My wife and I are starting to talk seriously about moving away from our current location just across the Potomac from the District of Criminals. Our thinking is that we want to move to a place that would be good for weathering the hard times that are coming.

I would prefer hilly acreage and solitude; my wife prefers to have a community to plug in to. So I'm thinking that a small farmette just outside a small city or medium to large town would be good.

I'd like to hear your thoughts on what you might look for in a small city or medium to large town that would be conducive to surviving the upcoming bumpies.

Some things I've thought of are that it should have fresh water nearby, have at least one hospital, have railroad tracks that run through or near the town, and have a municipal airport within a reasonable distance. I'd also prefer that it not be near a military base or have any federal government presence (e.g., the FBI facility and DoD office in Clarksburg, W.Va.).

What else should I consider?

TIA

Check PMs.

Eastern VA is nice. ~1 hour from Richmond & Fredricksburg. No trains but lots of water. Lots of farms too.

If race-based violence breaks out in the south and begins to spread, it will spread up I-95 at least as far north as Richmond and possibly to DC, Baltimore, and Philadelphia.

What I'm looking for are any thoughts about what we should be looking for in a town--strategic assets.

Flick,
You definitely need to move away from the east coast.

Look into the area of SW VA/East Tenn or Western NC.

Find a self sufficient rural area. Stay 20-25 miles away from the nearest interstate and 15 miles away from any major highway. Try to locate 10-12 miles from a small town. Try to find land that is partially wooded and well off the road with no neighbors "next door". Seclusion and isolation can be your friend during hard times.

Try to get at least one other team or family member to move with you. Buy at least 2 acres, preferably five per family. This will be enough to grow a large garden and raise a cow or chickens for food, milk, eggs etc. It's essential that a secure water source be on the property or you must drill a well. Do not depend on outside sources for essential utilities.

North East Oklahoma/North West Arkansas is the best place that I have found so far.

It is a traditional American place to hide.

Finding work is the problem.

Tulsa would be your nearest major city.

My rule is at least 50 miles west of I-95.

I don't mean to be dense, but how would one recognize such an area?

What's your thinking behind these ideas? What are the advantages?

Lexington Va. Blacksburg Va. Grundy Va. Whitesburg Ky. Pineville Ky. Greenville Tenn. Onieda Tenn. This should give you some ideas!

Check out the SurvivalBlog by John Rawles author of "Patriots" They had a whole chunk of the blogsite that had the top 20 areas to be when TSHTF.

LE, great resource. Thanks.