Massachusetts
Hampshire
Town of Amherst

South Amherst

South Amherst is a census-designated place in the town of in , , United States. The population was 4,994 at the 2010 census.
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  • Type: Village with 4,990 residents
  • Description: census-designated place in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States
  • Also known as: “South Amherst, MA” and “South Amherst, Massachusetts”

Places of Interest

Highlights include South Amherst Common Historic District and Yiddish Book Center.

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The encompasses the village common and surrounding buildings of South Amherst, Massachusetts. This area developed as a rural residential village hub in the 18th and 19th centuries.

Museum
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The Yiddish: ייִדישער ביכער־צענטער, romanized: Yidisher Bikher-Tsenter, located on the campus of Hampshire College in , United States, is a cultural institution dedicated to the preservation of books in the Yiddish language, as well as the culture and history those books represent. is situated 1½ miles southwest of South Amherst.

Museum
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The is a museum devoted to the art of the picture book and especially the children's book. It is a member of Museums10 and is adjacent to the campus of Hampshire College in . is situated 2 miles southwest of South Amherst.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Amherst and East Village Historic District.

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is a town in the of Western Massachusetts. is home to about 35,000 residents as well as the campuses of the University of Massachusetts, College, and Hampshire College.

Neighborhood
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The is a historic district encompassing the center of the East Village of , United States. It includes properties on Main Street, North East Street, and South East Street. is situated 2½ miles north of South Amherst.

Neighborhood
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The is an expansive, 2,500-acre historic district encompassing the village center of . When it was first listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977, the district encompassed the town green and 17 buildings that faced it, at the junction of Russell Street and Middle Street. is situated 4½ miles west of South Amherst.

South Amherst

Latitude
42.34049° or 42° 20′ 26″ north
Longitude
-72.50446° or 72° 30′ 16″ west
Population
4,990
Elevation
230 feet (70 metres)
Open location code
87J98FRW+56
Open­Street­Map ID
node 158856176
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
4951281
Wiki­data ID
Q7565985
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“South Amherst” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “ساوث أمهيرست”
  • Cebuano: “South Amherst”
  • Chechen: “Саут-Амгерст”
  • Chinese: “南阿默斯特”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “ساوث امهيرست”
  • French: “South Amherst”
  • German: “South Amherst”
  • Irish: “South Amherst”
  • Italian: “South Amherst”
  • Ladin: “South Amherst”
  • Persian: “امهرست جنوبی، ماساچوست”
  • Persian: “امهرست جنوبی”
  • Polish: “South Amherst”
  • Portuguese: “South Amherst”
  • Serbian: “Саут Амерст”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “South Amherst, Massachusetts”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “South Amherst”
  • South Azerbaijani: “گونئی امهرست ، ماساچوست”
  • Spanish: “South Amherst”
  • Tatar: “Саут-Амгерст”
  • Turkish: “South Amherst”
  • Ukrainian: “Саут-Амгерст”

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