Amherst (Town of), Hampshire County, MA

Settled 1703, incorporated as a town in 1775. Named for Lord Jeffery Amherst (1717-1797), under whom many of the townspeople served during the French and Indian Wars (MA-T1/p6).

236 feet

42.3644722

-72.5068646

618195, 582323

U.S. Geologic Survey (USGS). “Archive database of 2021” at U.S. Geographic Information Names System (GNIS) ( https://www.usgs.gov/us-board-on-geographic-names/download-gnis-data : accessed 31 May 2024).