unincorporated community
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in
Comanche County Comanche County is the name of three counties in the United States:
* Comanche County, Kansas
* Comanche County, Oklahoma
* Comanche County, Texas
Comanche County is a county located on the Edwards Plateau in Central Texas. As of the 2020 ...
, in the
U.S. state
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of
Texas
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.
History
The area in what is known as Amity today was first settled in the 1870s. The first grave in the community's cemetery was placed in 1877. The community got the name Amity because of the friendly relations of the locals. There was a church, a cemetery, and several scattered houses in Amity in 1940. There was hardly any change in 1966, but the church continued to operate in 1992 and the community continues to be listed on county maps.
Geography
Amity is located on an unnamed country road off
Texas State Highway 36
State Highway 36 (SH 36) runs from Freeport to Abilene. It was designated as the 36th Division Memorial Highway between Cameron and Sealy by the Texas Legislature in 1985.
History
SH 36 was originally proposed on November 21, 1917, as a rou ...
, away from the Brown County line and northwest of
Comanche
The Comanche (), or Nʉmʉnʉʉ (, 'the people'), are a Tribe (Native American), Native American tribe from the Great Plains, Southern Plains of the present-day United States. Comanche people today belong to the List of federally recognized tri ...
in the northwestern corner of Comanche County.
Education
Amity had its own school from 1902 to 1906. Today, the community is served by the
May Independent School District
May Independent School District is a public school district based in the community of May, Texas, United States. Located in northeast Brown County, a small portion of the district extends into Comanche County.
May ISD has two campuses:
* May ...