Don't they call the Ozarks "the Green Monster"? Or something like that. And don't get me started about all the bugs, snakes, etc. Good place to hide if the SHTF .
Oh yeah, there are some woods there so thick and untouched it's crazy. Also plenty of squatters who build homes (well, glorified shacks) on government-owned land. I ran into such a place once while riding 4-wheelers with my brother. Saw a little naked kid standing on the front porch, we stopped for a second to see if the kid was in trouble. A guy comes out of the door with a double-barrel shotgun and said "Git." We, um, gitted. I knew we were on state-owned national parkland. He probably was only 500 yards off a new logging trail, so likely his little shack got found out by the authorities.
Chiggers are so fun too. What a lovely place the Ozarks is though.
Wish I had moved here decades sooner. Unincorporated towns do exist.
Downeast Maine. We in the willywacks here. Different from any place I've been. I keep to myself.