Amherst, Colorado
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Amherst is an unincorporated town and U.S. Post Office in Phillips County, Colorado, United States. The ZIP Code of the Amherst Post Office is 80721.
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[edit] History
The town of Amherst was established about 1887.[1] The Amherst Post Office opened on February 18, 1888.[2]
[edit] Geography
Amherst is located at (40.681940,-102.166157).
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[edit] References
- ^ Eichler, Geo. R. (1977). Colorado Place Names. Johnson Publishing Company.
- ^ Bauer, William H.; James L. Ozment, John H. Willard (1990). Colorado Post Offices 1859-1989. The Colorado Railroad Museum. ISBN 0-918654-42-4.
