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Cry Baby Hollow Bridge
Hartselle, Alabama
8.9 miles from Somerville, AL
Various urban legends have arisen around the claims that Cry Baby Hollow and the bridge going across it are haunted. A baby is said to have died there, either from murder, a car accident, a wagon accident from pioneer days, or variations on the theme. People claim to ...
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Shelton Park
Madison, Alabama
17.1 miles from Somerville, AL
Locals tell a tale of playground sounds that can be heard at night: children laughing, playing and having fun. However, they say eventually the happy noises turn to unhappy ones, as if the children are screaming for their lives.
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Kent Robertson Park
Huntsville, Alabama
17.8 miles from Somerville, AL
The ghost of a boy who died there is said to haunt the park.
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Hell's Gates
Huntsville, Alabama
18.8 miles from Somerville, AL
Alabama is fond of getting into Hell it seems. Not only is there a Hell's Gates bridge, but there's also this place in Huntsville, which is also called Hell's Gates, which in reality, appears to be nothing more than a set of gates blocking a private driveway to some rich ...
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Frat House - Heritage Bible College
Huntsville, Alabama
19.1 miles from Somerville, AL
At the WHBC frat house, they say former Youth Minister Anthony Stephens' spirit walks through the house later at night. He may flush the toilet as well. The spirits of his brethren Robert Ekisbus and Adam Cooper are said to follow Stephens' spirit around, mysteriously making a noise reported to ...
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Cedarhurst Mansion
Huntsville, Alabama
20.8 miles from Somerville, AL
The Cedarhurst Mansion Estate was originally built in 1823 by Stephen Ewing. While visiting the house, a relative, Sally Carter, died of a short illness at the mansion in 1837. The first reports of a haunting was around 1919 after a teenage boy who slept at the house had a ...
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Maple Hill Cemetery
Huntsville, Alabama
22.1 miles from Somerville, AL
It is said that in one of the crypts stands an antique rocking chair, a favorite possession of a lady who was buried in her family crypt. Folks say that when you stand outside the crypt, you can hear the rocking chair rocking.
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Dead Children's Playground - Maple Hill Cemetery
Huntsville, Alabama
22.2 miles from Somerville, AL
At this playground set up near the cemetery, the ghosts of children play and swing on the swingsets. Apparitions have been seen, and captured on film by paranormal society investigations; orbs have been reported as well. The swings sometimes can be seen swinging by themselves, and the sounds of laughter ...
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Woodland Hospital
Cullman, Alabama
22.4 miles from Somerville, AL
Although this hospital is now closed and operates a geriatric-psych ward, employees tell tales of "Homer" a ghost who roamsthe halls. He is known to flush toilets, independently operate ice machines and brush past people leaving them with chills. Both staff and patients of this former hospital have ...
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Old Dallas Mill Site
Huntsville, Alabama
22.7 miles from Somerville, AL
Although the spot where the Dallas Mill was is now open field, legend has it was once haunted by a man who died while working there.
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Athens Limestone County Courthouse
Athens, Alabama
24.8 miles from Somerville, AL
The third floor of this historic courthouse formerly housed a row of cells, dating back to the early twentieth century. This floor is allegedly haunted by an inmate who hanged himself in one of the cells, where visitors have reported feeling a sad presence. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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McCandless Hall - Athens State College
Athens, Alabama
24.9 miles from Somerville, AL
Reportedly haunted by the ghost of a young singer who died on the night of her greatest triumph. Having promised her adoring audience she would return, she was killed in an accident on the way. Shortly thereafter, sightings of a young woman in white roaming the hall began ...
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Founders Hall - Athens State University
Athens, Alabama
24.9 miles from Somerville, AL
According to legend, a female student was killed while she was trying to sneak out after curfew. They were holding candles, and her hair caught fire. It is to her that witnesses attribute the sound of footsteps, lights that turn on and off by themselves, cold spots, and a phantom ...
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Cooley Cemetery
Guntersville, Alabama
26.2 miles from Somerville, AL
It is said that a mysterious fog covers this area day or night, and it surrounds the gravestones.
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Abbie's House
Guntersville, Alabama
26.3 miles from Somerville, AL
This home dates back to 1909 and is registered by the local historical society. All the locals know it as "Abbie's House," as it was built and lived in by Abbie Smith, who founded the United Methodist church in nearby Warrenton, AL. Many subsequent owners of the home ...
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Auto Zone
Moulton, Alabama
27.3 miles from Somerville, AL
The land this was built on was at one time a cemetery. Allegedly there is a photo that shows a ghost in it.
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Whole Backstage Theater
Guntersville, Alabama
29.5 miles from Somerville, AL
A pyromaniac ghost? That might be a first. Rumored to be haunted by an old man ghost with a fondness for flammables as well as a young boy who is often heard laughing.
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Union Cemetery
Woodville, Alabama
32.3 miles from Somerville, AL
It is alleged that you can hear the screams of soldiers who died in the Civil War at this cemetery.
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William B. Bankhead National Forest
Somerville, Alabama
34.9 miles from Somerville, AL
There are several websites out there that state something to the effect of "Aunt Johnson would hang anyone who trespassed on her property and the rope can still be seen to this day." Does no one ever stop to wonder precisely how a middle-aged woman would manage to hang a ...
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Main Street Strip
Albertville, Alabama
36.5 miles from Somerville, AL
Apparently the entire length of Main Street is haunted by the ghosts of tornado victims. Residents hear screaming and footsteps and other ghostly sounds.
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Albertville Public Library
Albertville, Alabama
36.9 miles from Somerville, AL
An elevator that runs by itself. Water faucets that turn on and off. Are the former owners of this home-turned-library angry at the intrusion into their afterlives or just trying to say hello?
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Memory Hill Cemetery
Albertville, Alabama
37.5 miles from Somerville, AL
Just another haunted cemetery.
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Winston County Courthouse
Double Springs, Alabama
41.2 miles from Somerville, AL
I worked there as a jailor in the county jail there in the old part when it was on the 2nd floor. Had several experiences: a padlock moving on its own, and you can feel like there are a lot of people in the hallways late at night when ...
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Jazz Man - Second Creek Bridge
Rogersville, Alabama
41.5 miles from Somerville, AL
Urban legend tells of a man who was hit by a car and killed while walking across this bridge. His spirit has been seen wearing a white zoot suit, and he may try to catch a ride with you to Florence. If you agree to give him a ride, witnesses ...
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Gallant Children's Cemetery
Gallant, Alabama
45.6 miles from Somerville, AL
Visitors here may see ghostly children coming out to play.
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Little Vine Cemetery
Somerville, Alabama
46.7 miles from Somerville, AL
Possibly among the most inane of haunted reports, people claim to see a green light in the cemetery at night.
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Moody Brick House
Fackler, Alabama
49.9 miles from Somerville, AL
The current owners of the Moody Brick claim that the old plantation is definitely not haunted. However, that doesn't stop the tales from being told and retold. In the absence of documented fact, people are free to claim their own version of history and never is that more ...
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Flatwoods
Steele, Alabama
50.2 miles from Somerville, AL
The woods along here is reportedly the site where a group of freed black slaves set up a settlement following the Civil War that was burned out and destroyed by the KKK. It is said to be haunted by the men and women who died during the raid.
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Belle Mont Mansion
Tuscumbia, Alabama
51 miles from Somerville, AL
A former slave plantation, it is believed to be haunted by slaves that lived and died here and also possibly by the ghosts of its former owners.
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Highway 5 Ghost
Lynn, Alabama
51.7 miles from Somerville, AL
The ghost of a woman who died after being hit by a truck is said to haunt this stretch of road.
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Mountain View Hospital
Gadsden, Alabama
52.4 miles from Somerville, AL
Strange noises and shadowy masses have been reported by numerous visitors to the hospital.
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Hinds Road
Gadsden, Alabama
52.7 miles from Somerville, AL
Ah no backwoods town is complete without the story of the Witch in the Woods who sold her soul to the devil, lived in a shack (because if you sold your soul to the devil, all you'd want out of it was a shack in the middle of some hillbilly ...
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Dwight Mill Village
Gadsden, Alabama
53 miles from Somerville, AL
Dwight Mill Village is a housing development built by the Dwight Manufacturing Company to house workers for its cotton mill. An historical marker with a bronze bell mounted atop it is located at the intersection of Marston Avenue and Coolidge Circle. Numerous houses in this historical district have been ...
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Sweetwater Plantation
Florence, Alabama
53.8 miles from Somerville, AL
The home of a former Alabama governor, it is reportedly haunted. Many people believe the ghost is that of the Governor's son who died in the Civil War.
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Haunted Bridge
Gadsden, Alabama
54.1 miles from Somerville, AL
Alabama has a lot of haunted bridges. A LOT. And when you are a state who apparently decides a bridge needs to be replaced with a new one, and then moves the old one to a brand new location you can kind of understand how lots of bridge wrecks and ...
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Pinson Cemetery
Pinson, Alabama
54.4 miles from Somerville, AL
There's legend here of a ghost who does housework! That's right, allegedly there are sightings of a ghost... sweeping. Because after an entire life of drudgery and cleaning, that's how every woman wants to spend her afterlife.
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Winston House
Tuscumbia, Alabama
54.5 miles from Somerville, AL
In 1874, a tornado took the life of lady of the house Judith Winston, who was crushed beneath rubble. Her sons pulled her from the wreckage, but she died in the front bedroom on the eastern side. Since 1982, the 1824 house has been a museum and event space. Mrs. ...
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Abandoned Butcher's Shop
Russellville, Alabama
54.5 miles from Somerville, AL
Not much info on this, apart from the fact that it is an old, abandoned butcher's shop on the side of this dirt road, about 1.5 miles south from Fletcher Road. See map for precise location. Locals get an eerie feeling around this building.
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Mount Pisgah Cemetery
Gadsden, Alabama
54.6 miles from Somerville, AL
You may see orbs and streaks of light from the active spirits at this cemetery across from Mount Pisgah Church.
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Pope’s Tavern
Florence, Alabama
54.9 miles from Somerville, AL
This historic museum operated as a hospital during the civil war, so the rumours of haunting's appear to have a leg to stand on; which can't be said for some of the apparitions supposedly reported. Staff and visitors have reported the apparitions of various amputees in the main bedroom ...
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Off Campus Book Store - University of North Alabama
Florence, Alabama
55.1 miles from Somerville, AL
Locals tell a story that this building once was occupied by a young girl, Molly, who died in the 1930s or 1940s. Molly was bittem by her puppy, which had contracted rabies. Her ghost is said to look down from the upstairs window.
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University of North Alabama - Romeo and Juliet statues
Florence, Alabama
55.1 miles from Somerville, AL
Several witnesses have reported seeing the statues of Romeo and Juliet floating around The University of North Alabama's campus during a full moon. Every year during Halloween a pumpkin mysteriously makes its way into Romeo's hands. Some faculty at UNA believe that Romeo goes in search of pumpkins for his ...
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Norton Auditorium - University of North Alabama
Florence, Alabama
55.2 miles from Somerville, AL
A ghost named George is said to live here, a former construction worker who fell from a scaffold as the place was being built.
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Wesleyan Hall - University of North Alabama
Florence, Alabama
55.2 miles from Somerville, AL
This building, constructed in 1856, has a rich and interesting history. During the Civil War it was occupied by both Confederate and Union troops at different times. During the Confederate occupation General John Bell resided there and during the Union occupation, General Sherman himself stayed at Wesleyan. The ...
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Robert M. Guillot University Center
Florence, Alabama
55.2 miles from Somerville, AL
Reportedly haunted by the ghost of a woman who hanged herself back in the day when the Center was a teaching college. Supposedly you can still hear what sounds like the body swaying on the second floor.
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Moncrief Cemetery
Gardendale, Alabama
55.3 miles from Somerville, AL
Eerie screams have been heard and ghostly apparitions have been seen haunting the Moncrief cemetery.
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Lucy's Afterlife Night Club
Gadsden, Alabama
55.5 miles from Somerville, AL
This night club housed in a 1903 historic building has a ghost named (you guessed it) Lucy. She is occasionally seen by staff and patrons wandering through the building, and is believed to be responsible for a variety of other paranormal activity reported. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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