Tell me where to start looking, and where to avoid!

Atleast 10 acres, no FSA, close to public lands/lakes.  Boxed area is what im looking at so i can travel to work in Raleigh occasionally make trips to family in TX and TN.

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I live in Jackson County near Commerce.I love this area personally for many reasons.Hour from ATL/mountains,less than 10 minutes from ATL Dragway,lots of shopping.Half hour to Athens or Gainesville...Not overpopulated and not the booinies either.I'm a transplant also,just figured i'd let you know about this area

Jasper, Ellijay, or Blue Ridge (each one gets a little farther out but are up a major highway).

Lots of mountains, lots of rivers, tons of creeks, several nice lakes

I would look for anything in the left third of that box. The further west the less densely populated it is.


 

As I know it, and I could be wrong, there is no "public" land. So, unlike TX and where I am from in CA, you cannot just drive down the road and have 50 miles of nothing to shoot on freely or hike and camp. GA seems different like that. We have WMAs with small designated shooting ranges and a number of gun clubs you can join though. In your little box there you have a massive national forest. In my opinion that there is the beauty of GA so if you can get your land connected to it that could be a plus. Thew West side of that box makes TX and TN easier and is less populated. The East makes NC easier and you are a little closer to the ocean. Neither side has an easy route to the other so choose wisely.

Atlanta traffic is about the worst I have ever seen anywhere so live as close to your work as possible.

I agree.