jaco, the trick to "finding" folks that may be close to you is to read through the garage forums regularly. You can see their location in the upper right corner of their post......
However, some may only list Georgia in their profile. This means you need to send them a PM...or look in their profile to see if they listed an email address. That's what I do when I see someone post from S.C...or N.C. By doing this I've found out there are quite a few bolters within 30 minute driving time and in many cases even less and even three or four practically next door to me.
Be watchful my friend and visit often.
Good luck.