Are you a weary urbanite looking for something different? Many people have been interested in having a more self sufficient, off grid lifestyle. Pamplin can offer this to you. However, caution and research plus being flexible are necessary.
Pamplin Virginia is located in Central Virginia. The closest larger town is Appomattox to the west followed by Farmville to the east. Most residents spend their time in one of these places due to supermarkets, fast food, medical, retail and coffee shops. A metropolitan area is Lynchburg which is about 10 miles from Appomattox. All three cities have colleges. Richmond is about an hour and a half away.
Hiring help: As strange as this might sound, it is very difficult to get professional help to come to Pamplin. Ghosting is common or the polite “we don’t go out there”. What do you do when you need help? Either do it yourself (youtube videos, relatives, friends) or reach out to local big box stores for instruction. The Amish are also suggested to hire. We were sold a very large hot water boiler and then ghosted by the plumber for a further install. Without the help of True Value hardware (now Ace) we would not have been able to get hot water. So you might need to reach out. Stay tuned to this website for trusted business links in the future.
Outside of Pamplin City, people are mainly on septic and a water well. Knowledge about both of these system would help.
Storms happen here. Get a generator and prepare for outages.
Library: Pamplin lost its library. So it has a free little library in front of the train depot. This is taken care of quite well. There is a childrens and an adult little library. As a resident you are allowed access and a card to Appomattox library system and Farmville.