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

[1] Amity originally was called Emmettsville, and under the latter name was laid out in 1832.

[2] The post office at Amity was called Democracy.

[2] The Democracy post office was established in 1834, and remained in operation until 1923.

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