Amherst may refer to:

People

* Amherst (surname), including a list of people with the name * Earl Amherst of Arracan in the East Indies, a title in the British Peerage; formerly ''Baron Amherst'' *

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

* Amherst, Victoria

Burma

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

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 *

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 *

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

, Nova Scotia *

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) * Amherst Point, Nova Scotia *

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 * the former name of Cumberland Land District, Tasmania, ...

, Nova Scotia *

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 ...

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
Communities in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia Gen ...

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 ...

, Ontario *

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 ...

* Amherstburg, Ontario *

Amherstview, Ontario Amherstview is an unincorporated community in the township of Loyalist, Ontario. It is located on the north shore of Lake Ontario and has a population of approximately 7,959 as of 2016. It is adjacent to the city of Kingston and is considered p ...

* Amherst, Quebec * Saint-Rémi-d'Amherst, Quebec * Amherst Island (Nunavut)

United States

* Amherst, Colorado * Amherst, Maine *

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 ...

* Amherst Center, Massachusetts * Amherst Township, Fillmore County, Minnesota * Amherst, Nebraska * Amherst, New Hampshire, a New England town ** Amherst (CDP), New Hampshire, the main village in the town * Amherst, New York, the largest suburb of the city of Buffalo * Amherst, Ohio *

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 ...

* Amherst, South Dakota *

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 ...

* Amherst, Virginia * Amherst County, Virginia *

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 According to the United ...

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

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 *

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 *

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 *

University of Massachusetts Amherst The University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass Amherst, UMass) is a public research university in Amherst, Massachusetts and the sole public land-grant university in Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Founded in 1863 as an agricultural college, it ...

, in Amherst, Massachusetts, US

Transportation

Cars

* Amherst (automobile), manufactured briefly in Canada

Stations

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 *

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 *

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

Other uses

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 *

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 ...

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 *Amherst Stree ...

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 * Amherst (disambiguation) ...