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0The Haintin' Holler
Burkesville, Kentucky
12.3 miles from Edmonton, KY
As 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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Coral Hill Road
Glasgow, Kentucky
14.2 miles from Edmonton, KY
A 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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Lindsey Wilson College
Columbia, Kentucky
19.1 miles from Edmonton, KY
At 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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Greensburg Court House
Greensburg, Kentucky
20.3 miles from Edmonton, KY
The 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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Free Union Separate Baptist Church
Columbia, Kentucky
28.4 miles from Edmonton, KY
The 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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Hiestand House
Campbellsville, Kentucky
28.7 miles from Edmonton, KY
This 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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Campbellsville University
Campbellsville, Kentucky
29 miles from Edmonton, KY
At 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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Mammoth Cave National Park
Mammoth Cave, Kentucky
30.5 miles from Edmonton, KY
Around 4,000 years ago, it is believed that prehistoric Native Americans mined these cave walls for its minerals and buried their dead inside the cave. In the 1800s, Dr. Frank Gorin (or, some reports say, Dr. John Croghan) established a colony for tuberculosis patients in the cave, believing the cave ...
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Thomas House
Red Boiling Springs, Tennessee
33.6 miles from Edmonton, KY
Built 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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Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, Kentucky
46.4 miles from Edmonton, KY
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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Saint Ivos Cemetery
Lebanon, Kentucky
50.7 miles from Edmonton, KY
At St. Ivos Cemetery, witnesses have reported video camera malfunctions and unexplained noises and voices.
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Hardin County Historical Museum
Elizabethtown, Kentucky
51.2 miles from Edmonton, KY
This 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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Morrison Masonic Lodge
Elizabethtown, Kentucky
51.2 miles from Edmonton, KY
The 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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0Maple Hill Manor Bed and Breakfast
Springfield, Kentucky
52.9 miles from Edmonton, KY
Built 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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Octagon Hall
Franklin, Kentucky
53.5 miles from Edmonton, KY
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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Bethlehem Academy
Elizabethtown, Kentucky
54.1 miles from Edmonton, KY
The old Bethlehem Academy, once a convent and then a hotel, is now a restaurant. Rumor has it that it's haunted by the ghosts of nuns and other folks who were murdered on the premises long ago. The spirits manifest by turning lights on and off and moving chairs and ...
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Cragfont
Castalian Springs, Tennessee
56.7 miles from Edmonton, KY
Brothers James and George Winchester built the first Cragfont, a log cabin, in 1785. George was killed by Indians in 1794, and James and his wife Susan went on to build the upscale manor house Cragfont, finished in 1802. The historic mansion has been restored and is open to the ...
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0Old Talbott Tavern
Bardstown, Kentucky
57.8 miles from Edmonton, KY
At 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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0Jailer's Inn Bed and Breakfast
Bardstown, Kentucky
57.8 miles from Edmonton, KY
This 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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Perryville Battlefield
Perryville, Kentucky
59.7 miles from Edmonton, KY
The 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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Gates of Hell - Grandview Cemetery - Kasey's Cemetery
Custer, Kentucky
61.6 miles from Edmonton, KY
Grandview Cemetery, aka Kasey's Cemetery or the Gates of Hell, contains the graves of people from the 1700s and 1800s as well as the ruins of an iron and stone gate. Some say one time an enormous green orb appeared here, hovered a short time, then shot straight up and ...
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Oliver's Restaurant - Grayfeather Grill
Gallatin, Tennessee
61.7 miles from Edmonton, KY
It has had many names, including Loco Lupe's, Oliver's Restaurant, Grecian's and Grayfeather Grill. The 1800s building that houses the eatery was once the county jail, and it is rumored to be haunted. Witnesses have heard voices, knocking, footsteps on the stairs and slamming doors late at night, and toilets ...
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0Fairvue - Isaac Franklin Plantation
Gallatin, Tennessee
65.7 miles from Edmonton, KY
The historic Isaac Franklin Plantation, also called Fairvue, was built in 1832. Isaac Franklin was a successful slave trader who sold approximately 1,200 enslaved people into the Southwest region, earning almost $1,000,000 in his lifetime. After changing hands several times over the years, the site was designated a National Historic ...
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Jim Beam Distillery
Clermont, Kentucky
65.8 miles from Edmonton, KY
At this Jim Beam Distillery, some say, a former guard was a little out of his mind and liked to yell at the full moon during his shift. Now, some witnesses currently working as guards say they can hear his screams when the moon is full.
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01880 Newbury House
Robbins, Tennessee
66.1 miles from Edmonton, KY
It 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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0Kingstone Lisle Inn
Robbins, Tennessee
66.2 miles from Edmonton, KY
Called 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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Harrodsburg Spring - Young Park
Harrodsburg, Kentucky
68.1 miles from Edmonton, KY
The 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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Cumberland Falls State Resort Park
Williamsburg, Kentucky
70.7 miles from Edmonton, KY
Stories 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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0Doe Run Inn
Brandenburg, Kentucky
72.8 miles from Edmonton, KY
At this historic hotel, there is a quirky ghost who has been seen on the stairway and in the dining room. What's quirky about him? He loves to untie unsuspecting guests' shoes!
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Ditto House Inn
West Point, Kentucky
72.8 miles from Edmonton, KY
Used as a headquarters and a hospital during the Civil War, this inn is said to be haunted by soldiers and other folks who passed away here during that era. Some guests have reported being touched or spoken to by the spirits. The inn has been featured on many TV ...
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Kentucky Spirits Undistilled: Stories of the Bluegrass State's Famous Haunted Locations
Lisa Westmoreland-doherty
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Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill
Harrodsburg, Kentucky
75.1 miles from Edmonton, KY
The 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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The Hermitage
Nashville, Tennessee
76.6 miles from Edmonton, KY
Settled by Nathaniel Hays in 1780, Hays sold the farm to Andrew Jackson in 1804 for $3,400. Jackson built the Federal-style, two-story brick home around 1820. He came back here after his U.S. presidency term ended in 1837, and died here June 8, 1845. The property fell into disrepair until ...
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0Gaylord Opryland Resort
Nashville, Tennessee
80.1 miles from Edmonton, KY
This famed resort is said to be haunted by The Black Lady, who has been seen all over the hotel. As her nickname suggests, the appparition is dressed all in black. She is a young woman in antebellum-style clothing, and wears a long black veil over her face. She is ...
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Two Rivers Mansion and Golf Course
Nashville, Tennessee
80.5 miles from Edmonton, KY
People have reported seeing apparitions in the mansion and having items moved around the building. The lights turn on and off at night. People report seeing strange lights from across the golf course moving around the house. Disembodied footsteps and strange laughter are heard on the fairways of the golf ...
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0Waverly Hills Sanatorium
Louisville, Kentucky
80.5 miles from Edmonton, KY
This historic hospital, originally opened in 1910 to treat tuberculosis patients, has reportedly seen about 63,000 deaths. TV shows Ghost Adventures, Fact or Faked, Ghost Hunters and many more have featured the site. Witnesses here report unexplained lights, apparitions, shadowy forms and other various phenomena.
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Captain Frank's Tomb
Elizabeth, Indiana
82 miles from Edmonton, KY
Captain Frank McHarry's Tomb is located on a bluff overlooking the Ohio River. The gravesite of the steamboat captain is said to be visited by a ghostly light or mist. Legend has it that the tomb was built on this spot so he could watch over his former stomping grounds. ...
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Congress Inn
Nashville, Tennessee
82.6 miles from Edmonton, KY
In 1987, a guest awoke from sleeping on his stomach to find that someone was sitting on his backside, so he was unable to turn over. After asking around, he learned that the inn had been used as a Civil War hospital, and it is said that the death toll ...
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0Boone Tavern
Berea, Kentucky
83.5 miles from Edmonton, KY
At 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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Pope Lick Monster - Goat Man
Louisville, Kentucky
84 miles from Edmonton, KY
The Goat Man of Pope Lick is rumored to be a farmer who tortured goats at the devil's request and therefore forfeited his soul. But other legends say he is a refugee from a circus train wreck. The horned and hairy monster is supposed to trick folks into his clutches ...
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Sam Davis Home
Smyrna, Tennessee
84.3 miles from Edmonton, KY
The Sam Davis Home, now a house museum, was built around 1810 but was restored completely in 1850. Sam Davis himself lived here until 1860 and in 1863 he was hanged by the Union Army as a spy. Apparitions of a young man, believed to be Sam Davis' brother Oscar, ...
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0Bell Witch Cave
Adams, Tennessee
84.5 miles from Edmonton, KY
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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0Ryman Auditorium - Grand Ole Opry House
Nashville, Tennessee
86 miles from Edmonton, KY
Originally built in 1892 as the Union Gospel Tabernacle, this well-known home of country music is said to be haunted by the ghost of Hank Williams, Sr. His voice has been heard singing his songs. The apparition of a Confederate soldier also has been reported here, as well as footsteps ...
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Tennessee State Capitol
Nashville, Tennessee
86 miles from Edmonton, KY
Legend has it that at State Capitol, you may still hear the phantom arguing of two rivals who were both buried in a vault here. Architect William Strickland and Samuel Morgan, head of the Capitol Commission, although they were both respected men, did not get along. Their ghostly arguing continues ...
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0Union Station Hotel
Nashville, Tennessee
86.4 miles from Edmonton, KY
There are many rumors regarding the hauntings of the Union Station. Some claim that a train derailment and the subsequent deaths have caused ghosts to linger at what was their last boarding stop. Others tell of a spooky woman seen jumping from the building to her death, and ...
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United States Post Office
Jellico, Tennessee
86.5 miles from Edmonton, KY
The 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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0Old Louisville
Louisville, Kentucky
86.9 miles from Edmonton, KY
This historic district of Louisville is said to be one of the largest preservation districts and Victorian neighborhoods in the country. It's no wonder that spirits lingering beyond the grave find it an attractive place to reside! There are reportedly many ghost tours and haunted houses here, and locals may ...
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Lady of the Stairs - First Church of Christ Scientist
Louisville, Kentucky
86.9 miles from Edmonton, KY
The Lady of the Stairs at the First Church of Christ Scientist is a female apparition that appears pacing and crying on the church steps. Locals call her Ms. G, as she is thought to belong to the Gathrights, a well-known local family of the early 1900s. Legend has it ...
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Phoenix Hill Tavern
Louisville, Kentucky
87.6 miles from Edmonton, KY
Folks at Phoenix Hill Tavern have reported disembodied footsteps that come down the stairs and walk across the floor, white flashes that reflect in mirrors, cold spots, and objects that move or disappear.
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0Falcon Rest Mansion and Gardens
McMinnville, Tennessee
87.7 miles from Edmonton, KY
At 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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The Brown Hotel
Louisville, Kentucky
87.8 miles from Edmonton, KY
It is the 15th floor, used only for storage space, that is said to be haunted at this hotel. Witnesses say Mr. Brown himself may once have had a suite on this floor, and the elevator often stops at it, called by an unseen presence. Footprints have been seen walking ...
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