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

See also

  • Amherst Town Hall, Amherst, Ohio, US
  • Amherst West Cemetery, Amherst, Mass., US
  • Port Amherst, West Virginia, US
  • North Amherst, Massachusetts, US
  • North Amherst Center Historic District
  • East Amherst:
  • East Amherst, New York, US
  • East Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada
  • West Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada
  • South Amherst (disambiguation)