Offgrid settlement

[NeroMaximvs]

Hey I was wondering if anyone has heard of groups of people finding ghost towns and reviving them as homesteads or little independent communities? I currently live in ontario and I know of a few of these ghost towns spread throughout the province and abroad. My childhood was spent on a franco-ontarian amish farm and have enough of a background to start up such a project but I would love to have it become a functioning community full of anarchist and people who want a life free from a materialistic culture void of any direction. I'd be down to join one or even arrange to claim a ghost town and invite close friends and family to attempt this

 

[Big George W]

This is actually a pretty good question, and some searches via the world wide web have provided me with little or nothing concrete, except that in some countries it was indeed possible to do so, with refugees.

I just checked to see the amount of Ghost towns in the U.S. and was surprised at the amount which still exist.

Even in my own state, there's more than I thought there would be, including a couple I've actually been to.

The Homestead Act appears to be long over with, but apparently many states still give land away.
How many of those have Ghost towns on them, that I do not know.

I'm hoping that someone who knows more about these kinds of things chimes in, as I'm now curious myself.

I mean, something like The Slabs could be considered an example of what the original poster is looking for, correct ??

 

[japanarchist]

Yes, I know for sure this is happening in different parts of Spain. There have even been a few users on here who have posted about their experiences squatting ghost towns.

 

[EJ1312]

Hit me up.

I have interest and know locations located near deux riviere ontario.

Ottawa valley

 

[Sleyeborg]

If you can find a group of people irl who aren't dysfunctional af, then good luck. The internet is a mirror of the real world. I think really you must be an artist and a special person- a charismatic leader in their prime. Only this kind of human can create a community in the dwindling days before we recede irrelevant into the night.


Communities are hard to start. Hard to maintain. Ghost towns are nowhere near supply chains. But honestly I'd be down to lend a hand if the bones are there. New Mexico has a pretty good ghost town I know of.

 

[EJ1312]

Here is a Location

 

[DaytimeDream]

I know construction and basic wildlife stuff I am also willing to lend a hand to start this endeavor

 

[NamelessExistence]

If something like this ever comes up. I’d love to help out in anyway to make something like this happen and thrive

 

[Groundscore]

This sounds like a pretty cool idea, but I would look into the reason the ghost town became just that, and property taxes, That one might be your deal breaker.

However, as long as you check out the legal stuff, a small but dedicated group of people can accomplish just about anything, as long as they have the same goal in common.

 

[dubh]

I like the ideal but think start from scratch in a life supporting wilderness area that would be squated. I'm in Maine scouting such places. Ontario I've lived in so no limits to location.