1. Severance pay means you had no job location.
2. No, you are not required to get unemployment
3. The IRS also looks at unforeseen circumstances along with work location. You had no expectation of losing your job or being forced to find a new one. You have paychecks from work until you didn't. There is a definite end date and you probably have some other paperwork, like severance pay to show you had no job. Your new work location is over 50 miles from your home so your should qualify under the - no previous work to new job - bullet.
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