Amherst is a town in Hancock County, incorporated on February 5, 1831 from the unorganized township of T26 MD, BPP.
Named for Amherst, New Hampshire, it is located on the east-west Maine Route 9, known as the Airline. The village is at the junction of that highway and Maine Route 181.
Amherst is a town in Hancock County, incorporated on February 5, 1831 from the unorganized township of T26 MD, BPP.