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0Willard Library
Evansville, Indiana
9.1 miles from Parkers Settlement, IN
The Grey Lady is said to haunt this historic late-1800s library building, and she brings apparitions, the scent of perfume, cold spots, strange noises, and more. The water and electricity are also known to turn on and off, and furniture and objects move by themselves. Ghost tours are held in ...
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0Robin Hill
Mount Vernon, Indiana
12.6 miles from Parkers Settlement, IN
This historic house, reported to have been part of the Underground Railroad, stands empty and for sale. Since it has stood empty for a period, it is not surprising that it has developed a reputation for being haunted. Witnesses have reported seeing shadowy figures and hearing toilets flushing and other ...
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Oakland City College - Cockrum Hall
Oakland City, Indiana
28.3 miles from Parkers Settlement, IN
Cockrum Hall at Oakland City College was built 1876 and is haunted by namesake Colonel William Cockrum's wife. Legend has it that she hanged herself in the tower. Those who peek into the windows in the night may see doors opening and closing by themselves and a bright orange glow ...
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Blackfoot Cemetery
Oakland City, Indiana
29.3 miles from Parkers Settlement, IN
Blackfoot Cemetery has graves that date as far back as the 1800s and is a hot spot for the ghostly folk, some say. Witnesses have described eerie lights, unexplained sounds, and one grave that appears to be separate from all the others. According to local legend, the grave belongs to ...
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0Rockport Inn
Rockport, Indiana
38.1 miles from Parkers Settlement, IN
This inn was built in the 1850s as a private home, and was one of the first buildings in the area to have glass windows. It is rumored to have been part of the Underground Railroad; it is also rumored to have a ghost. An apparition of the wife of ...
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0The Old Slave House - Crenshaw Mansion
Junction, Illinois
38.3 miles from Parkers Settlement, IN
Note: This house is no longer a tourist attraction; tours are not operated here now as they have been in the past. Trespassers have been known to be arrested. This residence was once a place where slaves were bred illegally. The attic was made over with stalls to house the ...
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0Crenshaw House
Junction, Illinois
38.3 miles from Parkers Settlement, IN
This place is closed to the public. It is owned by the state of Illinois and there are numerous No Trespassing signs. You are cautioned not to attempt to visit this place. Crenshaw house was a major player in kidnapping freed and escaped slaves and returning them to ...
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Baker Hollow Road Cemetery
Marion, Kentucky
44.6 miles from Parkers Settlement, IN
Witnesses say Baker Hollow Road Cemetery disappears and reappears in different locations, so it is hard to find. They also describe overwhelming feelings of grief, music playing, laughter, screams, and the sound of something unseen trying to get into your car. Apparitions of soldiers, a ghost dog, and men hanging ...
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Wynn Cemetery
Clay, Kentucky
45.2 miles from Parkers Settlement, IN
According to local legend, two witches were buried in above-ground graves at Wynn Cemetery, and there are three trees here from which accused witches were hanged. Visitors have reported strange happenings on the anniversaries of their deaths and sudden temperature changes. Some witnesses have reported seeing a black apparition here ...
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Cave-in-Rock State Park
Cave-In-Rock, Illinois
46.6 miles from Parkers Settlement, IN
The ghost story here starts with Samuel Mason, a robber who established a gambling tavern here around 1800. He attracted customers with alchohol, prostitutes and gambling, then robbed and sometimes killed them. Although now the site is known for its natural features, some witnesses have reported hearing moans and cries ...
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0The Grand Rose Hotel
Elizabethtown, Illinois
52.5 miles from Parkers Settlement, IN
At this 1812 establishment with a view of the Ohio River, former owner Sarah Rose is said to linger beyond the grave. Her apparition has been seen walking in the second-floor hallways as well as climbing the stairs. Folks also have reported hearing a disembodied female voice and finding that ...
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Grapevine Cemetery
Madisonville, Kentucky
53.3 miles from Parkers Settlement, IN
Grapevine Cemetery reportedly has a statue of an angel that cries blood and a ghost of a young man who committed suicide in after his girlfriend left. Witnesses say if he hears a love song playing from your car, he will scream.
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Lick Creek Cemetery
Dawson Springs, Kentucky
55.2 miles from Parkers Settlement, IN
At the small Lick Creek Cemetery, visitors have reported apparitions, glowing eyes, and objects that fade in and out of sight.
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Riverview Mansion Hotel
Golconda, Illinois
63.1 miles from Parkers Settlement, IN
Now known as The Levee Lounge & Historic Riverview Mansion, the hotel is haunted by Miss Lucy Morse, wife of a former county bank president. Since the 1920's, her friendly spirit has been encountered on several occasions by guests and staff. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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107-1/2 East Main Cross
Greenville, Kentucky
65.4 miles from Parkers Settlement, IN
The location is believed to have been a hospital in the 1800's. Currently it is a restaurant with apartments above. Before that it was a law office. Family just moved there and have seen a man on many occasions walking through the apartment. Strange noises, etc. ...
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Fife Opera House
Palestine, Illinois
66.3 miles from Parkers Settlement, IN
David Fife built the opera house around 1900 and is rumored to be haunted. The building was also used for two other business of his: a hardware store downstairs and, as Fife was also a licensed embalmer, a funeral home on the second floor behind the auditorium. In 1935, Fife's ...
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0French Lick Springs Hotel
French Lick, Indiana
68.9 miles from Parkers Settlement, IN
This historic resort hotel complex is said to be haunted by former owner Thomas Taggart, who lingers around the service elevator as musts and phantom tobacco smells. He is said to expertly operate the elevator from beyond when the place gets busy. He also is said to appear riding a ...
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Bond's Chapel Cemetery
West Baden Springs, Indiana
73.4 miles from Parkers Settlement, IN
Bond's Chapel Cemetery has a mysterious grave with a linked chain that grows longer every year. There are two legends about the chain. One legend has it that buried here is an Army man who left his girlfriend waiting back home. He was killed in battle, and his girlfriend stood ...
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Antioch Cemetery
Sullivan, Indiana
76.9 miles from Parkers Settlement, IN
At Antioch Cemetery, the apparition of a man in a dark suit holding flowers has been seen peering down at a grave on foggy nights at around 1:30 a.m. Visitors in cars also report shadow people flying over their cars and scratching or tapping on it.
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Williams Bridge
Williams, Indiana
77 miles from Parkers Settlement, IN
The Williams Bridge was built in 1884 and was closed in 2010. It is said to be haunted because of an accident way back in its past, before it used to be a covered bridge. So the story goes, a man on horseback was riding across when his horse suddenly ...
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Haunted Tales from The Region: Ghosts of Indiana's South Shore (Haunted America)
Dorothy Salvo Davis
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King Cemetery
Dieterich, Illinois
77.8 miles from Parkers Settlement, IN
There are vague reports online about orbs and shadow people being seen here. This cemetery is on private property, so be sure to secure the proper permissions before even thinking about visiting.
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Bethel Cemetery - Nathan Hinkle Grave
Shelburn, Indiana
81.8 miles from Parkers Settlement, IN
Local legend has it that those who visit the monument and grave of Nathan Hinkle, local Revolutionary War soldier, walk around it and say his name three times, he'll speak to you.
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0C. C. Cohen Building
Paducah, Kentucky
81.9 miles from Parkers Settlement, IN
C.C. Cohen's restaurant closed around 2010, and is now reported to be called Shandies. The place is rumored to be haunted by the ghost of Stella Cohen Peine, the last member of the Cohen family, who died in her apartment upstairs. Chairs move by themselves, salt and pepper shakers fall ...
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0Whispers Estate
Mitchell, Indiana
82.3 miles from Parkers Settlement, IN
Featured on some TV shows, the estate is said to be the site of many paranormal occurrences including apparitions, voice phenomena, jiggling doorknobs, tremors, unexplained smells, shaking furniture, and a vortex in the heart of the house.
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Violin Annie - Elmwood Cemetery
Centralia, Illinois
83.6 miles from Parkers Settlement, IN
Local legend says that Harriet Anne Marshall (Annie) was an accomplished violinist, and the daughter of a wealthy doctor. She became ill and died of diptheria, and at her grave her parents placed a statue of her playing the violin. It is said that cemetery visitors can hear the violin ...
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Southern Illinois University
Carbondale, Illinois
84.7 miles from Parkers Settlement, IN
Southern Illinois University is reputed to have many haunted buildings; among them are Wheeler Hall, Faner Hall, Anthony Hall, Shryock Auditorium, and Mae Smith Residence Hall. One of the most famous ghosts here is Henry, who haunts the 1918 Shryock Auditorium. Henry, aka former university President Henry William Shryock, died ...
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Happy Hollow Rd
Benton, Kentucky
86.8 miles from Parkers Settlement, IN
Supposedly Happy Hollow Rd here in Marshall County Ky is haunted by a girl who died this road. If you were to put your car in neutral & let it roll downhill you will see this girls hand prints on your windshield and feel her pushing your car back & ...
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Tunnelton Tunnel
Bedford, Indiana
91.2 miles from Parkers Settlement, IN
The apparition of a man who was decapitated during the tunnel's construction has been reported; many folks say he appears to be searching for his head. One rumor states that there is a graveyard atop the tunnel, and during its construction, some of the bodies fell through into the tunnel. ...
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Ramsey Cemetery
Effingham, Illinois
92.4 miles from Parkers Settlement, IN
Ramsey Cemetery, established in 1851 with the burial of namesake Alexander Ramsey, is also known as Casbar Cemetery and is a nighttime teen hangout. Besides the graves, rock shelters and sandstone caves are nearby, covered with carvings from its many visitors. A young man committed suicide inside a chapel that ...
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Vigo County Historical Museum
Terre Haute, Indiana
98.5 miles from Parkers Settlement, IN
Formerly the Sage Mansion and once used as a halfway house, the Vigo County Historical Museum is home to some strange phenomena. The front staircase is a hot spot for orbs, and a small mist has been seen as well. Furthermore, a crib upstairs in an area that's closed to ...
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Indiana State University
Terre Haute, Indiana
99.7 miles from Parkers Settlement, IN
At Indiana State University's Burford Hall, a ghost named Barb is the spirit of a student who died of alcohol poisoning. Witnesses have heard her vomiting or crying in the bathroom. And in Cromwell Hall is a white cross under a 12th-floor window where a man jumped to his death, ...
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Indiana University Bloomington
Bloomington, Indiana
100.6 miles from Parkers Settlement, IN
Indiana University Bloomington is said to be haunted in several spots on campus. One is the Career Center, babies are heard crying, and at the Folklore Office a deceased department head has been seen. At the Indiana Memorial Union, suicide victims and a ghost dog roam, and apparitions have been ...
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Highland Lawn Cemetery
Terre Haute, Indiana
100.7 miles from Parkers Settlement, IN
Highland Lawn Cemetery has a couple ghostly legends. One is about Stiffy Green, a phantom bulldog. Stiffy Green belonged to John Heinl, a likable elderly man. The friendly dog was named for his stiff gait and bright-green eyes. When Heinl passed away in 1920, Stiffy Green refused to leave the ...
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Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, Kentucky
100.8 miles from Parkers Settlement, IN
Western Kentucky University is rumored to have many haunts in many different buildings: Academic Complex - Formerly a hospital and now classrooms, medical facilities and TV and radio stations, the complex workers have heard strange sounds, seen apparitions out of the corners of their eyes, and saw a CD player ...
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Pemberton Hall - Eastern Illinois University
Charleston, Illinois
102.3 miles from Parkers Settlement, IN
The ghost of Mary Hawkins, a former dorm mother, is said to be the head haunt here.
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0Ashmore Estates
Ashmore, Illinois
104 miles from Parkers Settlement, IN
Reportedly a former almshouse, this building was purchased for use as a haunted attraction. It was reportedly haunted by many ghosts, including Elva SKinner, a woman who died in a fire in the former almshouse. The house has been featured in several books and TV shows including Ghost Hunters and ...
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Zion United Church Of Christ Cemetery
Poland, Indiana
104 miles from Parkers Settlement, IN
The spooky sort love Zion Church Cemetery, say locals. The area is a hot spot for unexplained lights and sounds, ghostly whispers, eerie sensations, and the feeling of being watched. Some say a helpful ghost is known to leave the cemetery to stop cars and tell folks to turn back ...
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Markle Mill - Old Mill Dam
North Terre Haute, Indiana
104.3 miles from Parkers Settlement, IN
Markle Mill was the longest operating gristmill east of the Mississippi, and is rumored to have been part of the Underground Railroad, but all that remains of the original 1816 structure are the dam and parts of the foundation. The ghost girl who has been seen here is believed to ...
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Octagon Hall
Franklin, Kentucky
106.7 miles from Parkers Settlement, IN
The historic Octagon Hall was completed in 1859, and is rumored to be haunted. In the 1860s it is said that a young girl burned to death in the basement kitchen, and local stories tell that during a 2003 Halloween ghost tour, the fireplace kettle, which hangs from a moveable ...
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0Bell Witch Cave
Adams, Tennessee
106.9 miles from Parkers Settlement, IN
The famous legend of the Bell Witch has been written about for over a century. Many movies and stories have been based on this legend as well. Some say this story of the Bell family being haunted by a poltergeist or witch is unsubstantiated and a hoax. Other reports say ...
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Ridge Cemetery
Tower Hill, Illinois
108.7 miles from Parkers Settlement, IN
Ridge Cemetery at Williamsburg Hill is said to be visited by apparitions, eerie lights and a disappearing old man. Phantom crowds and horses also have been seen and heard around the area. Rumors of sinister cult activity surround this place as well, and one report tells of a 3-year-old girl ...
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Stepp Cemetery
Martinsville, Indiana
111.7 miles from Parkers Settlement, IN
Small Stepp Cemetery has about 25 graves and features in many local legends, from its founding by cult members to a grieving mother who committed suicide here after losing her baby. Her apparition, according to witnesses, appears dressed in black and crying over the baby's grave.
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Cloverdale Cemetery
Cloverdale, Indiana
113.1 miles from Parkers Settlement, IN
The 1800s Cloverdale Cemetery is rumored to have the graves of seven beautiful witch sisters. Many urban legends center on the sisters, such as that those who walk around their graves seven times by the light of a full moon would awaken the sisters' ghosts, which would chase them away. ...
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