Haunted Places in Bamberg County, South Carolina



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    Cottageville Cemetery

    Cottageville, South Carolina

    37.6 miles from Bamberg County, SC

    A local legend surrounds Cottageville Cemetery. It says that those who drive around the cemetery three times, then drive into its center and flash their lights three times, will see the deceased leave their graves, walk around, and throw things.

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    Annie's Inn Bed and Breakfast

    Aiken, South Carolina

    39.6 miles from Bamberg County, SC

    This early-1800s inn is said to be haunted by the ghost of a little girl who wanders in the halls calling out for her mama.

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    Old Sheldon Church Ruins

    Yemassee, South Carolina

    44.1 miles from Bamberg County, SC

    The Old Sheldon Church was housed in a church built in the mid-1700s. The British burned it in 1779, during the Revolutionary War, but was rebuilt in 1826, only to be burned again in the Civil War. It is said to be haunted by an unknown Pilgrim woman in a ...

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    Holley House - Hotel Aiken

    Aiken, South Carolina

    45.3 miles from Bamberg County, SC

    The Hotel Aiken, housed in an 1878 hotel building, is haunted--especially on the second floor. Witnesses have heard whispering, crying and screaming from empty rooms, and seen shadow figures flit past. Toilets flush and doors open and close by themselves, and ghosts play tricks with the housekeepers' carts, moving them ...

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    Old Post Office

    Aiken, South Carolina

    45.4 miles from Bamberg County, SC

    This historic post office has many legends associated with it, and is rumoured to be one of the most haunted buildings in town. In the postmasters office, there is a ladder that leads to secret passages in the ceiling of the building, which the postmaster himself used to spy ...

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    Jacksonboro Light

    Bamberg County, South Carolina

    47.3 miles from Bamberg County, SC

    If you walk along Parkers Ferry Road late at night, you might catch a glimpse of a swinging lantern light, said to be carried by the ghost of a preacher who died when he was struck by a train one night while he was out searching for his daughter. ...

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    Redcliffe Plantation

    Beech Island, South Carolina

    49.1 miles from Bamberg County, SC

    Redcliffe Plantation is said to be haunted by former 1800s owner Sen. James Hammond. Rumor has it that if you go near a certain field with only three trees, strange things will begin to happen.

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    Graniteville Cemetery

    Graniteville, South Carolina

    49.2 miles from Bamberg County, SC

    Rumor has it that a witch ghost appears late at night here, putting flowers on the graves of children. Witnesses claim to have experienced lots of eerie things here, from screams, gunshots and laughter to the dead reaching up and grabbing visitors' feet.

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    Summerville Cemetery and Mausoleum

    Summerville, South Carolina

    50.8 miles from Bamberg County, SC

    Summerville Cemetery and Mausoleum is also called Park Cemetery by some locals. Witnesses say a child, possibly one buried here named Jessie Blue Hyatt, has been heard crying here. Some visitors also report a phantom smell of smoke and a feeling of difficulty breathing.

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    Price House Cottage

    Summerville, South Carolina

    52.2 miles from Bamberg County, SC

    It is said that the ghost who resides here likes to make off with nice jewelry. The owner himself has had a pair of sapphire cufflinks go missing, and to add to the mystery, his daughter lost a ring that later turned up in an old thesaurus.

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    This Whole House

    Summerville, South Carolina

    52.7 miles from Bamberg County, SC

    This Whole House is a tearoom that's rumored to be haunted by a ghost named Mary Helen. The building dates as far back as 1875 and was once, allegedly, a brothel. Paranormal activity includes the sound of breaking dishes in the kitchen and objects being moved by unseen hands. Also, ...

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    Summerville Light

    Summerville, South Carolina

    53 miles from Bamberg County, SC

    The Summerville Light is believed to be the ghost of a woman who lived here over 100 years ago. Legend has it that she met her husband at the train after work every night, with a lantern to guide them home. He was killed in a logging accident nearby, and ...

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    Longstreet Theatre

    Columbia, South Carolina

    54 miles from Bamberg County, SC

    Longstreet Theatre was once a Civil War hospital, and rumor has it that the room that serves as the green room is the former morgue. Cold spots, uneasy feelings, apparitions and strange noises have been reported in the area.

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    University of South Carolina

    Columbia, South Carolina

    54 miles from Bamberg County, SC

    The University of South Carolina is said to be haunted by quite a few spirits. The library is said to be visited by former President McKissick, and ghostly soldiers and a spectral woman with long dark hair have been spotted at the DeSaussure College building. The woman is believed to ...

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    Haunted Pillar

    Augusta, Georgia

    55.2 miles from Bamberg County, SC

    The market that once stood at Fifth and Broad streets was wiped out in a rare winter tornado in 1878, which some say was brought on by a curse from an evangelist who was denied permission to preach at there. The Haunted Pillar is all that's left of the market, ...

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    Fort Jackson

    Columbia, South Carolina

    55.9 miles from Bamberg County, SC

    The United States Army installation Fort Jackson, named for U.S. Army General and President Andrew Jackson, is said to be haunted. At its artillery range, the ghost of a female soldier rumored to have killed herself in a latrine appears with a hole in her helmet. And in the B ...

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    Rosemary Hall

    North Augusta, South Carolina

    56.4 miles from Bamberg County, SC

    At this 1902 inn, a resident ghost watches over the place. The ghost is believed to be Mrs. Jackson, wife of original owner James U. Jackson. She has been seen in Room 205 and also walking up and down the main stairs. Other strange things happen here as well: Objects ...

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    Ezekiel Harris House

    Augusta, Georgia

    57.4 miles from Bamberg County, SC

    Ghostly occurrences reported here by staff and visitors include a female apparition and the feeling of having a rope around one's neck.

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    The Partridge Inn

    Augusta, Georgia

    58 miles from Bamberg County, SC

    The Partridge Inn was built in 1836 as a private home, and has had a long history of conversions and renovations. Currently "The Grand Hotel of the Classic South," the inn boasts, along with its other Southern charms, a ghostly bride. Wearing an 1800s wedding dress, she is said to ...

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    Wigg-Barnwell House

    Beaufort, South Carolina

    58.4 miles from Bamberg County, SC

    This historic colonial house served as a hospital during the civil war, and is rumoured to be haunted. Visitors claim to have heard strange noises, have felt cold spots and have seen the apparition of a soldier. (Submitted by Callum Swift)

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    Joseph Johnson House - The Castle

    Beaufort, South Carolina

    58.5 miles from Bamberg County, SC

    The Castle is the 1850 Italian Renaissance home of Dr. Joseph Johnson, and it is rumored to be haunted. Its legend centers around the ghost of a dwarf named Gauche, who was a jester brought to the area by the French explorer Jean Ribaut in 1562. Gauche's apparition has been ...

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    Augusta State University

    Augusta, Georgia

    58.7 miles from Bamberg County, SC

    Many ghosts allegedly haunt Augusta State University, including the spirit of Emily Galt, a woman, who over 140 years ago, opted to join her recently deceased soldier fiance by jumping to her death from a window of Bellevue Hall. Emily and her younger sister, Lucy, also etched their names and ...

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    Church of the Holy Cross Cemetery

    Sumter, South Carolina

    59.2 miles from Bamberg County, SC

    The ghost of a Confederate soldier strolls through the Church of the Holy Cross Cemetery, sometimes joined by the apparition of a woman who has been known to sit with her legs crossed in a tree with low-hanging branches.

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    Magnolia Plantation and Gardens

    Charleston, South Carolina

    60.4 miles from Bamberg County, SC

    Featured on an episode of TV's Ghost Hunters, the Magnolia Plantation is rumored to be haunted. The plantation has been owned by the same family since 1680; the investigation turned up unexplained music, a young girl's voice, a cough, and a woman's voice that asked "What are you doing?"

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    Birdsville Plantation

    Millen, Georgia

    63.8 miles from Bamberg County, SC

    Birdsville Plantation was built in the 1700s on land that King George III gave to Welshman Francis Jones. Construction on the plantation house began in 1782, but many additions were made over the years. Legend has it that Union soldiers, searching for the family's treasure, dug up the bodies of ...

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    Chapel of Ease

    Saint Helena Island, South Carolina

    64.3 miles from Bamberg County, SC

    The Chapel of Ease is reportedly a deserted church, and it's haunted. Rumor has it that when workers attempted to seal its old crypt, its ghostly residents wouldn't have it. The bricks used to seal the opening would be stacked in a neat little pile the next day.

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    Yeamans Hall

    Hanahan, South Carolina

    65.2 miles from Bamberg County, SC

    According to local lore, the spirit of Mary Hyrne haunts this building where she once lived. She appears as a little lady in a period black dress with a white cap.

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    Charleston Naval Shipyard

    North Charleston, South Carolina

    67.5 miles from Bamberg County, SC

    At the Charleston Naval Base, the apparition of a slave girl has been noticed in a clump of trees.

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    Salem Black River Church

    Mayesville, South Carolina

    71.4 miles from Bamberg County, SC

    Salem Black River Church, built in 1846, is believed to be haunted by a ghostly Southern Belle and a sad little boy. Cold spots have been noted by visitors as well.

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    Rembert Church

    Sumter, South Carolina

    73.1 miles from Bamberg County, SC

    While visiting the cemetery behind the old Rembert Church, folks say they've heard singing and seen lights on inside the church.

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    West End Cemetery

    Newberry, South Carolina

    80.2 miles from Bamberg County, SC

    The Bride Of West End is said to haunt West End Cemetery. She's an apparition of a melancholy bride who has been seen sitting in trees, standing near her grave, or walking in the nearby fields. Rumor has it she has been waiting long years for her lover to take ...

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    Newberry College

    Newberry, South Carolina

    80.8 miles from Bamberg County, SC

    At Newberry College's Keller Hall, a woman committed suicide by jumping from the bell tower during the Civil War era. She was distraught over the death of her boyfriend in the war. Witnesses have heard phantom screams coming from the tower and seen the woman's apparition up there as well. ...

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    Ninety Six National Historic Site

    Ninety Six, South Carolina

    85 miles from Bamberg County, SC

    Ninety Six National Historic Site is a National Park Service operated frontier settlement and Revolutionary War battle site that includes Star Fort, a visitor center, a trail, archaeological digs and restorations. It's rumored to be haunted by a ghost, but folks differ as to who the spirit is, or was. ...

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    Bethabara Baptist Church Cemetery

    Cross Hill, South Carolina

    90 miles from Bamberg County, SC

    Bethabara Baptist Church Cemetery is home to the ghost of a Civil War soldier whose marker cross glows about three times per year. The cross also is said to inexplicably change color several times a year.

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    Rock Presbyterian Church Cemetery

    Greenwood, South Carolina

    92.9 miles from Bamberg County, SC

    Rock Presbyterian Church Cemetery is an old graveyard where folks say disembodied singing is heard, white mists or figures materialize, and blue spots are said to appear in the house adjacent.