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Amity, Knox County, Ohio

Amity is an unincorporated community in Knox County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.

History

Amity originally was called Emmettsville, and under the latter name was laid out in 1832. The new name of Amity was adopted around 1837. The post office at Amity was called Democracy. The Democracy post office was established in 1834, and remained in operation until 1923.

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Amity, Knox County, Ohio
  2. ^ Graham, Albert Adams (1881). History of Knox County, Ohio: Its Past and Present, Containing a Condensed, Comprehensive History of Ohio. A. A. Graham & Company. p. 580.
  3. ^ "Knox County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 29, 2015.