Amherst

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Amherst may refer to:

Contents 1 Colleges 2 People 3 Video Games 4 Places 4.1 Australia 4.2 Burma 4.3 Canada 4.4 United States 5 Other

[edit] Colleges

• Amherst College, in Amherst, Massachusetts
• University of Massachusetts Amherst

[edit] 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

[edit] Video Games

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

[edit] Places

Named for Jeffrey Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst:

[edit] Australia

• Amherst, Victoria

[edit] Burma

• Amherst, Burma (also now known as Kyaikkami)

[edit] 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

[edit] 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

[edit] Other

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