Amherst

Amherst

Amherst may refer to:

Colleges

*Amherst College, in Amherst, Massachusetts
*University of Massachusetts Amherst

People

* Baron Amherst, in particular:
** Jeffrey Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst, 18th century British army officer
** William Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst, Governor-General of India from August 1823 to February 1828
* Josceline Amherst, Australian politician

Video Games

* A city in the game MapleStory located in Maple Island.

Places

Named for Jeffrey Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst:

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 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

United States

*Amherst, Colorado
*Amherst, Maine
*Amherst, Massachusetts
*Amherst, Nebraska
*Amherst, New Hampshire
*Amherst, New York
*Amherst, Ohio
*Amherst Township, Lorain County, Ohio
*Amherst, Texas
*Amherst, Virginia
*Amherst County, Virginia
*Amherst, Wisconsin

Other

* Amherst (automobile), manufactured briefly in Canada
* Amherst Records


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