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 of the City of London, a title in the British Peerage

Places

Australia

*Amherst, Victoria

Burma

*Kyaikkami, Myanmar, formerly known as Amherst

Canada

*Amherst Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador *Middle Amherst Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador *Upper Amherst Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador *Amherst, Nova Scotia *Amherst Head, Nova Scotia *Amherst Internment Camp, Nova Scotia (1915-1919) *Amherst Point, Nova Scotia *Amherst Shore, Nova Scotia *East Amherst, Nova Scotia *West Amherst, Nova Scotia *Amherst Island, Ontario *Amherst Pointe, Ontario *Amherstburg, Ontario *Amherstview, Ontario *Amherst, Quebec *Saint-Rémi-d'Amherst, Quebec *Amherst Island (Nunavut)

United States

*Amherst, Colorado *Amherst, Maine *Amherst, Massachusetts *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, South Dakota *Amherst, Texas *Amherst, Virginia *Amherst County, Virginia *Amherst (town), Wisconsin **Amherst, Wisconsin, a village in the town

Education

*Amherst Regional Public Schools, in Amherst, Massachusetts, US *Amherst Central High School, in Snyder, Amherst, New York State, US *Amherst College, in Amherst, Massachusetts, US *University of Massachusetts Amherst, in Amherst, Massachusetts, US

Transportation

Cars

* Amherst (automobile), manufactured briefly in Canada

Stations

* Amherst Street station, a subway station in Buffalo, New York * Amherst station (Massachusetts), a former station in Amherst, Massachusetts, US * Amherst station (Nova Scotia), a station in Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada

Other uses

* Fort Amherst (disambiguation), military facilities in England and Canada * Baron Amherst (disambiguation) * Amherst Street (disambiguation) * Amherst Township (disambiguation)