They are very unlikely to shoot you if you move in.
If they don't want you there they will just steal everything and burn you out.

ETA: I suppose you could stop and ask the Sheriff. They would know which holler was which.

Sounds like such a welcoming culture.

I'm getting the impression that the only people who can make Appalachia work for them is if their family was firmly established there for generations.  This is not unique to eastern kentucky.

I have a sizeable amount of funds that I was planning to use to purchase a modest acreage in western montana, a spec on the map outside of Red Lodge.  Rented a cabin for a month so I could get the lay of the land and read the community a bit before purchasing.  Glad I didn't buy it.  The people were very "clannish".  Rarely spoke, smiled or waved.   Always caught the vibe that they were "sizing up" the outsider, and just caught the feeling that I wasn't welcome.

Being in the .mil for decades, I've grown used to moving around.  Still though, it's hard to be the outsider, always being judged with suspicion.  I just want to establish roots in a welcoming community.

Most people in Appalachia will not have any problem with you as long as you are nice and understand things may be done a little diffrent here. We are a clanish, and are suspicious of outsiders. That's the way it has always been. Most are just hard working people and want to live their life. I know millionaires and people who don't have a pot to piss in or a window to throw it out of, but both would give you the shirt off of their backs.

Poverty is a problem here, and that does cause some problems. The median income of my county is about $28,000. There are drug problems and petty crimes. Murders and stuff like that don't happen a lot here.

I would not live anywhere but in the holler I live in. I have a good job,a farm, and can't see another house from mine. You don't have the amenities a city offers here, but I can hunt, fish,and shoot all I want.

I have no idea the logic you are applying,but what does me not listing my home state have to do with anything ?

So these hollows are completely safe for an outsider to visit ?

People are saying don't make a wrong turn etc...They are wrong ?

Honestly,I could see myself getting lost out there in that beautiful country on my dirt bike,but according to some people I could also wind up dead lol

How is this not completely obvious?

You will be fine as long as you are on roads that go somewhere.
It's the dead end hollows that are populated by one family or so that can be an issue. They often consider it a private lane.
No reason to be there unless you have business with them, or you are gonna steal from them, or you work for law enforcement.
So if they know you don't have business with them, they can be pretty unwelcoming.

When I do a Google search using "Possum Hollow" This is the main one that pops up.

Do you have California plates?