Welcome to Amherst ...

The city of Amherst is located in Lorain County<1>.

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

The pronunciation of Amherst: AM-herst<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Amherst, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1830.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Amherst has a population of 12,254 people<4> (see below for details).

Amherst is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<5>.

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

Amherst is located in the (440) area code.

Websites for Amherst ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.loraincountychamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Amherst, the following might be of interest:

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Amherst had an population of 12,254 people. This is an increase of 1.94% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 3.87% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Amherst had a population of 12,021 people. This makes Amherst the county's 6th most populous community.

The population of Amherst represents 0.1% of the population of Ohio (which has 11,536,504 people), making it the state's 147th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 12,021 people, the population of Amherst increased 1.9% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 11,797 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Amherst.

Communities Also Named Amherst ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that 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, Ontario, Quebec, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas (2), Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Amherst ...

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

• Elyria
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elyria
  • Elyria is located in Lorain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,873 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elyria <6>
• North Ridgeville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Ridgeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ridgeville
  • North Ridgeville is located in Lorain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,104 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Ridgeville <6>
• Westlake
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westlake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
  • Westlake is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,907 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westlake <6>
• North Olmsted
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Olmsted have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Olmsted
  • North Olmsted is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,173 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Olmsted <6>
• Avon Lake
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avon Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon Lake
  • Avon Lake is located in Lorain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,808 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon Lake <6>
• Avon
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
  • Avon is located in Lorain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,745 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <6>
• Berea
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
  • Berea is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,508 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berea <6>
• Fairview Park
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
  • Fairview Park is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,042 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairview Park <6>
• Bay Village
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Village
  • Bay Village is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,108 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay Village <6>
• Vermilion
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilion
  • Vermilion is located in Lorain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,473 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vermilion <6>

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. 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. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Amherst.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Amherst, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Amherst.

Adding Amherst to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of 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 Amherst was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Amherst post office opened in 1830.

We also found Amherst in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Amherst.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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 Lorain County: www.loraincounty.us

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/