Amherst

Amherst designated

Places in Canada:

• Amherst (Nova Scotia)
• Amherst (Québec)
• Amherstburg in Ontario
• Amherstview
• Amherst Island in Lake Ontario

in the United States:

• Amherst (Colorado), in Phillips County
• Amherst (Illinois), in Lake County.
• Amherst (Maine), in Hancock County
• Amherst (Massachusetts), in Hampshire County
• Amherst (Minnesota), in Fillmore County.
• Amherst (Montana), in Fergus County
• Amherst (Nebraska), in Buffalo County.
• Amherst (New Hampshire), in Hillsborough County.
• Amherst (New York), in Erie County
• Amherst (North Carolina), in Burke County.
• Amherst (Ohio), in Lorain County
• Amherst (South Dakota), in Marshall County.
• Amherst (Tennessee), in Knox County
• Amherst (Lamar County, Texas)
• Amherst (Lamb County, Texas)
• Amherst (Virginia), in Amherst County
• Amherst (Wisconsin), in Portage County
• Amherst (Town), Town in Portage County, Wisconsin
• Amherst Center, in Hampshire County (Massachusetts)
• Amherst Heights, in Stark County (Ohio).
• Amherst Junction, in Portage County (Wisconsin)
• Amherstdale, in Logan County, West Virginia.
• Amherst County, administrative unit in Virginia

People:

• Hugh Amherst, 4th Earl Amherst (1856-1927), British peer and politician.
• Jeffrey Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst (1717-1797), British general, military governor of Canada, governor of Virginia, and commander-in-chief of the British Army.
• Jeffrey Amherst, 5th Earl Amherst (1896-1993), British peer and politician.
• John Amherst (1718-1778), British admiral
• William Amherst (General) (1732-1781), British army officer and politician.
• William Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst (1773-1857), British peer and politician.
• William Amherst, 2nd Earl Amherst (1805-1886), British peer and politician.
• William Amherst, 3rd Earl Amherst (1836-1910), British peer and politician.
• William Tyssen-Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst of Hackney (1835-1909), British politician and collector of the Amherst papyri.

Other:

• Amherst College, a prestigious liberal arts college in Amherst, Massachusetts
• University of Massachusetts Amherst
• (516) Amherstia
• Amherst Pheasant
• Amherst Mission, British legation sent to China in 1816 by Prince Regent George on behalf of his father, King George III.
• Amherst Lake, lake in Windsor County, Vermont
• Brand name of the former Canadian car manufacturer Canadian Two in One Capital Auto

Parks in the United States:

• Amherst Common, Park in Hampshire County, Massachusetts
• Amherst Park, park in Oakland County, Michigan
• Amherst Township Park, Park in Lorain County, Ohio
• Amherst Village Historic District, park in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire.
• Amherst Wayside, Park in Amherst County, Virginia
• Amherst/Plymouth Wildlife Management Area, park in Putnam County, West Virginia.

properties listed on the NRHP:

• Amherst Avenue Historic District, in Ticonderoga, New York, ID# 89000473.
• Amherst Central Business District, in Amherst, Massachusetts, ID# 91001859.
• Amherst Town Hall, in Amherst, Ohio, ID No. 75001459
• Amherst Village Historic District, in Amherst, New Hampshire, ID# 82001679.
• Amherst West Cemetery, in Amherst, Massachusetts, ID# 00000534.

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