Lake Keowee is a very large reservoir in north-central South Carolina, just west of Greenville. It is not a town but a region. Keoweek Creek and some surrounding territory was inundated when the reservoir was created. The area is sparsely populated but becoming a hot development spot for active adult/55+ communities, as well as an area for second homes.  Some…...

Cheektowaga, New York, a suburb of Buffalo, is located in Erie County and has a population of just over 75,000 (2010 census).  The town was named by the Erie-Seneca Indians and means "Land of Many Crabapples" due to the abundance of Hawthorn trees in the area.  Cheektowaga  was originally a farming area, but was then developed during the World War…...

Baby boomers will find a retirement lifestyle in La Jolla, California (population 46,000), that is tops for scenery, climate, and proximity to the rest of the world. La Jolla features magnificent estate homes set atop hills and small mountains, nestled by the ocean in an upscale community.  The Village (of La Jolla) is its charming downtown area. La Jolla is…...

South Bend, Indiana, home to the world renowned University of Notre Dame and several other institutions of higher learning, is the county seat of St. Joseph County, with a population of 101,168 (2010 census).  The name is derived from the town’s location on the St. Joseph River as it sits on the southernmost bend.  This river has played an important…...