Amherst | |
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Coordinates: 45°44′17″N 97°55′16″W / 45.73806°N 97.92111°W | |
Country | United States |
State | South Dakota |
County | Marshall |
Elevation | 1,309 ft (399 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 ( Central (CST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP codes | 57421 |
Area code | 605 |
GNIS feature ID | 1253644 [1] |
Amherst is an unincorporated community in Marshall County, South Dakota, United States.
A post office called Amherst was established in 1887. [2] The community most likely takes its name from Amherst, Massachusetts. [3]
Approximately two and half miles southeast of the village a rupture of the Keystone Pipeline caused what is being called the largest oil spill in South Dakota history on November 16, 2017. [4] The spill is an area about 100 yards in radius within a conservation reserve field about a mile east of 416 Avenue south of the village. [5]