Welcome to Amherst ...
Amherst is located Amherst is located in Lamar County<1>. The location of 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 Amherst, you might consider that their post office opened in 1904. Amherst is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Amherst lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area codes for Amherst: (903) & (430)<4> Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Amherst: This one is located in Lamar County and the other is located in Lamb County. Beyond Texas, there are 24 communities that are also named Amherst - they are located in Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Kansas (2), Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New York (2), North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Quebec, South Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia (2) and Wisconsin. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Amherst. We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Amherst. We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Amherst. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Amherst. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of 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 Amherst. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Amherst. See our Newspapers Page for Amherst. Looking for more information about 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 Amherst, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Amherst. We originally found mention of Amherst in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Amherst was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911). We also found Amherst in the book titled .<7> From that list, the Amherst post office opened in 1904.
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Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Amherst. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Lamar County: www.co.lamar.tx.us/ The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
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Footnotes ...
<1> If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Lamar, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. <2> The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. <3> The elevation is an estimate for the area around Amherst - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. <4> Area code (430) is an overlay for area code (903). <5> While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. <6> An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. <7> A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/