Amity is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in
Lincoln County, in the
U.S. state
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of
Georgia
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* Georgia (country), a country in the South Caucasus
* Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the southeastern United States
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.
History
The community was named on account of the friendly nature of the townspeople. A post office called Amity was established in 1890, and remained in operation until 1956. The community had 51 inhabitants in 1900.
References
Unincorporated communities in Lincoln County, Georgia
Unincorporated communities in Georgia (U.S. state)
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