Alright. Been researching some. Is Union county near Sneedville?
I guess there’s no where to go that’s near a city that isn’t invaded, if even East Tennessee is. This is so sad for our country.
Sneedville would probably be an hours drive. It's in Hancock County a bit eastward and south of the Virginia state line. Generally in East Tennessee one county away from the main city like Knoxville Chattanooga or Tri Cities puts you into more rural areas. Two counties away even more so but be prepared to drive about 45 minutes to get to the shopping areas etc.
The further away from the larger towns the cheaper the land the less the population. Persons who generally choose to live in these area do so to escape woes of the more populated areas. You may see the occasional beer guzzling drunk living in a run down shack but in general they don't do harm.
What I like is I can walk out the door in hunting season and there's the food. I have to watch out for deer just going down my driveway. I can target practice and no one cares. The gun range I shoot at is my property LOL.
I'm not too worried about illegals here. They want subsidized housing or to be near places where they can work under the table etc. The nearest Walmart, Lowes, or Home Depot is a 20 minute drive. Too in the county outside the city you are in sheriffs office jurisdiction and they are not sympathetic toward them. The cites are where the illegals are generally found. They can blend in with other illegals. Out in the rural area they can't. There's no work without driving about 15 miles or more and no support system such as Section 8 housing. They usually rent apartments and that also usually means city living. Most persons in my area have lived here for several generations. You can rent a house but the landlords are picky. Most persons renting houses do background checks and will likely meet with a potential renter a few times first if they suspect anything wrong.