Americus may refer to:

Places in the United States

  • Americus, Georgia, a city with a population of around 17,000
  • Americus, Indiana, a small town in Washington Township
  • Americus, Kansas, a city with a population of around 900
  • Americus, Missouri, an unincorporated community
  • Americus Township, Lyon County, Kansas

People

  • Americus (given name)
  • Americus Backers (died 1778), described as the father of the English grand pianoforte style
  • Americus Mayo (died 1891), American politician, state legislator in Arkansas
  • Americus Vespucius Rice (1835–1904), American politician, banker, and businessman
  • Amerigo Vespucci (1454–1512) Italian merchant, explorer and cartographer whose first name was Americus in Latin
  • Saint Emeric of Hungary (died 1031), also known as Saint Americus or Emeric, a Hungarian prince
  • Americus Symmes (1811–1896), son of John Cleves Symmes Jr.

Other uses

  • Americus (baseball team), a minor league club that represented the city of Americus, Georgia
  • Americus Historic District in Americus, Georgia, US
  • Americus Hotel, historic building in Allentown, Pennsylvania, US
  • Americus, Preston and Lumpkin Railroad, historic railroad that operated in the states of Georgia and Alabama
  • Americus (horse) (died 1910), an American Thoroughbred racehorse
  • Americus, a 2011 graphic novel by M. K. Reed, published by First Second Books