Have you ever been to a very small, secluded town in the United States?
Some friends and I were looking at small towns on google maps. We found some pretty small places. After looking at the street views and demographics of the place, we really were trying to fathom how people live there. There is a town in WY that has 97 people.
I’m sure they have TV, but is there cable? What kind of business are there? But our biggest question was: what would human interaction be like for outsiders? How would we be treated if we stumbled through there? What would they think of us? How do you think this situation would go down?
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I actually own a farm in one of those towns. I don’t live there, but it’s very secluded, the people are weird, and there is absolutely no phone service. They already think I am a Russian spy or some odd shit like that.
@KatetheGreat So I’m assuming since there’s no phone service, there’s no cell phones, internet, or cable? Have you had conversations with these people?
We have visited my husband’s uncle in Three Lakes, Wisconsin. I’m not sure about the population but it seems very small to me. No one drives there, they all walk. There are no mailboxes, they walk to the post office to get their mail. There is one street that is the “downtown” area, with a couple of mom and pop diners and a few shops. They do have a new coffeehouse though. =0)
Oh yeah, many of the roads were gravel roads.
@KatetheGreat the think you are a KGB agent for the Soviet Union lol. Do you have a Russian accent?
@Blackberry There is television, but you don’t get all of the fancy channels. They have landlines. No internet though.
@Mikewlf337 I have a very thick accent! Hahaha.
@KatetheGreat Awesome!!! I always loved the accent of Russian women!
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I love Mercer Wisconsin. Best fishing great people and Docs Heart of the North bar for really great fun in the middle of nowhere.
I’ve been to Grafton, Utah, a ghost town in the middle of nowhere.
I remember passing by these towns that were literally a block big, too. I could never do it. How do these people get food? Where is the nearest Walmart??
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Bucksnort, Tn. Population is unknown, but the people are happy with all the deer and bucks that hang around the town.
Soddy Daisy, Tn. Population is unknown, but the people there have a cracker jack rescue unit.
I grew up in a tiny town (and am there now). We started getting dialup when I was 12, then finally got DSL/Wireless in 2009. We have very little cell phone service. My town has a tiny elementary school, a library, a town hall, a fire station, a transfer station, a post office, and a food co-op.
Quality of life is great, and everyone knows each other. The post office is sort of the social center, as is the dump on weekends. You don’t go to these places without running into multiple friends.
My college friends (“outsiders”) loved when I brought them home, because it was so different from the suburbs where they grew up and the city where we went to school. You can see sooo many stars, hear and see so many animals, drink well water from the tap, and breathe sweet tasting air. It’s so peaceful and comforting, and I love coming home for visits.
The town we just moved to has a population of 500. Well, it’s 505 now thanks to us. We live outside of the town though, a few miles out on a farm. There’s a boarded up gas station, a retirement home and an atv mechanic. The next closest town has 3000. That’s where my children go to school. We need to travel 17 miles to the largest town which has 20,000 people, plus the population of the university. The largest city with over 100,000 people is an hour away.
Not sure if this is as secluded as you are looking for. The people are very friendly. We have a funky address that hardly anyone can find. It took us weeks to get internet service. We have phone jacks in the house but the local telephone company told us they couldn’t find our address in the system.
Small towns get such a bad rap. I’ve met more friendly people in small towns than I have in large cities. I love how all the old people know everyone when you go to eat in one of the diners. The smiled at us as if they had known us forever, and we just moved here 8 months ago. We also have a great school system believe it or not.
I live in a small secluded town. The town of Lotus/Coloma CA.
The original site of the California gold rush in 1848.
Our state park, Marshall Gold discovery park is a big tourist attraction, with Sutters Mill and the few remaining buildings from the towns original heyday.
We are a tourist river community renowned for our white water rafting on the American River.
Out local ‘hub’ consists of an old 1800’s Goldrush era hotel and restaurant, stage stop.
We have 2 deli’s, a mexican place, a cafe and a diner/saloon. Several offer live music on weekends in the summer months. Numerous campgrounds and an RV park with river front cabins. Also our local books & treasures store where I work weekends. :-) We carry gold pans locally crafted and various second hand kayaking, rafting and other camping related gear. Never a dull moment in the season, which is from May through October.
We also have a feed store ( must have , lol ) a dentist, a massage and yoga, dance studio, local art gallery and many, many white water rafting companies, para sailing and hot air balloon tours.
I love my little community!
@Coloma Sounds bucolic and I am jealous!! ;)
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