Haunted Places in Barbour County, West Virginia



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    Graceland Inn and Conference Center

    Elkins, West Virginia

    16.2 miles from Barbour County, WV

    This inn, restaurant and conference center is said to be haunted by several entities: a ghost named Grace, senator Henry Davis, and a former servant named Katie.

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    Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum

    Weston, West Virginia

    26 miles from Barbour County, WV

    Once the Weston State Hospital, the asylum is said to be haunted by former patients who passed away there. The plentitude of paranormal phenomena heard, seen, and felt here has prompted its appearance on TV shows such as Ghost Hunters and Ghost Adventures.

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    Kingwood Public Library

    Kingwood, West Virginia

    28.8 miles from Barbour County, WV

    The circa-1966 library is said to be haunted. Witnesses report noises and footsteps, objects that move on their own, doors that open and close by themselves, and books that jump off the shelves. A jail that once stood on the site is believed by some to be the source of ...

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    Hutton House Bed and Breakfast

    Huttonsville, West Virginia

    28.9 miles from Barbour County, WV

    Built in 1898 by Eugene Elihu Hutton, the Queen Anne-style Victorian home is now an inn, and is believed to be haunted. Folks say that at 5 a.m. the unexplained smell of baking bread wafts through the inn, although the kitchen is closed and the ovens are cold.

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    The Mather Miners

    Mather, Pennsylvania

    55.5 miles from Barbour County, WV

    In the center of the town there is a small church, the post office, an apartment building(which used to be a general store) and a baseball field. Up a small connecting road is the old schoolhouse ( now converted into a persons home). Right before dawn when walking ...

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    Fallingwater

    Mill Run, Pennsylvania

    60.6 miles from Barbour County, WV

    A solitude woman is said to be seen staring out of the window of the master bedroom. She is believed to the first wife of Edgar Kaufmann, depressed by his unfaithfulness. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)

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    Wells Inn

    Sistersville, West Virginia

    60.8 miles from Barbour County, WV

    At this 1890s inn, both the guests and the staff have heard the sounds of writing and footsteps, witnessed doors that open or close by themselves, and felt a chilly presence.

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    Allen’s Haunted Hayrides

    Smock, Pennsylvania

    62.7 miles from Barbour County, WV

    Psychics say that the energy here is high because there an Indian burial ground beneath the land. This may be the source of the glowing white figures that are reported, or the strange light manifestations. The hayrides are year-round so visit freely! (Submitted by Chris Berglund)

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    Century Inn

    Scenery Hill, Pennsylvania

    65.9 miles from Barbour County, WV

    Reported to be the oldest inn along Route 40, this inn is said to have a mysterious presence. There is one unexplained very cold room, and an innkeeper there has described a mysterious figure that appeared near its door. As well, strange footsteps have appeared in the snow outside the ...

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    West Virginia State Penitentiary

    Moundsville, West Virginia

    67 miles from Barbour County, WV

    Once considered one of the most violent prisons in the US people believe that this prison's violent past has left an indelible mark on the building. People believe it is haunted by both active ghosts, possibly men who were murdered there, and also residual hauntings that take the form ...

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    Droop Mountain Battlefield State Park

    Barbour County, West Virginia

    71.8 miles from Barbour County, WV

    The Droop Mountain Battlefield was the site of an 1863 battle. Folks have reported soldiers' apparitions, some headless, in the fog that comes rolling over the mountain.

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    Edward G. Acheson House

    Monongahela, Pennsylvania

    74.2 miles from Barbour County, WV

    The ghost of a little girl has been seen here. Two other ghosts, seen as orbs, also have been seen. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)

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    By the Side of the Road Bed and Breakfast

    Harrisonburg, Virginia

    75.6 miles from Barbour County, WV

    This historic b&b was built just a bit after the American Revolution, and it was used a Civil War hospital in 1864. It is said that when the area was burned by Union soldiers, the flame-retardant building just wouldn't catch fire, so it became a sort of haven during the ...

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    Bridgewater College

    Bridgewater, Virginia

    76.3 miles from Barbour County, WV

    Cole Hall at the est.-1880 Bridgewater College is rumored to be haunted by its namesake, Dr. Charles Knox Cole. Built in 1929 by Cole's daughter, Mrs. Virginia Garber Cole Strickler, the hall is an auditorium, and Mr. Cole's ghost is said to attend the plays shown there. The ghost sits ...

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    Thornrose House

    Staunton, Virginia

    83.8 miles from Barbour County, WV

    This historic home now operates as a bed and breakfast called "Thornrose House". The B&B has a room called "Caroline's Room" which allegedly has been a hot-spot for ghostly apparitions. The bed and breakfast is under new management as of Spring 2014.

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    Belle Grae Inn - Ubon Thai Victorian Inn

    Staunton, Virginia

    84.2 miles from Barbour County, WV

    This inn is haunted by Mrs. Bagsby, a spirit who has resided here since the 1800s. Mrs. Bagsby unlocks doors and plays other tricks; it is said that she has been known to cause the inn's hot water supply to bypass the room of a guest that she doesn't like. ...

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    Mary Baldwin College

    Staunton, Virginia

    84.3 miles from Barbour County, WV

    Mary Baldwin College is a four-year liberal arts women's college based in Staunton, VA. It was founded in 1842, and was originally called the Augusta Female Seminary. There are several reported ghosts at the college: A ghost known as "Richard" haunts the several areas, including the Administration Building, Wenger Hall and ...

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    Western State Hospital - Dejarnette Building

    Staunton, Virginia

    86.4 miles from Barbour County, WV

    Western State Hospital, a fancy resort-style asylum called Western State Lunatic Asylum in its early years, was originally built in the 1820s. In 1905 it was taken over by Dr. Joseph Dejarnette, under whose authority patients were tortured. When the hospital moved in the 1970s the building became the Staunton ...