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 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 * Amherst, Nova Scotia * Amherst Head, Nova Scotia * Amherst Internment Camp, 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 *

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 Addi ...

, Ontario * Amherst Pointe, Ontario * Amherstburg, Ontario * Amherstview, Ontario * Amherst, Quebec *

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 ...

* 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 Amherst () is a town in Erie County, New York, United States. Amherst is an inner ring suburb of Buffalo. As of 2020, the town had a total population of 129,595. This represents an increase from 122,366 as reported in the 2010 census. The second ...

, the largest suburb of the city of Buffalo * Amherst, Ohio * Amherst Township, Lorain County, Ohio * 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 ...

* 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 Je ...

, 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, 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 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) *

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)