Village of Amherst, Grant Township, Buffalo County, Nebraska, United States

Overview of Amherst

• Name:
  Amherst
• Official Name:
  Village of Amherst
• Place Type:
  Incorporated Village
• Located In:
  United States
  

  Grant Township, Buffalo County, Nebraska
  Section 16, Township 10 North, Range 17 West, Sixth Principal Meridian
  
• History (GNIS):
  Established in 1890 after a branch line of th Union Pacific Railroad extended from Kearny to Callaway. Named for Amherst College which was named for Lord Amherst (1717-1797). (NE-T18/p24) Incorporated in 1894.
• Surveys:
  Section 16, Township 10 North, Range 17 West, Sixth Principal Meridian
• Coordinates:
  Latitude:40.768899640° 46' 08.0"N

  Longitude:-99.269816999° 16' 11.3"W
• Nearby Cities:
  • Odessa (Odessa Township) 4.7 mi. S
  • Riverdale (Riverdale Township) 5.7 mi. E
  • Elm Creek (Elm Creek Township) 6.3 mi. SW
  • Alfalfa Center (Collins Township) 7.1 mi. SE
  • Sheens Trailer Court (Collins Township) 8.3 mi. SE
  • Kearney 11 mi. SE
• Nearby Cemeteries:
  • Stanley 3.4 mi. N
  • Dove Hill (Collins Township) 5.6 mi. SE
  • Riverdale (Riverdale Township) 5.8 mi. E
  • Lutheran (Divide Township) 9.4 mi. NE
  • Peaks (Rusco Township) 10.2 mi. NE
  • Kearney (Kearney) 11.1 mi. E
  • Fairmont Pioneer (Rusco Township) 11.3 mi. NE
  • Prairie Center (Thornton Township) 12.4 mi. E
  • Saint Mary (Thornton Township) 12.8 mi. NE
  • Overton (Overton Precinct, Overton Township, Dawson County) 13.5 mi. W
  • Armada (Armada Township) 13.5 mi. NW
  • McGill (Anderson Township, Phelps County) 14.9 mi. S
• Population:
  281
• Elevation:
  718 m
• Histopolis Place ID:
  560399070
• Updated Apr 19, 2020