Welcome to East Amherst ...

East Amherst is located in Erie County<1>.

The location of East Amherst has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of East Amherst, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1854.

A typical abbreviation for East Amherst: E. Amherst

East Amherst is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: East Amherst lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

East Amherst is located in the (716) area code.

Communities Also Named East Amherst ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named East Amherst - it's located in Nova Scotia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for East Amherst.

Communities near East Amherst ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near East Amherst.

• Buffalo
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
  • Buffalo is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 254,479 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo <4>
• Niagara Falls
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niagara Falls
  • Niagara Falls is located in Niagara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,392 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Niagara Falls <4>
• North Tonawanda
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Tonawanda
  • North Tonawanda is located in Niagara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,050 people
• Fort Erie
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Erie
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Erie <4>
• Lockport
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
  • Lockport is located in Niagara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,194 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lockport <4>
• Lackawanna
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackawanna
  • Lackawanna is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lackawanna <4>
• Kenmore
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenmore
  • Kenmore is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,947 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenmore <4>
• Depew
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depew
  • Depew is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,940 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Depew <4>
• Tonawanda
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonawanda
  • Tonawanda is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,755 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tonawanda <4>
• Lancaster
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
  • Lancaster is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,064 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around East Amherst. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Amherst.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of East Amherst. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around East Amherst.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around East Amherst. See our Newspapers Page for East Amherst.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Amherst ...

Looking for more information about East Amherst? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to East Amherst, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for East Amherst.

Adding East Amherst to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of East Amherst in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for East Amherst was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the East Amherst post office opened in 1854.

We also found East Amherst in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for East Amherst.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for East Amherst. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Erie County: www.erie.gov/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/