Looking for nice, small, southern Indiana town

[3ofus]

Originally Posted by KMT

Near Louisville KY possibly, looking for nice terrain, trees, and rivers. Close to shopping, restaurants but with a country feel. Any thoughts?

Keith

lynnville indiana is a small nice country town about 20 minutes from the city. Population is around 800. My home :-)

[KMT]

Originally Posted by 3ofus

lynnville indiana is a small nice country town about 20 minutes from the city. Population is around 800. My home :-)

Thanks...I'll look into it. We have two children so we don't want to be too far from other families, activities for them, etc.

Keith

[Peter1948]

Originally Posted by KMT

Thanks...I'll look into it. We have two children so we don't want to be too far from other families, activities for them, etc.

Keith

Lynnville, IN is nowhere near Louisville. For nice, small country towns near Louisville try Charlestown, IN or preferably, Georgetown, Greenville or Floyd's Knobs, IN. Floyds Knobs is beautiful and upscale suburbia in parts, but also has lots of lands and beautiful hill couuntry that is closer to downtown Louisville than many of the nicer suburbs on the KY side of the city.

[domergurl]

And Floyd's Knobs has excellent schools.

[JulieL]

Madison is a great place. My family is from there. I would recommend to anyone. Very
(50's) downtown feel. A lot of history. Scenic Views along the Ohio River. Pretty laid back though.

[striker06]

Originally Posted by KMT

Near Louisville KY possibly, looking for nice terrain, trees, and rivers. Close to shopping, restaurants but with a country feel. Any thoughts?

Keith

Don't waste your time with Salem, Indiana. Nothing much there to offer. Try Sellersburg, Jeffersonville, Georgetown, or across the river outside of Louisville

[striker06]

Originally Posted by KMT

Shamus:

Thanks for responding. I have been to Clarksville...briefly anyway. Corydon and the general Harrison County area. I heard about the flooding so I guess I don't want to be too close to that. Near to Louisville to me means 30 to 45 minutes.

Along that vein, I posted another question about Salem Indiana. Do you know much about that area?

KMT

Salem has a lot of problems including high levels of drugs, lack of jobs, no shopping, nothing much to offer. Honestly do some research and you'll see what I mean.

[striker06]

Originally Posted by sharonb

Hello, I grew up in Salem and still visit regularly because my parents are there. I can give you a bit of info...It's a very nice town but small and not much diversity. It takes about an hour to drive to Louisville and a lot of people do commute for work. If you are planning to work in Louisville though be aware that the highway can be a bit much in bad weather-winding and hilly, so driving times in winter will increase.
The town does not have anywhere great to shop---There is a nice downtown area but the shops tend to be "craft" or "gift" type shops. There's not a lot of choice for clothing, for example. There is a discount type department store but I don't believe it's a "big name" store (not Wal-mart or Target, for example).
It's a very nice town if you like quiet, stay at home evenings. If you like going out a lot and want variety in restaurants and such it might be too remote for you.
Another very nice place to take a look at is Madison, Indiana. It's also small but very nice and borders a lovely state park. If you have any specific Salem questions I'll try to answer them for you. Hope this helps.

However, I must add that Salem doesn't have jobs and thats a big problem. Unless you want to work in a factory or some other bad environment.

[Capt. Dan]

Originally Posted by 3ofus

lynnville indiana is a small nice country town about 20 minutes from the city. Population is around 800. My home :-)

Isnt Lynville near Holiday World/Splashin Safari? That whole area is pretty. And alot of good bass fishin too!

[Carrie Abfall]

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Carrie