Americus

Americus may refer to:

Places in the United States

 * Americus, Georgia, a city with a population of around 17,000
 * Americus, Indiana, a small town in Washington Township
 * Americus, Kansas, a city with a population of around 900
 * Americus, Missouri, an unincorporated community
 * Americus Township, Lyon County, Kansas

People

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

Other uses

 * Americus (baseball team), a minor league club that represented the city of Americus, Georgia
 * Americus Hotel, historic building in Allentown, Pennsylvania
 * Americus, Preston and Lumpkin Railroad, historic railroad that operated in the states of Georgia and Alabama
 * Americus (horse) (died 1910), an American Thoroughbred racehorse
 * Americus, a 2011 graphic novel by M. K. Reed, published by First Second Books