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0Stonepile Gap
Dahlonega, Georgia
35.5 miles from Cherokee County, NCStonepile Gap may look like a pile of stones, but there is much more to these rocks than meets the eye. As legend tells it, these rocks mark a grave of a Cherokee woman named Trahlyta who was told to drink from a nearby spring (Porter Springs), and (depending on ...
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0Pinhook Plantation House
Calhoun, Tennessee
36.5 miles from Cherokee County, NCMany ghosts have been reported here, including the Lady in the Gray Gown, a ghost who has been known to open the front door and walk up the stairway. There is also a monk who once held a meeting with several other ghosts in the Gathering Room. Reports say another ...
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Keith Mansion Bed and Breakfast
Athens, Tennessee
37 miles from Cherokee County, NCAt this inn, built in 1858, you may come across the ghost of a Civil War soldier. The inn was taken over by the troops during the war, and it is believed that this soldier died on the premises. Voices have been reported, as well as objects that move on ...
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Samuel Cleage House - Clegg House
Athens, Tennessee
38.1 miles from Cherokee County, NCThe Samuel Cleage House dates back to around 1826. Local residents know it colloquially as "The Clegg House." Locals gave accounts of noises and voices that have caused the inability to hold tennants in the past. Now, the building is gutted and going thru possible restoration. Summary of events: Plenty ...
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0Amicalola Falls Lodge
Dawsonville, Georgia
40.6 miles from Cherokee County, NCThe Cherokee Indian braves used to pray on Amicalola Mountain, seeking visions that would guide them in their lives. Folks say the spirits they consulted still remain on the mountain, and sometimes visit the beautiful lodge as well. Reports say the spirits disapprove of negative energy, and in one incidence ...
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0York House Inn
Rabun Gap, Georgia
40.8 miles from Cherokee County, NCYork House Inn is Georgia's oldest continuously operating Inn, since 1896. All manner of living, births and deaths have taken place in the ensuing 120 years. It has been rumored by various employees that a Civil War soldier smokes cigars in one room and several children play in the Inn. ...
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Forrest Hills Resort and Conference Center
Dahlonega, Georgia
40.9 miles from Cherokee County, NCForrest Hills has quite the active property for ghosts. The property itself is rich in history with the Trail of Tears having gone through it along with a rich past of moonshiners and even a suicide by hanging. The majority of the ghosts here are quite friendly and even ...
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Fred Jones Building
Dahlonega, Georgia
41.7 miles from Cherokee County, NCFormer mayor Fred Jones passed away under suspicious circumstances at his Chevrolet dealership, now four stores and a café. He is said to haunt his old building, sitting at the café table right where his old office used to sit. The shopkeepers here have found their locked doors standing open ...
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Bourbon Street Grille
Dahlonega, Georgia
41.7 miles from Cherokee County, NCGhost stories abounded when this building housed Gabee’s Cajun Kitchen and the Art Cart. Witnesses heard phantom dishes shatter and disembodied footsteps, and chess pieces moved on their own. At the Art Cart stood a chessboard handmade from gourds, with the pieces made to look like Muslims and Christians. One ...
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Piazza Italian Restaurant
Dahlonega, Georgia
41.8 miles from Cherokee County, NCAt the Piazza Italian Restaurant, witnesses have seen plates and other items move or fall by themselves and heard a door with a bell on it open and close when no one was around. Disembodied footsteps have been heard here as well.
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Back Porch Oyster Bar
Dahlonega, Georgia
41.8 miles from Cherokee County, NCThe Back Porch Oyster Bar, in a building constructed in 1993, is said to be haunted. Witnesses have noticed odd occurrences such as a black umbrella that swung deliberately on a hook, all by itself; a psychic reported that the ghost is a woman who likes to play pranks, especially ...
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Lumpkin County Courthouse - Dahlonega Gold Museum
Dahlonega, Georgia
41.8 miles from Cherokee County, NCDahlonega Gold Museum, inside the 1836 Lumpkin County Courthouse, is haunted by a ghost the staff calls Tommy. He has shown up as a tall figure in a hooded robe, seen on the balcony or through the windows. The stamp mill has inexplicably come on by itself and strange knocking ...
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Picnic Cafe
Dahlonega, Georgia
41.8 miles from Cherokee County, NCThe café, built in 1897 by Colonel W.P. Price, is rumored to be haunted by the Colonel himself. An apparition of a lone figure has been seen, although a psychic has determined that the ghost is a female who stands and waits for something unknown.
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Holly Theater
Dahlonega, Georgia
41.8 miles from Cherokee County, NCHolly Theatre is rumored to be haunted by ghosts who have shown up to watch rehearsals and sometimes play tricks, such as turning lights on and off. One of the ghosts here is believed to be Edwin Booth, a renowned 1800s actor and brother of Lincoln assassin John Wilkes Booth.
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Historic Worley Bed and Breakfast Inn
Dahlonega, Georgia
41.9 miles from Cherokee County, NCThe image of a boy was caught on camera lying in a bed. The ghost was said to be that of Claude Worley who was struck by a train and was brought to this inn, but never recovered. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)
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Mount Hope Cemetery
Dahlonega, Georgia
42.2 miles from Cherokee County, NCAccording to a psychic, Mount Hope Cemetery and the areas nearby are a hangout for a group of Civil War veteran ghosts. In fact, in 1953 town librarian and historian Madeleine Anthony took a photograph of the cemetery which is believed to show several ghosts as well as a mysterious ...
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Millenium Manor House
Alcoa, Tennessee
45 miles from Cherokee County, NCThe manor was built during the early 20th century, and the owner and his wife believed that as long as they worked on the property, they would never die. They eventually passed away, but many believe that their spirits still linger on the property. People have reported hearing disembodied footsteps ...
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Little Greenbrier Lodge Bed and Breakfast
Sevierville, Tennessee
45.5 miles from Cherokee County, NCAccording to the locals, the friendly ghost of Margretta Craig haunts this 1939 bed-and-breakfast. The room where she is most often seen is dedicated to her, and the owners display photographs of her in her room. The ghost is said to do nice things like close the door behind you.
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Piedmont College
Demorest, Georgia
49 miles from Cherokee County, NCAt Piedmont College, an orange-outlined ghost is said to roam the Getman-Babcock Dormitory, usually in the lobby. Also seen here is a ghostly little girl in a blue dress. Witnesses have reported the door handle turning on its own in the laundry room as well.
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0Garden Plaza Hotel - Holiday Inn Sunspree
Gatlinburg, Tennessee
49.9 miles from Cherokee County, NCThis hotel building has more than its share of haunts. A man is said to have committed suicide in Room 471, and a reflection of his ghost is said to be seen in the nearby windows, walking around the pool at night. A Boy Scout troop leader is said to ...
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0Rocky Top Village Inn
Gatlinburg, Tennessee
50.2 miles from Cherokee County, NCA multiple murder that occurred a couple decades ago is the source for this building's haunting, locals say. So the harrowing story goes, the back office was the site where two workers were brutally killed for a reason still unknown. Witnesses have heard the screams of the victims and seen ...
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0Mysterious Mansion
Gatlinburg, Tennessee
50.5 miles from Cherokee County, NCThe mystery of the Mansion involves a sobbing spirit. Locals tell the tale of a 7-year-old girl who died when she fell off the balcony into a creek below. Her ghost is said to appear around the anniversary of her death, crying and pointing up to the spot from which ...
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Rocky River Motel
Gatlinburg, Tennessee
51.3 miles from Cherokee County, NCWe have lived at this motel for three weeks. In that time, we have had two incidents where there was a clear and loud knock at the door, but when we opened it there is no one anywhere in sight. Our wall clock sometimes runs backwards. My girlfriend clearly saw ...
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Western Carolina University - The Moore Building
Cullowhee, North Carolina
51.5 miles from Cherokee County, NCAs rumor has it, in the mid-1960s a student was murdered after she refused a man's amorous advances. She now is said to haunt the third floor, crying, screaming and pacing. The man was caught and served a few years in a mental hospital, but then was released. He passed ...
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0Cabin On Roaring Fork
Gatlinburg, Tennessee
51.5 miles from Cherokee County, NCThis cabin is over 200 years old. The cabin seems to be occupied by the ghost of a woman. The website address is: CabinOnRoaringFork.com The number of paranormal events are too numerous to mention, but here are a couple: One family decided to go by a fast food restaurant to get ...
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Thomas Divide Overlook
Cherokee, North Carolina
53.2 miles from Cherokee County, NCNight-time visitors to this overlook area off the Blue Ridge Parkway (near mile marker 464) often claim to see strange, glowing lights in the sky. No one has yet been able to definitively explain the source or reason for these lights.
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Family Inn
Pigeon Forge, Tennessee
53.3 miles from Cherokee County, NCFolks say a shadowy form watches over you at this inn. The ghost is said to belong to an elderly woman who was killed here while she was working late.
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Baker Peters Mansion
Knoxville, Tennessee
53.8 miles from Cherokee County, NCThe mansion, now Baker Peters Jazz Club, is said to be haunted by Abner Baker, a former resident of the 1840 building. The mansion was inhabited by Dr. Baker's family and several wounded Confederate soldiers whom he was helping during the Civil War. When the Union learned Dr. Baker was ...
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LeConte Lodge
Sevierville, Tennessee
55.1 miles from Cherokee County, NCIn the early hours of morning, guests staying the lodge have reported awakening to see a young girl standing at the foot of their beds, who disappears when she is seen. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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0Super 8 Chattanooga Ooltewah
Ooltewah, Tennessee
57 miles from Cherokee County, NCWitnesses reported experiencing a feeling of terror when they saw the ghost of a 20-something woman sitting at the edge of the bed. She appears to be in the process of undressing, leading speculators to believe she was a prostitute who was murdered while on the job.
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Wink Theater
Dalton, Georgia
57 miles from Cherokee County, NCWink Theater was built in 1941 by J.C.H. Wink, who in fact may be the ghost who is believed to haunt the building. Wink was buried on the premises when he passed away during the theater's construction. Witnesses have reported footsteps and strange banging noises.
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Wheatland Plantation
Sevierville, Tennessee
58.6 miles from Cherokee County, NCWheatland Plantation, located off of Boyd's Creek Highway in Sevierville, is an 1820 Federal Style home that was constructed around a large geode by a Freemason. The property has seen more than 70 murders and deaths within its walls, while the grounds bore witness to battles of both the ...
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Chetoogeta Tunnel
Tunnel Hill, Georgia
58.7 miles from Cherokee County, NCBegun in 1848 and completed two years later, the tunnel was used until 1928 when a new tunnel was built close by. The old tunnel was forgotten and became overgrown with kudzu vines until 1992, when preservationists lobbied to save it. It is now a park centerpiece, and a site ...
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0Balsam Mountain Inn
Sylva, North Carolina
58.7 miles from Cherokee County, NCThis early-1900s inn has two haunted rooms: 205 and 207. There are logs in the room where guests can write about anything strange that occurs during their stay. Folks have reported footsteps, jiggling doorknobs, unexplained noises, and other sounds of someone making a racket in the hallway.
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Brenau University
Gainesville, Georgia
59 miles from Cherokee County, NCAgnes is the ghost who is believed to haunt the 1878 women's college called Brenau University. A former student in the early 1900s, Agnes is said to have hanged herself. Her reasons for her distressed differ depending on who tells the story. She may have been ostracized by sorority members ...
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Whitman-Anderson House
Ringgold, Georgia
61 miles from Cherokee County, NCThis 1918 residence is haunted by a soldier named Captain, who has been known to knock on the front door and materialise by the bedsides of resident's of the house, as if to wake them up in the morning. Legend has it that he is waiting for a letter ...
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Alexander Inn
Oak Ridge, Tennessee
62.7 miles from Cherokee County, NCAlthough this 1943 inn is now closed and set to be turned into a senior living facility, it was rumored to be haunted. Folks said footsteps could be heard walking up the stairs and blood could be seen on the hotel walls. From the outside, an apparition has been seen ...
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El Rayos Authentic Mexican
Calhoun, Georgia
66.9 miles from Cherokee County, NCThe building that houses El Rayos Authentic Mexican Restaurant, formerly Place on Peidmont restaurant, was once a private home. Legend has it that it was inhabited by a woman and a little girl, who was run over by a car here. The woman lived here until her death of natural ...
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Aqua Terra Bistro
Buford, Georgia
70.1 miles from Cherokee County, NCAt Aqua Terra Bistro, witnesses say coffee mugs and wine bottles fly off shelves, voices can be heard in the dining room, and EVPs and a ghostly apparition have been picked up by ghost hunters.
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Tennessee Mountain Inn - Econo Lodge
Jefferson City, Tennessee
71.5 miles from Cherokee County, NCOnce the Tennessee Mountain Inn but now reported to be an EconoLodge, this place is the home of a ghostly little girl. She has been seen on the balcony or in the hallways by guests and employees alike, and they say she is very sweet and friendly. Who she is ...
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Southern Oaks Inn
Lavonia, Georgia
72.4 miles from Cherokee County, NCThe Southern Oaks Inn was originally a home built by Charles P. Ray in 1918, who died here in an upstairs room, and that's who the current owners believe haunt the place. Apparitions of a man and woman have been seen, and strange footsteps have been heard. Reports from workers ...
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Braselton Town Hall
Braselton, Georgia
73 miles from Cherokee County, NCThe 1909 residence of the town's founding family is said to be haunted by a ghost called Little John, said to have been a mentally challenged boy who lived in the attic. He is heard walking around and banging when the place closes for the night. Also reported here are ...
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The Old Cotton Mill
Jefferson, Georgia
75.4 miles from Cherokee County, NCThe Cotton Mill in Jefferson, GA – This old cotton mill has a been shut down for nearly 50 years but has recently undertaken a restoration project turning it into an event center. Workers have seen several unexplainable acts including: -dark objects running at them and then bolt to the ceiling -foot ...
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Newport Memorial Building
Newport, Tennessee
75.6 miles from Cherokee County, NCIn 1971 there was a plane crash on a mountain in Parotsville Tennessee. Limbs were scattered everywhere and no survivors were ever found. While waiting for the bodies to be identified they were housed in the Cocke County Memorial Building. Among the bodies were many small children. Many ...
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Hot Dog Heaven
Woodstock, Georgia
75.9 miles from Cherokee County, NCThe prankish ghost at this Hot Dog Heaven location is blamed for turning off the hot dog cooker and hurling buns out of locked bins in the middle of the lunch rush.
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Glenmore Mansion
Jefferson City, Tennessee
76 miles from Cherokee County, NCBefore the death of local historian Thomas Roach, he remarked that if a ghost was sighted at the mansion, it might just be of him. Ever since, visitors have noted a friendly presence and a misty apparition on the lower floor of the mansion. People have also reported sighting a ...
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Barnsley Gardens Resort
Adairsville, Georgia
77.2 miles from Cherokee County, NCBuilt by Godfrey Barnsley in 1844, the ruins of the mansion are said to be haunted by Godfrey himself, his wife Julia, and a Confederate soldier who may be Colonel Robert Earle, killed on these grounds during the Civil War.
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Hardin Bridge
Kingston, Georgia
81.6 miles from Cherokee County, NCThe old Hardin Bridge is still there, though a new one was built around 2010-2011 crossing the Etowah River just next to it. It is said that a couple accidentally drove off the old bridge many decades ago, and their spirits still haunt the area. Voices and screams ...
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Johnny Mitchell's Smokehouse
Euharlee, Georgia
84.3 miles from Cherokee County, NCSet in the 1800's settlement of Euharlee, this local smokehouse and barbecue restaurant is rumoured to be haunted by a male settler, who crosses the road at night from a nearby cemetery. He has been seen by staff and diners on several occasions. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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