 – 2 September 1031) was the son of King Stephen I of Hungary and Giselle of Bavaria. Life Family Emeric is assumedSauser ...

(died 1031), also known as ''Saint Americus'' or ''Emeric'', a Hungarian prince * Americus Symmes (1811–1896), son of John Cleves Symmes Jr.

Other uses

Americus (baseball team) There have been eight Minor leagues teams that have represented the city of Americus, Georgia. Since classification of the minors began, seven of them have been labeled as class D loops and one played in an independent league. History Americus Pal ...

, a minor league club that represented the city of Americus, Georgia *

Americus Hotel The Americus Hotel is an historic hotel, which is located in Allentown, Pennsylvania. It was built between 1926 and 1927, and is a thirteen-story yellow brick building. ''Note:'' This includes It was listed on the National Register of Historic P ...

, historic building in Allentown, Pennsylvania *

Americus, Preston and Lumpkin Railroad The Savannah, Americus and Montgomery Railway (SA&M) was a historic railroad located in the U.S. states of Georgia and Alabama. SA&M was built in the 1880s running between Montgomery, Alabama and Lyons, Georgia. It would be completed to Savannah, ...

, historic railroad that operated in the states of Georgia and Alabama *

Americus (horse) Americus (foaled 1892, died 1910), was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who was exported to England. He had some success as a racehorse, but was more notable for his influence at stud. He was bred in California and won the 1895 Culver Stakes p ...

(died 1910), an American Thoroughbred racehorse * ''Americus'', a 2011 graphic novel by M. K. Reed, published by

First Second Books First Second Books is an American publisher of graphic novels. An imprint of Roaring Brook Press, part of Holtzbrinck Publishers, First Second publishes fiction, biographies, personal memoirs, history, visual essays, and comics journalism. It als ...

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