Amherst may refer to:
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Amherst (surname), including a list of people with the name
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Earl Amherst of Arracan in the East Indies, a title in the British Peerage; formerly ''Baron Amherst''
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Baron Amherst of Hackney
Baron Amherst of Hackney (), in the County of London, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 26 August 1892 for the former Conservative Member of Parliament William Tyssen-Amherst, with remainder, in default of male ...
of the City of London, a title in the British Peerage
Places
Australia
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Amherst, Victoria
Burma
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Kyaikkami
Kyaikkhami ( Mon: ; ; pronounced ; th, เชียงกราน, formerly Amherst) is a resort town within Thanbyuzayat township in the Mon State of south-east Myanmar.
The town is situated on a peninsula about south of Mawlamyine, the c ...
, Myanmar, formerly known as Amherst
Canada
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Amherst Cove
Amherst Cove is a Canadian community in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Located in the Bonavista, the community was founded prior to 1864. Fishing is or was the major industry and the nearest port of entry was nine miles away in Bo ...
, Newfoundland and Labrador
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Middle Amherst Cove Middle Amherst Cove is a settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador (; french: Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador; frequently abbreviated as NL) is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. The provinc ...
, Newfoundland and Labrador
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Upper Amherst Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador Upper Amherst Cove, is a Local service district (Newfoundland and Labrador), local service district and designated place in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.
History
The nearest post office d ...
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Amherst, Nova Scotia
Amherst ( ) is a town in northwestern Nova Scotia, Canada, located at the northeast end of the Cumberland Basin, an arm of the Bay of Fundy, and south of the Northumberland Strait. The town sits on a height of land at the eastern boundary of th ...
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Amherst Head
Amherst Head is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Cumberland County.
According to the boo Place-Names and Places of Nova Scotia Amherst Head is "located on the road from Amherst to Pugwash, west of Pugwash. Among ...
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Amherst Internment Camp
Amherst Internment Camp was an internment camp that existed from 1914 to 1919 in Amherst, Nova Scotia. It was the largest internment camp camp in Canada during World War I; a maximum of 853 prisoners were housed at one time at the old Malleable I ...
, Nova Scotia (1915-1919)
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Amherst Point, Nova Scotia
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Amherst Shore
Amherst Shore is a small community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Cumberland County Cumberland County may refer to:
Australia
* Cumberland County, New South Wales
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East Amherst, Nova Scotia
East Amherst is a Canadian rural community located in northwestern Cumberland County, Nova Scotia near the border with New Brunswick, located on Trunk 6, immediately east of the Town of Amherst's municipal boundary.
The community is mostly sma ...
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West Amherst, Nova Scotia
West Amherst is a small community in the Canada, Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Hants County.
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Amherst Island
Amherst Island is located in Lake Ontario, west of Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Amherst Island, being wholly in Lake Ontario, is upstream, above the St Lawrence River Thousand Islands. The Island is part of Loyalist Township in Lennox and Addingt ...
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Amherst Pointe, Ontario
Amherstburg is a town near the mouth of the Detroit River in Essex County, Ontario, Canada. In 1796, Fort Malden was established here, stimulating growth in the settlement. The fort has been designated as a National Historic Site.
The town is ...
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Amherstburg, Ontario
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Amherstview, Ontario
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Amherst, Quebec
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Saint-Rémi-d'Amherst, Quebec
Amherst is a township municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located within Les Laurentides Regional County Municipality.
The village of Vendée is also located within the municipality.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Populatio ...
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Amherst Island (Nunavut)
United States
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Amherst, Colorado
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Amherst, Maine
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Amherst, Massachusetts
Amherst () is a New England town, town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States, in the Connecticut River valley. As of the 2020 census, the population was 39,263, making it the highest populated municipality in Hampshire County (althoug ...
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Amherst Center, Massachusetts
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Amherst Township, Fillmore County, Minnesota
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Amherst, Nebraska
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Amherst, New Hampshire, a New England town
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Amherst (CDP), New Hampshire, the main village in the town
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Amherst, New York, the largest suburb of the city of Buffalo
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Amherst, Ohio
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Amherst Township, Lorain County, Ohio
Amherst Township is one of the eighteen townships of Lorain County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 6,844, down from 7,598 people at the 2000 census. In 2010, 5,728 of the population lived in the unincorporated porti ...
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Amherst, South Dakota
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Amherst, Texas
Amherst is a city in Lamb County, Texas, United States. The population was 721 at the 2010 census.
History
Amherst, on U.S. Route 84 and the BNSF Railway in west central Lamb County, began in 1913 as a Pecos and Northern Texas Railway station f ...
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Amherst, Virginia
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Amherst County, Virginia
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Amherst (town), Wisconsin
Amherst is a town in Portage County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,435 at the 2000 census. The ghost town of Lake Emily was located in the town.
The Town of Amherst was established in 1851.
Geography
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Amherst, Wisconsin
Amherst is a village in Portage County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,035 in the 2010 census. Amherst is at the core of the Tomorrow Valley area.
History
The name Amherst was established in 1853 by Adam Uline, after General J ...
, a village in the town
Education
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Amherst Regional Public Schools
Amherst Regional Public Schools (sometimes referred to as the Union #26 and Amherst-Pelham Regional School Districts), is a group of school districts usually managed as a single entity, based in Amherst, Massachusetts which serves the Pioneer Vall ...
, in Amherst, Massachusetts, US
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Amherst Central High School
Amherst Central High School (ACHS) is a public High school (North America), high school in Snyder, New York, Snyder, New York (state), New York, United States, a Hamlet (New York), hamlet within the town of Amherst, New York, Amherst, which is wit ...
, in Snyder, Amherst, New York State, US
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Amherst College
Amherst College ( ) is a private liberal arts college in Amherst, Massachusetts. Founded in 1821 as an attempt to relocate Williams College by its then-president Zephaniah Swift Moore, Amherst is the third oldest institution of higher educatio ...
, in Amherst, Massachusetts, US
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University of Massachusetts Amherst, in Amherst, Massachusetts, US
Transportation
Cars
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Amherst (automobile), manufactured briefly in Canada
Stations
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Amherst Street station
Amherst Street is a Buffalo Metro Rail underground station located at the corner of Main and Amherst Streets. From May 18, 1985 to November 10, 1986, due to construction issues at LaSalle station, Amherst Street station served as the northern ter ...
, a subway station in Buffalo, New York
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Amherst station (Massachusetts)
Amherst is a former intercity rail station located in Amherst, Massachusetts. The station was built by the Amherst and Belchertown Railroad in 1853; it was served by the Central Vermont Railway until 1947. Amtrak service began in 1989 with the '' ...
, a former station in Amherst, Massachusetts, US
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Amherst station (Nova Scotia)
Amherst station is an inter-city railway station in Amherst, Nova Scotia served by Via Rail Ocean train.
The station, which opened in 1908, was staffed by Via Rail until October 2012 when the building was closed. Via Rail passenger trains contin ...
, a station in Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Fort Amherst (disambiguation) There are several historical locations known as Fort Amherst:
* The fortress at Fort Amherst in England.
* The neighbourhood of Fort Amherst at the entrance to the harbour at St. John's, Newfoundland.
* Port-la-Joye—Fort Amherst, a Canadian Natio ...
, military facilities in England and Canada
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Baron Amherst (disambiguation)
Baron Amherst may refer to:
* Baron Amherst ''of Holmesdale in the County of Kent'' (Peerage of Great Britain) — created in 1776 for Jeffery Amherst and extinct in 1797.
* Baron Amherst, ''of Montreal in the County of Kent'' (Peerage of Grea ...
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Amherst Street (disambiguation) Amherst Street may refer to:
* Amherst Street (Kolkata), a neighborhood in northern Kolkata, India
*Amherst Road (former name of Kyaikkhami Road), a road in Moulmein (now Mawlamyine)
* Amherst Street (Montreal), a street in Montreal
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Amherst Township (disambiguation) Amherst Township may refer to the following townships in the US:
* Amherst Township, Cherokee County, Iowa
* Amherst Township, Fillmore County, Minnesota
* Amherst Township, Lorain County, Ohio
See also
* Amherst County
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Amherst Town Hall
Amherst Town Hall is a historic building in Amherst, Ohio. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on May 29, 1975.
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* Historic preservation
* National Register of Historic Places listings in Lorain County, Ohio
* Town ha ...
, Amherst, Ohio, US
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Amherst West Cemetery
Amherst West Cemetery is a historic cemetery on Triangle Street in Amherst, Massachusetts. The cemetery was first laid out in 1730, when the voters of Hadley elected to establish a new burying ground in its eastern precinct. When the area wa ...
, Amherst, Mass., US
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Port Amherst, West Virginia
Port Amherst is an unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States. Port Amherst is located on the Kanawha River southeast of Charleston. It is the northern terminus of the West Virginia Turnpike
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North Amherst, Massachusetts
North Amherst is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Amherst in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 6,819 at the 2010 census, up from 6,019 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusett ...
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North Amherst Center Historic District
The North Amherst Center Historic District encompasses the center of North Amherst, part of the town of Amherst, Massachusetts. It is a well-preserved example of a traditional farming village, centered at the five-way junction of Meadow, Pine ...
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East Amherst, New York
East Amherst is a suburban hamlet northeast of downtown Buffalo, Erie County, New York, United States. It straddles the towns of Amherst and Clarence, and comprises the majority of ZIP code 14051.
History
East Amherst is centered in an are ...
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East Amherst, Nova Scotia
East Amherst is a Canadian rural community located in northwestern Cumberland County, Nova Scotia near the border with New Brunswick, located on Trunk 6, immediately east of the Town of Amherst's municipal boundary.
The community is mostly sma ...
, Canada
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West Amherst, Nova Scotia
West Amherst is a small community in the Canada, Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Hants County.
ReferencesWest Amherst on Destination Nova Scotia
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South Amherst (disambiguation) South Amherst may refer to:
* South Amherst, Massachusetts, USA
** South Amherst Common Historic District
* South Amherst, Ohio, USA
** South Amherst High School
See also
* Amherst (disambiguation) Amherst may refer to:
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