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0Ohio State Reformatory
Mansfield, Ohio
12.9 miles from Ashland County, OHThe prison, defunct since 1990, was the setting for the movie The Shawshank Redemption. It has been used as a setting or featured on many other movies, music videos and TV programs, including Ghost Adventures. Witnesses have experienced shadow figures, slamming cell doors and yelling voices, and female witnesses claim ...
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0Bissman Building
Mansfield, Ohio
14 miles from Ashland County, OHThe Bissman Building, once a grocery warehouse built in 1886, is said to be very haunted; ghost hunts and tours are offered here. Many apparitions are seen here, including a man in a long coat and top hat and a young girl; footsteps have been heard on empty floors above, ...
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Mansfield Women's Club
Mansfield, Ohio
14.4 miles from Ashland County, OHRemaining as one of Mansfield, Ohio's largest and oldest homes, the estate of Mr & Mrs. Henry C. Hedges, is known for its near original 1800's interior and stunning Victorian charm. The home now is the official Club House to the Mansfield Federation of Women's Clubs, was left by widow ...
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Pleasant Valley Cemetery
Lucas, Ohio
14.7 miles from Ashland County, OHPleasant Valley Cemetery is haunted by the Rose Family buried here. Legend has it that Ceely Rose murdered her mother, father and brother in 1896 over her love for Guy Berry. Guy lied and told Ceely they couldn't marry because her family didn't approve of him rather than tell her ...
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Malabar Farm
Lucas, Ohio
15.1 miles from Ashland County, OHPulitzer Prize-winning author Louis Bromfield built Malabar Farm in 1939, and the historic homesite is open for tours and wagon rides. It is said to be haunted by Ceely Rose. According to her story, she was in love with a boy who didn't feel the same. In order to spare ...
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Mount Olive Cemetery
Bellville, Ohio
16.9 miles from Ashland County, OHMount Olive Cemetery, or Lucas Cemetery, has a ghost named Mary Jane. One legend has it that she was burned at the stake in the 1800s after being accused of witchcraft. Another says she was a Native-American medicine woman, and some folks thought her profession was a mite too close ...
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Millersburg Hotel
Millersburg, Ohio
27.4 miles from Ashland County, OHThis hotel has been in operation for well over a century, so it is more than likely that some of the spectres in this hotel were guests who never checked out. The owners and staff are displeased with the paranormal activity in the hotel, as they receive various reports ...
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Big Four Train Depot
Galion, Ohio
27.9 miles from Ashland County, OHThis historic depot is heritage-listed, and also believed by many to be one of the towns most haunted buildings. The old train depot has played host to many tragedies and notable events in the town history, so it is easy to see where the basis of these rumours lie. The ...
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Brownella Cottage and Galion Historical Museum
Galion, Ohio
28.4 miles from Ashland County, OHThis beautiful cottage houses the town historical society, and is well known for the ghost that reputedly haunts the old building. Although the identity of the apparition is currently unclear, witnesses describe a man dressed in black with white hair who wanders the hallways scaring visitors to the museum. Other ...
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0Spitzer House Bed and Breakfast
Medina, Ohio
29 miles from Ashland County, OHAt this 19th-century Victorian home-turned-inn, people have witnessed unexplained voices and music, and the piano in the parlor plays songs by itself. The ghost of a stern-looking man is said to appear in Ceilan's Room, and Anna's Room is haunted by a servant girl's spirit. The servant girl also has ...
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Rogue's Hollow Bridge
Doylestown, Ohio
31.8 miles from Ashland County, OHRogue's Hollow Bridge, or Crybaby Bridge, has a couple of legends attached to it that may explain the ghostly crying sound heard here. One says that long ago a woman tossed her unwanted newborn over the bridge, and now the phantom scene replays here along with the sound of a ...
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Grapevine House Inn
Dundee, Ohio
34 miles from Ashland County, OHThe 1834 bed and breakfast inn is located in the pleasant township of Winesburg, which is often confused with a novel of the same name by Sherwood Anderson. The old building is one of the earliest in the borough, and is rumoured to be haunted by a young girl ...
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Warehouse on the Canal
Canal Fulton, Ohio
35.2 miles from Ashland County, OHThis 1906 building previously housed the old Finnerock Furniture building and now houses an arcade of quaint shops and restaurants. There have been reported sightings of many ghosts, including numerous apparitions in period clothing wandering around the building. The ghost of a little girl has been seen near the old ...
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Loyal Oak Tavern
Norton, Ohio
35.9 miles from Ashland County, OHThe old tavern building was built in the 1840s, and was a cabinet shop in its early years. There are remnants of its older days as a tavern, such as a half-log bar in the basement as well as a 1930s keg. But locals here say that's not all that ...
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Rose Hill Burial Park
Fairlawn, Ohio
39.3 miles from Ashland County, OHRose Hill Burial Park, founded in the 1920s, is haunted by a ghostly lady in white and ghost lights that witnesses say appear toward the back of the graveyard, possibly near the Jewish section.
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The Corner House
Warsaw, Ohio
40.4 miles from Ashland County, OHThis small, abandoned wooden house at the intersection of the two major roads is haunted by the apparition of a woman in black. Her husband murdered her in the house many years ago, and people driving past have reported smelling burning flesh and hearing the screams of a woman. (Submitted by ...
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The Taverne of Richfield
Richfield, Ohio
42.1 miles from Ashland County, OHWe have had numerous sitings at the Taverne. The building was built in 1886 in Richfield Ohio as a hotel/stagecoach stop. We have 3 ghosts. The original ghost is Baxter Wood who opened a hotel called the Center Hotel in the building which now houses local watering hole, the Doug ...
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Baldwin-Wallace College
Berea, Ohio
42.3 miles from Ashland County, OHBaldwin-Wallace College's Kohler Hall, built in the 1870s as a Methodist Children's Home, is said to be home to a spirit that manifests as a blue haze. Something reportedly presses down on students in bed and throws off their blankets. And Lang Hall is allegedly haunted by namesake Emma Lang, ...
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Akron Civic Theatre
Akron, Ohio
42.4 miles from Ashland County, OHOne of Akron Civic Theatre's ghosts is Fred the Janitor, who died during his shift and now returns to finish his work. He is said to get angry at people who mess up the restrooms. Another apparition of a well-dressed man appears sitting up in the balcony from time to ...
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University of Akron
Akron, Ohio
42.8 miles from Ashland County, OHThe University of Akron, founded in 1870 by the Universalist Church, has a few buildings rumored ot be haunted. One of them is the Sigma Nu House. Campus legend has it that a sorority girl hanged herself in the boiler room and her spirit lingers here to this day. Another ...
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Guggenheim Air Institute
Akron, Ohio
43.5 miles from Ashland County, OHThis building has been abandoned for over fifty years, but people driving past still report seeing ghostly lights moving around the upper levels of the building, and hearing strange noises when no one is around. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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0Candlewood Suites
North Olmsted, Ohio
43.9 miles from Ashland County, OHAccording to reports, when the area was being cleared for building this hotel, the body of a woman was found. She had committed suicide by shooting herself in the head. Her ghost is said to remain at the hotel and may manifest as a shadowy form. She also turns the ...
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Old Sweet Shop
Coshocton, Ohio
44.2 miles from Ashland County, OHThis historic building turned sweet shop is haunted by a whole horde of ghostly children. Staff have heard running footsteps and ghostly voices, but upon investigation, have found nothing. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Warehouse Restaurant
Coshocton, Ohio
44.3 miles from Ashland County, OHThis historic warehouse was converted to a popular restaurant, but even back in the late twentieth century, police and authorities were responding to reports of paranormal activity which happened on a frequent basis. The restaurant is believed to be haunted by a ghostly child and the apparition of an ...
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Old Hercules Engine Factory
Canton, Ohio
46.9 miles from Ashland County, OHThis historic abandoned building is haunted by several terrifying entities. In the section of the building that was previously an army training unit, an aggressive entity pushes visitors around, and has been known to swear or threaten those present during visits. Factory appliances move around by themselves, and cold spots ...
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Books N' Things
Dover, Ohio
47.2 miles from Ashland County, OHThis old store was in operation for many years, but now appears to be a private residence. While it was in operation, customers would smell the aroma of coffee, even when there was none brewing. The ghost was kind to the owners, and would often tuck them into bed ...
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0The Cobbler Shop Bed and Breakfast
Dover, Ohio
47.3 miles from Ashland County, OHGuests at this 1800s inn, which was once a cobbler shop, have heard knocking on their doors when no one was there, and disembodied footsteps in the hallway. Those who have seen the ghost here say he is a man wearing a long dark coat.
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The Cobbler Shop Bed and Breakfast
Dover, Ohio
47.3 miles from Ashland County, OHGuests at this 1800s inn, which was once a cobbler shop, have heard knocking on their doors when no one was there, and disembodied footsteps in the hallway. Those who have seen the ghost here say he is a man wearing a long dark coat.
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Zoar Historic Hotel
Zoar, Ohio
47.3 miles from Ashland County, OHThis historic hotel has been acquired by the state historical society and is due to be renovated to restore it to its former glory. The hotel is rumoured to be haunted, which has been testified by many former guests, patrons and staff, and is widely acclaimed to be the ...
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Claque Playhouse
Westlake, Ohio
47.4 miles from Ashland County, OHThis historic playhouse is situated on an old farming property, as the theatre itself is a barn conversion. The former owner of the property, known to staff as 'Walter', has been seen and heard throughout the theatre. He often is heard sobbing in the theatre, and has been known to ...
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Huntington Playhouse
Bay Village, Ohio
47.7 miles from Ashland County, OHThis quaint community theatre has been in operation for over half a century, but already seems to being developing a series of ghost stories associated with the theatre itself and the plot of land it was built upon. The first apparition is an man in an old-fashioned suit who appears ...
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Burnt Wood Tavern
Brecksville, Ohio
47.8 miles from Ashland County, OHThis popular local eatery and restaurant is haunted by a former owner, who passed away several years ago and is still attempting to run his establishment. He has been known to welcome new staff members to the restaurant, and calls out peoples names. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Harding Home
Marion, Ohio
48 miles from Ashland County, OHPresident Warren G. Harding's Home, open to the public as a museum, is known for its Death Clock and Finch of Doom. The Death Clock, a wedding gift to the Hardings, hangs on the wall above the staircase. On August 2, 1973, at 7:30 p.m., the clock inexplicably stopped. The ...
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Marion Cemetery - The Revolving Ball
Marion, Ohio
48.4 miles from Ashland County, OHMarion Cemetery is a large one with an impressive World War II Memorial, and it's also famous for its Revolving Ball. It's a large stone sphere that's part of the Merchant Family's plot. In 1896, several small black granite spheres were arranged in a large circle, with a 5-foot-tall granite ...
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0Hotel Breakers
Sandusky, Ohio
49.1 miles from Ashland County, OHIt is said that in Room 169 during the 1900s, a guest named Mary hanged herself in her room. This is rumored to have led to at least some of the many haunting episodes here. Guests and employees alike have witnessed unexplained noises, electrical issues, and faceless apparitions. Some reports ...
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Darrow Family Cemetery
Seven Hills, Ohio
49.3 miles from Ashland County, OHRumor has it that at night at the Darrow Family Cemetery, which only has 7 gravesites, tombstones that are whole in daylight appear broken, and strange things can be seen and heard: Unexplained bright lights, running water, screams and howls.
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Edmund Gleason Farmhouse
Valley View, Ohio
49.8 miles from Ashland County, OHThis historic farmhouse property is rumoured to have a whole horde of ghostly inhabitants. Passing motorists claim to have seen the figure of a spectral woman standing at windows, and have seen strange lights moving from room to room on the downstairs level. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Variety Theater
Cleveland, Ohio
49.8 miles from Ashland County, OH1927 building The Variety Theater was a vaudeville house, then a movie theater until the early 1980s. After that, it was a rock concert venue until it closed in 1986. Now, locals say, it's haunted by a white figure who hangs out on first floor by the water fountain. A ...
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0Prospect Place
Trinway, Ohio
51 miles from Ashland County, OHThe 29-room mansion built in 1856 by abolitionist G.W. Adams is said to have been a stop on the Underground Railroad. The house is said to be haunted by ghosts from its past, and has been featured on TV shows such as Ghost Hunters and Ghost Adventures.
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Johnson's Island Confederate Cemetery
Lakeside Marblehead, Ohio
51.1 miles from Ashland County, OHJohnson's Island Confederate Cemetery is home to phantom battles, complete with gunshots, soldiers' screams and marching sounds. It is said that during the Memorial Day parades held on Johnson Island, the deceased soldiers march along with the living soldiers.
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Tick Tock Tavern
Cleveland, Ohio
51.5 miles from Ashland County, OHThis historic arcade building houses a haunted restaurant and tavern. A former delicatessen housed in the building closed down due to overwhelming paranormal activity, which stemmed from the rear of the building. The ladies restroom was haunted by a spectre that would rattle the doors and speak in strange voices, ...
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Bourbon House Bed and Breakfast
Cleveland, Ohio
52.2 miles from Ashland County, OHThis historic mansion may still be in operation as an inn, but is more renowned for a recurring apparition reported here by former tenants and guests. The building is believed to be haunted by a former owner and the builder of the house, who has been known to communicate ...
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Franklin Castle
Cleveland, Ohio
52.8 miles from Ashland County, OHFranklin Castle was built in the mid 1800s by Hans Tiedemann, a wealthy German immigrant. Since then, it has been a clubhouse for a German singing society, headquarters for a German Socialist organization, a doctor's office, apartments, and a hideout for bootleggers. Many ghost stories surround the place, and here ...
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Johnny Mango
Cleveland, Ohio
52.8 miles from Ashland County, OHJohnny Mango World Cafe & Bar is reportedly haunted by several ghosts, the oldest being a woman named Margaret who died in 1895 when her trolley car ran into the Cuyahoga River.
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4604 Turney Road
Garfield Heights, Ohio
52.9 miles from Ashland County, OHThis historic apartment has a darker history, and has a terrifying haunting associated with the building. In the early 1940's, a mass brawl occurred on the upper floor, and several people were murdered. Staff in stores below the apartments claim to hear thumps, screams and the sound of a ...
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Wyandot County Historical Society
Upper Sandusky, Ohio
52.9 miles from Ashland County, OHThis 1852 residence was owned by the Beery family for many years, until it was donated to the local historical society in 1962. Since then, visitors and staff have reported various strange occurrences, including ghostly voices, disembodied footsteps and strange whistling noises. The ghost of an elderly woman, suspected ...
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Old Stone House Bed and Breakfast
Lakeside Marblehead, Ohio
53.6 miles from Ashland County, OHAt this circa 1800s bed-and-breakfast inn, strange things are afoot. A TV on the third floor turns itself down when the volume is turned up, and toilets flush by themselves. In Room 11, also on the third floor, a little girl fell to her death out the window, and her ...
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Aqua Club
Cleveland, Ohio
53.9 miles from Ashland County, OHBefore this building became a night club and closed down, it was a celebrated local eatery. The owner became an alcoholic after his wife died, and both him and his legendary restaurant quickly fell apart until it went out of business. A night club built on the premises was closed ...
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Renaissance Hotel
Cleveland, Ohio
54.1 miles from Ashland County, OHThis historic hotel was built over the site of many historic city landmarks including the cities first hotel, transferring the historical pasts of them into this building. Ghostly activity is mainly reported on the fourth floor, where lights turn on and off of their own accord and faucets switch on ...
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Gray's Armoury Historical Museum
Cleveland, Ohio
54.5 miles from Ashland County, OHThe five story castle-like armory was built in 1893. People hear disembodied footsteps on the upper floors and on the grand staircase. Ghostly apparitions of men dressed in old-fashioned military uniform have been seen throughout the building, but vanish when approached. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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House of Wills
Cleveland, Ohio
55 miles from Ashland County, OHThis historic funeral parlour appears to be one of the cities most haunted sites, as shown by the most recent street view image of the building. The photograph shows what appears to be a white apparition staring down into the street from a window on the second floor. This is ...
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Old Licking County Jail
Newark, Ohio
55 miles from Ashland County, OHThe Old Licking County Jail building, constructed in 1889, has an eerie castle-like appearance reminiscent of the Tower of London. In its day it housed many a notorious murderer and serial killer. It was here that Carl Etherington, a Dry-Agent Detective, was once held in a cell for his protection ...
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Bryn Du Mansion
Granville, Ohio
55 miles from Ashland County, OHThe Bryn Du Mansion and grounds comprise a fifty-two acre estate in Granville, Ohio. The property is managed by the Bryn Du Commission, a non-profit organization established by the Village of Granville. The organization follows a mission of historic preservation and providing program and event facilities for the benefit ...
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Denison University Library
Granville, Ohio
55.2 miles from Ashland County, OHThe 7th tier of the Denison University Library is said to have a spirit, a shadowy woman wearing an old-fashioned dress. Those who fall asleep here, especially men, have been awoken by her hitting them on the back of the head.
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0The Buxton Inn
Granville, Ohio
55.3 miles from Ashland County, OHVisit this inn and you may meet the ghost of Orrin Granger, the pioneer who built it in 1812. Or you may spot Major Horton Buxton, after whom the inn was named. Major Buxton operated the inn during the late 1800s. Former innkeeper Bonnie Bounell is also said to have ...
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Agora Theatre and Ballroom
Cleveland, Ohio
55.6 miles from Ashland County, OHElvis and the Beatles are among the acts who have performed at Agora Theatre and Ballroom, and the place is said to be home to some spirits who never left. Apparitions have been seen here, especially one of a man wearing a yellow raincoat. During an investigation, a psychic declared ...
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Dutch Mill Truck Stop - The Windmill
Carey, Ohio
57.8 miles from Ashland County, OHFormerly a restaurant and filling station, the building is supposedly haunted by a ghostly man carrying a leather briefcase. His association with the place is unknown. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Hamlin Hall
University Heights, Ohio
59 miles from Ashland County, OHHamlin Hall has a haunt. Who is he? The apparition and cold spots that appear and disappear around a stairwell are said to belong to a young man who passed away inside the building.
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Historic Stoner House
Westerville, Ohio
60.8 miles from Ashland County, OHMystic Nirvana / The Historic Stoner House - it was built in 1852 by George Stoner as an inn and tavern. It also was a station on the Underground Railroad. There was a 'hidden' room in the basement where the runaways would hide out till they could make their ...
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Park Hotel
Put-in-Bay, Ohio
62.6 miles from Ashland County, OHGuests have reported apparitions in period clothing and ghostly ballroom music when there is no one around. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Chagrin Valley Athletic Club
Chagrin Falls, Ohio
63 miles from Ashland County, OHThis historic building now houses the county athletic club, but was formerly a schoolhouse. During its history, a cruel schoolmistress punished a girl to the extent that she died, leading to the closure of the school and the basis of the haunting that occurs nowadays. People in the quiet library ...
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Stone House
Oak Harbor, Ohio
64 miles from Ashland County, OHThis house was built by a man named Mr. Baker. Mr. Baker was a renowned womanizer. His wife could have not have children. Eventually, Mr. Baker's wife hanged herself in the garage. The Mulligans bought the house in the early '70s. While the Mulligans lived in the Stone House, they ...
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Siesta Motel
Norwich, Ohio
64.9 miles from Ashland County, OHThis motel is said to be haunted by the spirit of an angry man who had been staying at the night there after a fight with his mother. And as it so happened, that night he was the victim of a burglary. The still-enraged man attacked the burglar upon finding ...
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The Worthington Inn
Worthington, Ohio
65.5 miles from Ashland County, OHSpooky happenings reported here include apparitions, unexplained handprints on mirrors, and the smell of phantom cigar smoke.
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Cambridge Northwood Cemetery
Cambridge, Ohio
66.1 miles from Ashland County, OHCambridge Northwood Cemetery, burial place of congressmen John Earl Henderson, James Joyce and Charles Ellis Moore, is said to be home to a ghostly woman in a white formal dress from circa 1920. She has been seen for a short time before fading away, usually on clear summer nights.
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0Colonel Taylor Inn Bed and Breakfast
Cambridge, Ohio
66.5 miles from Ashland County, OHThe people here say that Colonel Taylor and his lady still haunt this 1878 Victorian mansion. Guests have seen both of their apparitions on the stairway, and they may shake the beds from time to time. The ghosts are said to be friendly and angelic, watching over the guests.
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Squire's Castle
Willoughby Hills, Ohio
67.3 miles from Ashland County, OHSquire's Castle is actually a 3-story stone caretaker's cottage for a never-built mansion, and legend has it that it's home to an unhappy female ghost. Feargus B. Squire planned to built a mansion as well, but until then, his family took up residence in the cottage. His wife hated the ...
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Squire's Castle
Willoughby Hills, Ohio
67.3 miles from Ashland County, OHSquire's Castle is only a shell of a castle built in the 1890s by Feargus B. Squire. It was meant to be the gatekeeper's house for his future country estate, never built. Now Squire's Castle is open to the public, and it is said to be haunted by Squire's wife ...
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0Punderson Manor
Ashland County, Ohio
69.4 miles from Ashland County, OHIt is alleged that the original owner of Punderson manor committed suicide by drifting out on the lake in a bathtub, and then, when he reached the middle, he pulled the plug and drowned. Why precisely he would have chosen this method is not known, whether it actually occurred ...
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Mirror Lake
Columbus, Ohio
70.4 miles from Ashland County, OHMirror Lake at Ohio State University has a couple of ghosts. One is a student who drowned there in the 1960s, and is sometimes heard splashing and screaming. The other is a jogger who was killed nearby. The jogger apparition creates a cold breeze as he runs and keeps peering ...
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Capital University
Columbus, Ohio
70.8 miles from Ashland County, OHCapital University's Kerns Religious Life Center is said to have a haunted basement. Folks down there have felt unexplained sadness and trouble breathing, and lights are said to come on by themselves. The Science Building may also have a ghost--the spirit of a former biology professor. The sixty-something man's apparition ...
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Homestead House Bed and Breakfast
Willoughby, Ohio
70.8 miles from Ashland County, OHThis historic mansion is haunted by Sarah and Alonzo Gunn, who formerly owned the house when it was a private residence. Guests and owners have reportedly heard footsteps, and seen the apparitions of a woman in a shawl and a man in a top hat and old-fashioned cape. (Submitted by ...
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Old Governor's Mansion
Columbus, Ohio
71 miles from Ashland County, OHThe presence of a woman who died in a fire within the historic building has been reported. She appears as an African American woman in a blue dress, and has been seen in various rooms of the mansion. During recent renovations, she appeared to staff members and told them how ...
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0Harrison House Bed and Breakfast
Columbus, Ohio
71.1 miles from Ashland County, OHThe house here was originally built in 1890, and when it became a bed-and-breakfast inn in the 1990s, the owners found that they were not alone! Spirits are said to haunt the second and third floors, and can also be found near the front door and first-floor closet. Ghosts said ...
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Doc Henderson's Restaurant - The Castle Bed and Breakfast
Marysville, Ohio
71.2 miles from Ashland County, OHAlthough this reataurant is currently closed for repairs, it seems to be a favorite spot for the haunts. Folks here have seen a black shadowy figure and have witnessed an eerie, uneasy feeling in the building.
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Thurber House
Columbus, Ohio
71.5 miles from Ashland County, OHThurber House, a nonprofit literary center and Thurber museum, is believe to be haunted. It was the home of Jamer Thurber, author and "New Yorker" cartoonist, and Thurber himself was reported to have had a ghostly experience. Witnesses now have heard footsteps on the back stairs and seen moving figures ...
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Char Bar
Columbus, Ohio
71.7 miles from Ashland County, OHThis bar is connected to a labyrinth of tunnels that run underneath the city, which is where the historic buildings haunting's stem from. Staff have observed a hooded spectre in black robes in the basement underneath the building, who vanishes when approached. Upon investigation, staff located the entrance to ...
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Central Ohio Fire Museum
Columbus, Ohio
71.7 miles from Ashland County, OHThis historic firehouse was in operation till the late twentieth century, when it was converted and restored as a museum preserving fire fighting heritage and artefacts. Witnesses and staff at the museum claim that is haunted by ghostly thoroughbred horses, who have been heard in the museum late at ...
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Walnut Knolls Housing Estate
Columbus, Ohio
71.8 miles from Ashland County, OHThe building is now vacant, and was previously a mental hospital around fifty years ago. There are reports of people hearing loud footsteps in the building, seeing ghostly lights moving around the upper level and having objects thrown at them by an aggressive entity. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Clay Haus Restaurant
Somerset, Ohio
71.9 miles from Ashland County, OHThis restaurant is housed in a historic building, which was built over the site of a civil war house. During the levelling of the lower floor, the current owners dug out the basement using their hands, and came across many interesting artefacts, which are on display in the main ...
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Clay Haus
Somerset, Ohio
71.9 miles from Ashland County, OHClay Haus, a restaurant that serves German and American fare, is believed to be haunted. Witnesses have seen apparitions, heard knocks and footsteps and felt eerie presences.
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Elevator Brewery and Draught Haus
Columbus, Ohio
72 miles from Ashland County, OHThe ghost of a colonel murdered here by a woman he loved has been reported in the tavern. His apparition, which appears as a ghostly ball of light, has been observed floating around the building. Footsteps often appear in the snow outside the tavern when there is no one around. (Submitted ...
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Ohio Statehouse
Columbus, Ohio
72.1 miles from Ashland County, OHThe Ohio Statehouse is a Greek Revival building that houses the government of Ohio. It is said to be haunted by former worker Tom Bateman, whose ghost appears on the staircase at 5 p.m. daily. The ghost is also said to turn lights of and on and move objects.
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Columbus Cultural Arts Center
Columbus, Ohio
72.6 miles from Ashland County, OHThis historic castle-like building is believed to be haunted by at least two apparitions. The first is a woman in period clothing who appears in the pottery room of the establishment. She is believed to be a woman who was involved in a public hanging nearby, although why she ...
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Schmidt's German Restaurant
Columbus, Ohio
72.8 miles from Ashland County, OHThis historic eatery is housed in an old horse stable, and serves up delicious food and some rather interesting ghost tales. The building is believed to be haunted by a friendly former owner, who has been seen in the main dining room and has been known to move chairs ...
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Greater Columbus Antiques Mall
Columbus, Ohio
73.3 miles from Ashland County, OHThis antiques arcade is haunted by many apparitions, which is not hard to believe as the building was previously a funeral home. The first apparition reported in the building is a tall man in a brown suit, who has been seen walking around, and in some cases through the antiques ...
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James A. Garfield National Historical Site
Mentor, Ohio
74 miles from Ashland County, OHJames A. Garfield National Historical Site, former residence of president James A. Garfield, is believed to be haunted by Garfield's wife Lucretia. Security personnel have heard Lucretia walking upstairs at night and she has been known to turn lights on after the guards turn them off. She also is said ...
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Camp Chase Confederate Cemetery
Columbus, Ohio
75.4 miles from Ashland County, OHAt Camp Chase Confederate Cemetery there is a weeping Lady in Gray who visits, leaving flowers on a soldier's grave. She wears a Civil War-era gray suit and has been heard crying.
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Mudhouse Mansion
Lancaster, Ohio
76.4 miles from Ashland County, OHThe house is an abandoned private residence, and the owner will sue you if you illegally visit the house without her permission. A white apparition has been seen standing at the front windows of the house, and strange lights move around the upper levels. Ghostly slaves and murdered family members ...
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0Rider's Inn
Painesville, Ohio
79.6 miles from Ashland County, OHA Civil War soldier's ghost is said to stand near the windows and wave. Also, the spirit of a former innkeeper's wife named Suzanne is said to reside here as well. Suzanne is said to have come to the door in her nightgown to let guests in when the owners ...
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Lake County History Center
Painesville, Ohio
81.1 miles from Ashland County, OHNow housing the Lake County History Center, this imposing building was for many years, the Poor House. In the 1800s, and up until the 1970s, this was the place of last resort for the indigent, abandoned, and in many cases, insane. Both men and women were housed there, in separate ...
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Oakhurst Golf Club
Grove City, Ohio
81.2 miles from Ashland County, OHA rumor has been going round that a bride fell off balcony in the 1960's, employee's say a woman in a white dress can be seen throughout the building but very rarely. The Upstairs kitchen that is located near the ballroom which is used for events is said to be ...
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Fairport Harbor Marine Museum and Lighthouse
Fairport Harbor, Ohio
81.4 miles from Ashland County, OHLegend has it that an 1870s lighthouse keeper, Captain Joseph Babcock, gave his wife many cats to keep her company when she was bedridden. Today, one of those cats remains behind, a ghostly gray cat that does that playful cat-skitter across the kitchen floor in the second-floor living quarters. The ...
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