Amherst is a city in Lorain County, Ohio, United States. It is located 28 miles west of Cleveland within the Cleveland metropolitan area. The …Amherst is a city in Lorain County, Ohio, United States. It is located 28 miles west of Cleveland within the Cleveland metropolitan area. The population was 12,681 at the 2020 census. The original village, which eventually became known as Amherst, was established/founded by pioneer settler Jacob Shupe, although the original tiny village was first known only as "Amherst Corners" in the early-1830s. When the village-plat was officially recorded in 1836, it was simply named the "town plat of Amherst", but became "Amherstville" circa-1839, and was later changed to "North Amherst", until finally again simply 'Amherst' in 1909.
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