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0Capt. John Blakeney Cemetery
Pageland, South Carolina
13.8 miles from Lancaster County, SCAt Capt. John Blakeney Cemetery, rumor has it that the ghosts of the Blakeney family will sometimes appear to visitors. The family emigrated here from Ireland, and some of its members fought in the Civil War.
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Blakeney House
Monroe, North Carolina
22.3 miles from Lancaster County, SCThe 1903 Blakeney House has been a private home, several restaurants and now is used for bible and mission training for the company Youth With a Mission. Although the company maintains that the house is not haunted, it is in fact said to be haunted by three ghosts: William Blakeney ...
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Winthrop University
Rock Hill, South Carolina
25.4 miles from Lancaster County, SCTillman Hall at Winthrop University has a bell tower, intricate woodwork, and, some say, a haunted fourth floor. Some suppose the spirits may be linked to the old stocks, still housed in the building, that held the prisoners who built the hall centuries ago.
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Chester Little Theatre
Chester, South Carolina
28.8 miles from Lancaster County, SCPerhaps as early as 1913, Chester Little Theatre was known as the Dreamland Theatre. Sometime in its long history, something must have happened to render it a hot spot for supernatural activity: Witnesses here claim to have seen apparitions and heard strange noises.
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Fairfield County Courthouse
Winnsboro, South Carolina
30.3 miles from Lancaster County, SCThe Fairfield County Courthouse has a ghost, that of Mary Ingleman, aka the Witch of Winnsboro Courthouse. It all started in 1792, when folks were accusing each other of being witches. Mary, along with others, was accused, beaten and tortured by the townsfolk. When she reported the incident to authorities, ...
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Fairfield County Museum
Winnsboro, South Carolina
30.4 miles from Lancaster County, SCFairfield County Museum is housed in a former 1832 home. It is said to be haunted by two soldiers' ghosts, and an apparition of an elderly lady has been seen as well. Witnesses also have reported unexplained noises, footsteps, and extension cords that moved along the ground by themselves.
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Queens University of Charlotte
Charlotte, North Carolina
35.4 miles from Lancaster County, SCAt Albright, student lore says the ghost of a girl who committed suicide here makes knocking sounds and opens and closes doors. She was said to be distraught over the fact that her parents found out about her relationship with another woman. In the Courtyard area, some say you can ...
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Prospect Church
Patrick, South Carolina
36.6 miles from Lancaster County, SCAccording to local legend, on moonlit nights at Prospect Church, those who park in the last parking space on the right side of the church and peer at the last window on the second story will see a ghost who moves the curtains violently as if in a struggle inside.
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Kennedy's Premium Bar and Grill
Charlotte, North Carolina
36.9 miles from Lancaster County, SCKennedy's Premium Bar and Grill is housed in a former farmhouse that's reported to be haunted by ghosts who open and close doors, tinker with the radio, or even show up in the restrooms after the bar is closed.
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Cajun Queen
Charlotte, North Carolina
37.1 miles from Lancaster County, SCCajun Queen is a Cajun restaurant situated in one of the oldest houses in the area. Its ghost is said to have been a former owner who is annoyed that in her old bedroom now stands a bar. However, others say she shows up because she just wants a drink.
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Dixie's Tavern
Charlotte, North Carolina
38.1 miles from Lancaster County, SCLong said to be one of the most haunted spots in Charlotte but no one seems to know who haunts it or why. In 2013 it was announced that Dixie's would be closing and the land would be made into a park, so it seems it is slated for ...
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McGlohon Theatre
Charlotte, North Carolina
38.2 miles from Lancaster County, SCMcGlohon Theatre was a church in its original incarnation, but was made into a theater later. The ghosts folks say reside here are from its church days, and can be heard walking or singing.
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Alexander Michael’s
Charlotte, North Carolina
38.6 miles from Lancaster County, SCAlexander Michael’s restaurant, open since 1983, is said to be haunted, although reports are unclear as to the exact nature of the hauntings.
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Coker College
Hartsville, South Carolina
42 miles from Lancaster County, SCAt Coker College, a private liberal arts school founded in 1908, a ghostly girl is said to roam in a dorm building. The ghost also is said to cause strange sounds, turn off radios and make alarm clocks ring in the middle of the night. According to campus legend, she ...
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Graves near Lincoln Village
Hartsville, South Carolina
42 miles from Lancaster County, SCAccording to local tales, an overgrown and haunted graveyard stands adjacent to the abandoned Lincoln Village apartment complex, in the wooded area at the northwest corner of the complex. Caution: The graves are sunken and the ground is soft; graves here may be deep.
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Reed Gold Mine
Midland, North Carolina
43.5 miles from Lancaster County, SCIt all started in 1799 when Mr. Reed's son struck gold in Meadow Creek on the family homestead, and Reed Gold Mine was born. It is said to be haunted by Eleanor Mills, a neighbor od the Reeds in the 1800s. Eleanor and her husband Eugene were quarreling when she ...
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Rembert Church
Sumter, South Carolina
45.5 miles from Lancaster County, SCWhile 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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John D. Long Lake
Union, South Carolina
46.1 miles from Lancaster County, SCJohn D. Long Lake is the spot where Susan Smith killed her children by strapping them into her vehicle and rolling it into the lake, claiming her kids were kidnapped by a carjacker. Folks who have visited the monument erected to them here claim to have heard children's laughter and ...
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Piney Grove Church
Concord, North Carolina
46.7 miles from Lancaster County, SCPiney Grove Church was established around the turn of the twentieth century and has four ghosts, according to reports. Witnesses have described strange lights, mists, shadows, and photographic anomalies.
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Juxa Plantation - Gregory Plantation
Union, South Carolina
47.5 miles from Lancaster County, SCJuxa Plantation, formerly the Gregory Plantation, is no longer an inn but a private residence. Original owner Jehu Gregory was once said to haunt the place. His ghost was seen most often in the on-site family cemetery. But so the tale goes, after the repair of some tombstones, Jehu never made ...
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Latta Plantation
Huntersville, North Carolina
47.9 miles from Lancaster County, SCThe Latta family, the former owners of the plantation, are said to still live here in their afterlife. The historic site is the setting for strange occurrences, like the sound of ghostly children playing in the empty attic or slamming doors. A shadowy figure is seen from time to time. ...
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Fort Jackson
Columbia, South Carolina
48.1 miles from Lancaster County, SCThe 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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Pharr Mansion
Lowell, North Carolina
48.6 miles from Lancaster County, SCOne afternoon I took my nephew by the mansion as he loved haunted things. I pulled in to the driveway at the end of the street and he got out and walked around the house (I remained in the car). When he got back he stated that he wanted ...
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Old Courthouse Theatre
Concord, North Carolina
50.5 miles from Lancaster County, SCOld Courthouse Theatre, built in 1922, was originally a Baptist church and is rumored to be haunted. One of the ghosts has been nicknamed The Deacon, an apparition of a man in a dark suit who doesn't care for musicals. Footsteps, moving objects, lights going on and off and moving ...
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Colonel Kolb's Tomb
Bennettsville, South Carolina
51 miles from Lancaster County, SCAccording to reports, Colonel Kolb, along with his family, was burned alive nearby during the Revolutionary War. According to local lore, those who visit Colonel Kolb's tomb at night will hear the sound of someone walking in the woods and may suddenly find the apparition of a man right next ...
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University of South Carolina
Columbia, South Carolina
51.1 miles from Lancaster County, SCThe 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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Longstreet Theatre
Columbia, South Carolina
51.2 miles from Lancaster County, SCLongstreet 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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Church of the Holy Cross Cemetery
Sumter, South Carolina
51.7 miles from Lancaster County, SCThe 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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Molly's Rock Picnic Area
Newberry, South Carolina
51.9 miles from Lancaster County, SCAt Flag Lake (which is no longer a lake, by the way), Molly’s Rock is rumored to be a hot spot for the strange and unexpected. Reports say on a nearby hill stands a cemetery that has an entire row of grave markers for deceased who committed suicide. Witnesses visiting ...
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0Inn At Merridun
Union, South Carolina
52.4 miles from Lancaster County, SCThe Inn at Merridun is haunted by friendly ghosts, former residents T.C. and Fannie Duncan, who leave pennies as housewarming gifts. Their rose-scented perfume and cigar smoke can be detected when the ghosts are around. Another haunt in residence is Mary Anne Wallace, sister of a former owner, whose apparition ...
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Albemarle Opera House
Albemarle, North Carolina
54.1 miles from Lancaster County, SCThe early-1900s opera house is rumored to be haunted by ghosts whose footsteps are heard around the theater. Shadow figures also have been seen, and a band has been playing ragtime and other music every fall for more than 80 years.
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Sansbury Cemetery
Timmonsville, South Carolina
58.3 miles from Lancaster County, SCDifferent from the Sansbury Hill Cemetery, also in Timmonsville, the Sansbury Cemetery is an eerie place where unexplained noises, including a baby crying, have been reported. Folks also have reported feelings of despair and fear here, but giving the surroundings, this is may not be unusual!
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Newberry College
Newberry, South Carolina
59.1 miles from Lancaster County, SCAt 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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Montrose Cemetery - Lowthers Hill Cemetery
Darlington, South Carolina
59.7 miles from Lancaster County, SCMontrose Cemetery, aka Lowthers Hill Cemetery, is very old and spooky, according to witnesses who describe feelings of fear and nausea on the grounds. The cemetery was so old and run down that a mass marker was placed outside naming the known burials inside. Some say a murderer brought children ...
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West End Cemetery
Newberry, South Carolina
60.3 miles from Lancaster County, SCThe 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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Salem Black River Church
Mayesville, South Carolina
60.7 miles from Lancaster County, SCSalem 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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Chain Gang Hill Road
Spartanburg, South Carolina
65.2 miles from Lancaster County, SCVictims of the infamous local murderer the Gaffney Strangler are said to haunt Chain Gang Hill Road. The girls' voices can be heard moaning and screaming along this stretch.
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Tans Bay Baptist Church
Effingham, South Carolina
65.8 miles from Lancaster County, SCTans Bay Baptist Church is thought to be haunted by the ghost of a baby who died here before the building housed a church. It's said that the baby accidentally fell on its head and died instantly, and now floating lights and the sound of a baby crying can be ...
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Caroleen Broad River Bridge
Ellenboro, North Carolina
74.4 miles from Lancaster County, SCSome locals say if you drive past the bridge on rainy nights, you may see the apparitions of two elderly ladies walking. They are believed to be the spirits of two sisters who were killed when they drove off the side of the bridge. Some say if you give them ...
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1859 Cafe
Hickory, North Carolina
80.6 miles from Lancaster County, SCThe 1859 Cafe was believed to be haunted by the friendly ghost of a blonde woman in a long white dress. Actually built in 1859 as a home and a general store, the house was the setting for apparitions that appeared in the bathroom mirror or in photographs, and flickering ...
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