Amherst may refer to:

People

Amherst (surname) Amherst is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Baron Amherst (disambiguation), in particular: ** Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst (1717–1797), British army officer ** William Amherst (British Army officer) (1732–1781), y ...

, including a list of people with the name *

Earl Amherst Earl Amherst (), of Arracan in the East Indies, was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 19 December 1826, for William Amherst, 2nd Baron Amherst, the Governor-General of India. He was made Viscount Holmesdale, in ...

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 ( ) is a town in northwestern Nova Scotia, Canada, located at the northeast end of the Cumberland Basin (Canada), Cumberland Basin, an arm of the Bay of Fundy, and south of the Northumberland Strait. The town sits on a height of land a ...

* Amherst Head, Nova Scotia * Amherst Internment Camp, Nova Scotia (1915–1919) *

Amherst Point Amherst Point is a 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, Aust ...

, 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 * West Amherst, Nova Scotia *

Amherst Island Amherst Island is located in Lake Ontario, west of Kingston, Ontario, 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, Ontario, Lo ...

, Ontario * Amherst Pointe, Ontario *

Amherstburg 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 ...

, 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, Ontario, Kingston ...

Amherst, Quebec Amherst is a township municipality (Quebec), 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 I ...

* Saint-Rémi-d'Amherst, Quebec *

Amherst Island (Nunavut) Saglaarjuk (Inuktitut syllabics''ᓴᒡᓛᕐᔪᒃ'') formerly Amherst Island is one of several uninhabited, irregularly shaped islands located on the south side of the Fury and Hecla Strait of Nunavut's Qikiqtaaluk Region within the northern C ...

United States

Amherst, Colorado Amherst is a census-designated place (CDP) and a post office located in Phillips County, Colorado, United States. As of the United States Census 2020, the population of the Amherst CDP was 47. History The town of Amherst was established about ...

Amherst, Maine Amherst is a town in Hancock County, Maine, United States. The population was 248 at the 2020 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and is water. Demographics 20 ...

Amherst, Massachusetts Amherst () is a city in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States, in the Connecticut River valley. Amherst has a council–manager form of government, and is considered a city under Massachusetts state law. Amherst is one of several Massach ...

Amherst Center, Massachusetts Amherst Center is a census-designated place (CDP) in the City of Amherst in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States. The CDP covers the primary village in town. The population was 19,065 at the 2010 census, out of a total city population ...

Amherst Township, Fillmore County, Minnesota Amherst Township ( ) is a township in Fillmore County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 405 at the 2000 census. Amherst Township was organized in 1858, and named after Amherst, Ohio, the native home of the wife of an early settler ...

Amherst, Nebraska Amherst is a village in Buffalo County, Nebraska, United States. It is part of the Kearney, Nebraska Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 248 at the 2010 census. History Amherst was laid out and platted on its present site in 189 ...

Amherst, New Hampshire Amherst is a town in Hillsborough County in the state of New Hampshire, United States. The population was 11,753 at the 2020 census. Amherst is home to Ponemah Bog Wildlife Sanctuary, Hodgman State Forest, the Joe English Reservation and Baboos ...

, a New England town **

Amherst (CDP), New Hampshire Amherst is a census-designated place (CDP) and the main village in the town of Amherst in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States. The population of the CDP was 697 at the 2020 census, out of 11,753 in the entire town. The village cen ...

, the main village in the town *

Amherst, New York Amherst () is a Administrative divisions of New York#Town, town in Erie County, New York, Erie County, New York (state), New York, United States. It is a suburb of Buffalo, New York, Buffalo. As of 2020, the town had a total population of 129,595. ...

Amherst, Ohio Amherst ( ) is a city in Lorain County, Ohio, United States. It is located west of Cleveland within the Cleveland metropolitan area. The population was 12,681 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. History The original village, which e ...

Amherst Township, Lorain County, Ohio Amherst Township is one of the eighteen townships of Lorain County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,492. Geography Located in northern Lorain County, it borders the following townships and cities: * Amherst - n ...

* Amherst, South Dakota * Amherst, Texas *

Amherst, Virginia Amherst (formerly Dearborn) is a town in Amherst County, Virginia, United States. The population was 2,231 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Amherst County. Amherst is part of the Lynchburg metropolitan area. History Amherst was fo ...

Amherst County, Virginia Amherst County is a county, located in the Piedmont region and near the center of the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. The county is part of the Lynchburg Metropolitan Statistical Area, and its county seat is also named Amhers ...

* Amherst (town), Wisconsin **

Amherst, Wisconsin Amherst is a village in Portage County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,117 in the 2020 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, in Amherst, Massachusetts, US * Amherst Central High School, in Snyder, Amherst, New York State, US *

Amherst College Amherst College ( ) is a Private college, private Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college in Amherst, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1821 as an attempt to relocate Williams College by its then-president Zepha ...

, in Amherst, Massachusetts, US *

University of Massachusetts Amherst The University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass Amherst) is a public land-grant research university in Amherst, Massachusetts, United States. It is the flagship campus of the University of Massachusetts system and was founded in 1863 as the ...

, 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) 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 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 * Amherst Mountain, a summit in Colorado * Baron Amherst (disambiguation) * Amherst Street (disambiguation) * Amherst Township (disambiguation)