Are there any Rural areas around norfolk VA?

Question

My husband is in the navy and we will be relocating to the norfolk area. I would like to live somewhere a little more rural where we can have at least an acre of land with a house. We don't want to be any more than 25 miles from norfolk. Any Ideas?

Answer 1

I was stationed at Langley AFB (on the other side of the bay from Norfolk), and found there to be plenty of rural area south and west of Hampton Roads.

Answer 2

1. dismal swamp

2. hed south tuward beeches in N Karolina, bout 15 miles from downtown Norfolk is empty farmland.