# Americus

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**Americus** may refer to:

## Places in the United States

- [Americus, Georgia](/source/Americus,_Georgia), a city with a population of around 17,000
- [Americus, Indiana](/source/Americus,_Indiana), a small town in Washington Township
- [Americus, Kansas](/source/Americus,_Kansas), a city with a population of around 900
- [Americus, Missouri](/source/Americus,_Missouri), an unincorporated community
- [Americus Township, Lyon County, Kansas](/source/Americus_Township,_Lyon_County,_Kansas)

## People

- [Americus (given name)](/source/Americus_(given_name))
- [Americus Backers](/source/Americus_Backers) (died 1778), described as the father of the English grand pianoforte style
- [Americus Mayo](/source/Americus_Mayo) (died 1891), American politician, state legislator in Arkansas
- [Americus Vespucius Rice](/source/Americus_Vespucius_Rice) (1835–1904), American politician, banker, and businessman
- [Amerigo Vespucci](/source/Amerigo_Vespucci) (1454–1512) Italian merchant, explorer and cartographer whose first name was *Americus* in Latin
- [Saint Emeric of Hungary](/source/Saint_Emeric_of_Hungary) (died 1031), also known as *Saint Americus* or *Emeric*, a Hungarian prince
- [Americus Symmes](/source/John_Cleves_Symmes_Jr.#Americus_Symmes) (1811–1896), son of John Cleves Symmes Jr.

## Other uses

- [Americus (baseball team)](/source/Americus_(baseball_team)), a minor league club that represented the city of Americus, Georgia
- [Americus Historic District](/source/Americus_Historic_District) in Americus, Georgia, US
- [Americus Hotel](/source/Americus_Hotel), historic building in Allentown, Pennsylvania, US
- [Americus, Preston and Lumpkin Railroad](/source/Americus,_Preston_and_Lumpkin_Railroad), historic railroad that operated in the states of Georgia and Alabama
- [Americus (horse)](/source/Americus_(horse)) (died 1910), an American Thoroughbred racehorse
- *Americus*, a 2011 graphic novel by M. K. Reed, published by [First Second Books](/source/First_Second_Books)

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