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Free Union Separate Baptist Church
Columbia, Kentucky
26.7 miles from Wayne County, KYThe cemetery is reportedly haunted by the ghost of a man holding an infant. People claim the ghosts are waiting for the man's wife to die so that they can be reunited as a family.
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Cumberland Falls State Resort Park
Williamsburg, Kentucky
26.9 miles from Wayne County, KYStories about the Cumberland Falls State Park tell of a 1950s bride and groom on their honeymoon. The bride lost her balance and fell from the cliff now called Lover's Leap. Reports say drivers have hit a woman in a wedding dress in the area, although when they got out ...
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1880 Newbury House
Robbins, Tennessee
31.2 miles from Wayne County, KYIt is said that at the Newbury House, ghostly occurrences are not unknown. It seems that especially single female guests are known to awaken in the night with the ghost of a man standing over their bed. The ghost is thought to be Charles Oldfield, and the Charles Oldfield Room ...
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Kingstone Lisle Inn
Robbins, Tennessee
31.3 miles from Wayne County, KYCalled the Snoring Ghost, the ghost in residence here is said to be Thomas Hughes, the town's founder. He originally built the place for his mother, but remains in spirit. He is known to pull blankets back on the bed and audibly snore. The inn can be accessed through tours.
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Lindsey Wilson College
Columbia, Kentucky
33.4 miles from Wayne County, KYAt Lindsey Wilson College's Horton Hall, rumors abound...especially about the dorm rooms on the second floor. Witnesses say dark ghosts float up and shake the ceiling tiles or creep down into the bedrooms. So the stories go, if you come across these mysterious beings, you should stay really still. If ...
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The Haintin' Holler
Burkesville, Kentucky
38.6 miles from Wayne County, KYAs it's called by locals "The Haintin; Holler" is located on HWY 3115, about 1/4 mile past the Gray Gap Road you will enter this area. It runs from there to about 1/4 mile from the end of Turner Branch Road. Turner Branch Road comes to a dead end ...
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United States Post Office
Jellico, Tennessee
41.6 miles from Wayne County, KYThe old post office building is haunted by several spirits. Disembodied footsteps and loud voices are heard when no one is around. Mail is thrown around the post office, and objects go missing, only to turn up in different places to where they were left. The apparition of a tall ...
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Campbellsville University
Campbellsville, Kentucky
47.2 miles from Wayne County, KYAt Campbellsville University's Fine Arts Building, which was originally a Catholic Hospital, ghostly babies have been known to cry at night. Footsteps can sometimes be heard, cold spots felt, and pottery wheels have been spotted turning all by themselves.
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Hiestand House
Campbellsville, Kentucky
48.4 miles from Wayne County, KYThis historic stone cottage is now a museum, but was formerly built in the early nineteenth century by a family of emigrants. After being abandoned for a period of time, a middle class family moved in, but fled after reporting apparitions, disembodied footsteps and strange fires. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Greensburg Court House
Greensburg, Kentucky
48.8 miles from Wayne County, KYThe historic Greensburg Courthouse, built 1802-06, was used until 1931. With a history that long, of course it's bound to have some ghosts. Folks say that in the courtrooms you can hear ghostly activity such as footsteps and murmured talking.
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Warfield Cemetery
Barbourville, Kentucky
50.4 miles from Wayne County, KYSome claim that at the Warfield Cemetery, something unseen will follow you, moving as you do, terrorizing you as you walk through the graveyard, never stopping until you step outside the gate.
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Union College
Barbourville, Kentucky
52.2 miles from Wayne County, KYUnion College seems to have a haunted Financial Aid office: Witnesses say the doors open and close, and even lock and unlock, on their own. The spirit is believed to be a woman who lived and died under mysterious circumstances here when the building was a private residence. Also haunting ...
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Thomas House
Red Boiling Springs, Tennessee
59.1 miles from Wayne County, KYBuilt in 1890, the place is said to be haunted by a little girl ghost. Her favorite room appears to be Room 37. The Thomas House was featured on the TV show "Paranormal State."
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Coral Hill Road
Glasgow, Kentucky
59.1 miles from Wayne County, KYA harrowing tale has been told by a man who was walking along Coral Hill Road one night. He saw the transparent white form of a headless horseman, which then followed him home. The ghost was spotted by the man's family members, who awoke to find the ghost in the ...
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Saint Ivos Cemetery
Lebanon, Kentucky
60 miles from Wayne County, KYAt St. Ivos Cemetery, witnesses have reported video camera malfunctions and unexplained noises and voices.
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Perryville Battlefield
Perryville, Kentucky
61 miles from Wayne County, KYThe largest Civil War battle in Kentucky was fought here on October 8, 1862; at least 7,600 were killed or wounded. The corpses of the Confederate soldiers were left to rot on the battlefield, and many suppose this is why the field has so much ghostly activity. Apparitions of soldiers, ...
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Boone Tavern
Berea, Kentucky
61 miles from Wayne County, KYAt this historic guesthouse for Berea College, many strange events have been reported. Some say the site was once part of the Underground Railroad, and the apparition of at an African-American boy has been spotted here; others say this information is inaccurate, and that the hotel was not built until ...
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Alexander Inn
Oak Ridge, Tennessee
62.5 miles from Wayne County, KYAlthough this 1943 inn is now closed and set to be turned into a senior living facility, it was rumored to be haunted. Folks said footsteps could be heard walking up the stairs and blood could be seen on the hotel walls. From the outside, an apparition has been seen ...
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Maple Hill Manor Bed and Breakfast
Springfield, Kentucky
62.7 miles from Wayne County, KYBuilt in 1851 by slaves, this inn is said to be haunted either by the original owners or by soldiers who fought in the Battle of Perryville in 1962. Witnesses have reported knocks on doors when there was nobody there, footsteps from empty rooms, cold spots, phantom perfume scents, strange ...
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Harrodsburg Spring - Young Park
Harrodsburg, Kentucky
66 miles from Wayne County, KYThe ghost story here begins with a beautiful young woman who checked in to the Harrodsburg Springs Hotel, which stood on the park grounds in the late 1800s, under a false name. She danced with several partners in the hotel ballroom, as the men all lined up for a chance ...
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Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill
Harrodsburg, Kentucky
70.4 miles from Wayne County, KYThe Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill is said to be the country's largest restored Shaker village. Its 3,000 acres contain 34 original Shaker buildings and perhaps a few ghosts, as well. It is said that ghostly babies can be heard crying at night around the pond.
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Baker Peters Mansion
Knoxville, Tennessee
74.2 miles from Wayne County, KYThe mansion, now Baker Peters Jazz Club, is said to be haunted by Abner Baker, a former resident of the 1840 building. The mansion was inhabited by Dr. Baker's family and several wounded Confederate soldiers whom he was helping during the Civil War. When the Union learned Dr. Baker was ...
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White Hall
Richmond, Kentucky
76 miles from Wayne County, KYCassius Clay's historic home, built in 1798 by his father, is said to be haunted by Clay himself, his wife, and his son. Witnesses to the hauntings have described moving candle lights, footsteps and other unexplained sounds and even smells, and violin and piano music. Apparitions of the three ghosts ...
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Old Talbott Tavern
Bardstown, Kentucky
78 miles from Wayne County, KYAt this 1779 stagecoach stop, now an inn, many famous figures have stayed including Abraham Lincoln, Daniel Boone and Jesse James. Ghostly presences are said to make themselves known in many ways, including orbs, mists and apparitions. Mrs. Talbott may appear as an apparition to guests, or you may see ...
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Jailer's Inn Bed and Breakfast
Bardstown, Kentucky
78 miles from Wayne County, KYThis bed-and-breakfast inn used to be an actual jail, housing prisoners from 1797 until 1987. It was Kentucky's oldest operating jail complex, listed on the National Registry of Historic Places. But some of the spirits of the incarcerated folks may never have left when the building changed purposes. Witnesses, including ...
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Morrison Masonic Lodge
Elizabethtown, Kentucky
83.8 miles from Wayne County, KYThe ghosts of Civil War soldiers have been spotted at this Lodge building, and witnesses also have reported unexplained footsteps and knocking and objects that move by themselves. The alarm goes off when no one is in the building, and ghosts have shown up in photos and have been heard ...
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Hardin County Historical Museum
Elizabethtown, Kentucky
83.8 miles from Wayne County, KYThis historical museum houses many civil war and pioneer artefacts from the county history; and perhaps even a few ghosts. A spectral male apparition in a brown suit has been seen wandering the halls of the museum after closing hours. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Millenium Manor House
Alcoa, Tennessee
85.4 miles from Wayne County, KYThe manor was built during the early 20th century, and the owner and his wife believed that as long as they worked on the property, they would never die. They eventually passed away, but many believe that their spirits still linger on the property. People have reported hearing disembodied footsteps ...
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Falcon Rest Mansion and Gardens
McMinnville, Tennessee
91.2 miles from Wayne County, KYAt this bed-and-breakfast and spot for historic tours, folks have witnessed footsteps and whistling on the stairs, objects that have been moved, phantom cigar smoke, electronic oddities, and a mirror that fell off the wall for no apparent reason. Legend has it that one ghost here is Clay Faulkner, original ...
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