Amity | |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Coordinates: | 40.4709°N -82.3788°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Ohio |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Knox County |
Unit Pref: | US |
Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
Amity is an unincorporated community in Knox County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.
Amity originally was called Emmettsville, and under the latter name was laid out in 1832.[1] 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.[2]