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Amity, Knox County, Ohio

Amity
Amity in 2022
Amity in 2022
Coordinates: 40°28′15″N 82°22′44″W / 40.4709°N 82.3788°W / 40.4709; -82.3788
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyKnox County

Amity is an unincorporated community in Knox County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.[1]

History

Amity originally was called Emmettsville, and under the latter name was laid out in 1832.[2] The new name of Amity was adopted around 1837.[2] The post office at Amity was called Democracy.[2] The Democracy post office was established in 1834, and remained in operation until 1923.[3]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Amity, Knox County, Ohio
  2. ^ a b c 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.


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