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Smawgunner
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# Posted: 23 Mar 2017 12:21pm
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At some point my wife and I will be retiring to Tenn. Oddly enough my family roots begun in far Eastern Tennessee on the border of NC. So knowing nothing about the state except for it's low taxes, beautiful landscape and weather,...what counties are secluded yet are close to a small to mid sized town, low crime rate and not horrendously mountainous. Hows that for narrowing it down LOL?
Thanks all!
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daddymoose
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# Posted: 23 Mar 2017 12:45pm
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I am a firefighter in West TN. My wife and I are planning on retiring somewhere in Central/East TN in the triangle formed by Nashville, Chattanooga, and Knoxville. Land is hilly there and affordable in some areas. I would also look into the area east of Jackson (Tennessee River Area) from Camden down to Savannah. Land is affordable there and the communities are nice.
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spoofer
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# Posted: 23 Mar 2017 09:32pm
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My good friend just retired to the Falls State Falls area. I just visited. Beautiful country! Cheap living. But there is absolutly nothing to do culturally, unless you head to a city. The nearest diner was 40 min. away. lol But I really liked the Knoxville area.
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spoofer
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# Posted: 23 Mar 2017 09:33pm
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He bought a home with 7 acres for around 100k
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daddymoose
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# Posted: 23 Mar 2017 11:15pm
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Fall Creek Falls is near Pikeville, a town located in the triangle I mentioned in my reply. We are looking in the Sparta area, just about 15 to 20 minutes north of there.
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sparky30_06
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# Posted: 24 Mar 2017 06:57am
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asking someone where the best place to move to is like asking to give away your best fishing hole. lol
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Littlecooner
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# Posted: 24 Mar 2017 11:13am - Edited by: Littlecooner
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Quoting: Smawgunner what counties are secluded yet are close to a small to mid sized town, low crime rate and not horrendously mountainous. Hows that for narrowing it down LOL?
Since Tennessee is almost 450 miles wide, you have a huge choice in type of terrain, from high in the mountains on the east to the Mississippi river bottoms on the west and a lot in between. Everything is relative to ones background, so living for 67 years in a valley in the mountains, I consider the only part of Tennessee that is "horrendously mountainous" is the very extreme eastern area along the divide on the state line. That leaves a part of Tennessee 120 miles "tall" and 400 miles "wide" to pick from, so 48,000 square miles is a big area.
I would think that your hobbies and the things you desire to enjoy in retirement would be a huge factor in deciding what part to explore for your new domicile. Nashville is really growing and housing anywhere in a commuting distance is expensive. So I would suggest marking out a large area around Nashville and look elsewhere.
If you are the type that I stereotype our forum members as, being Small cabin folks who want to get away from the madding crowd, then one place you may desire to do some research is Franklin County and the area of Kieth Springs Mountain on the south side of Winchester. (This area is also considered as "Carter Mountain" in some areas and publications.) Their are new bluff lots facing north that view the great plains of central Tennessee that are being developed at the edge of what was decades ago, the largest individually owned property east of the Mississippi river. Mr Carter of Texas and oil well millionaire passed away decades ago and the family split up this mass tract and now lots and very nice homes are springing up at the end of civilization in the Keith Springs Community. 10-15 minutes back into the county seat, for civilization and groceries. Just a suggestion. keep looking, and by the way, what are the plans for which hobbies after retirement? With the site above, one would have endless trails for ATV riding, hiking, huge area of public hunting. short drive to lakes for fishing. And one could be in large metro area like Nashville, Huntsville Al or Chattanooga in 1 to 1 1/2 hours of travel. My thoughts, I just love my area that I call home and all that it has to offer. Tennessee is a beautiful state and a lot of rural areas with low population and crime. Very little crime out in those off the beaten path. Be aware if you are not a rural southern. Most every adult male you encounter in these setting either has a firearm in his pocket or one in the vehicle. Hold over from when this country was settled and the fact that a 911 call in these area may take 1-2 hours for someone to respond.
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Littlecooner
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# Posted: 24 Mar 2017 11:31am
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Smawgunner - pop these coordinates in google earth to see the spot I am talking about. 35d 05' 35" N and 086 d 02' 55" E. I have not been off the main road here, drove thru a couple of months ago for the first time in decades on the main state highway and saw a lot of these lots for sale. just an interesting part of the world and would be something I would be interested researching. Its not for everyone, but those are the "city dwellers" not the "Small Cabin" people
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shall
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# Posted: 24 Mar 2017 11:44am - Edited by: shall
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the first step (in my opinion) is to say no to most of west TN, particularly the Memphis area. There are some nice areas in northwest TN and a bit east of that, but Middle Tennessee and East Tennessee are just so much nicer.
I spent the first 18 years of my life in Middle Tennessee and my college years in East Tennessee and I have a preference for East Tennessee. Folks are great all over the state, but East Tennessee is just beautiful.
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daddymoose
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# Posted: 24 Mar 2017 10:05pm - Edited by: daddymoose
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what he said^^^
I have spent all of my adult life in either law enforcement or fire/EMS in Memphis. Stay as far away from it as you can.
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