Welcome to Amherst Center ...

Amherst Center is located in Hampshire County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Amherst Center: Amherst Ctr. (or less commonly used: Amherst Cen., Amherst Cent. or Amherst Cntr.)

Amherst Center is 300 feet [91 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Amherst Center: 413

Communities near Amherst Center ...

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

• Springfield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Springfield is located in Hampden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 152,646 people
• Chicopee
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Chicopee is located in Hampden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,825 people
• Holyoke
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Holyoke is located in Hampden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holyoke
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,921 people
• West Springfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • West Springfield is located in Hampden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Springfield
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,397 people
• Northampton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Northampton is located in Hampshire County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northampton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,362 people
• Ludlow
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Ludlow is located in Hampden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,101 people
• South Hadley
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • South Hadley is located in Hampshire County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hadley
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,539 people
• Greenfield
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Greenfield is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,241 people
• Easthampton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Easthampton is located in Hampshire County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easthampton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,750 people
• Belchertown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Belchertown is located in Hampshire County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belchertown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,103 people

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 Amherst Center. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Amherst Center.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Amherst Center. 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 Center.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Amherst Center ...

Looking for more information about Amherst Center? 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 Center, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Amherst Center.