Haunted Places in Larue County, Kentucky



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    Morrison Masonic Lodge

    Elizabethtown, Kentucky

    13.5 miles from Larue County, KY

    The ghosts of Civil War soldiers have been spotted at this Lodge building, and witnesses also have reported unexplained footsteps and knocking and objects that move by themselves. The alarm goes off when no one is in the building, and ghosts have shown up in photos and have been heard ...

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    Hardin County Historical Museum

    Elizabethtown, Kentucky

    13.5 miles from Larue County, KY

    This historical museum houses many civil war and pioneer artefacts from the county history; and perhaps even a few ghosts. A spectral male apparition in a brown suit has been seen wandering the halls of the museum after closing hours. (Submitted by Callum Swift)

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    Bethlehem Academy

    Elizabethtown, Kentucky

    19.5 miles from Larue County, KY

    The old Bethlehem Academy, once a convent and then a hotel, is now a restaurant. Rumor has it that it's haunted by the ghosts of nuns and other folks who were murdered on the premises long ago. The spirits manifest by turning lights on and off and moving chairs and ...

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    Jailer's Inn Bed and Breakfast

    Bardstown, Kentucky

    22.1 miles from Larue County, KY

    This bed-and-breakfast inn used to be an actual jail, housing prisoners from 1797 until 1987. It was Kentucky's oldest operating jail complex, listed on the National Registry of Historic Places. But some of the spirits of the incarcerated folks may never have left when the building changed purposes. Witnesses, including ...

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    Old Talbott Tavern

    Bardstown, Kentucky

    22.1 miles from Larue County, KY

    At this 1779 stagecoach stop, now an inn, many famous figures have stayed including Abraham Lincoln, Daniel Boone and Jesse James. Ghostly presences are said to make themselves known in many ways, including orbs, mists and apparitions. Mrs. Talbott may appear as an apparition to guests, or you may see ...

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    Hiestand House

    Campbellsville, Kentucky

    22.3 miles from Larue County, KY

    This historic stone cottage is now a museum, but was formerly built in the early nineteenth century by a family of emigrants. After being abandoned for a period of time, a middle class family moved in, but fled after reporting apparitions, disembodied footsteps and strange fires. (Submitted by Callum Swift)

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    Greensburg Court House

    Greensburg, Kentucky

    22.5 miles from Larue County, KY

    The historic Greensburg Courthouse, built 1802-06, was used until 1931. With a history that long, of course it's bound to have some ghosts. Folks say that in the courtrooms you can hear ghostly activity such as footsteps and murmured talking.

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    Campbellsville University

    Campbellsville, Kentucky

    23.7 miles from Larue County, KY

    At Campbellsville University's Fine Arts Building, which was originally a Catholic Hospital, ghostly babies have been known to cry at night. Footsteps can sometimes be heard, cold spots felt, and pottery wheels have been spotted turning all by themselves.

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    Jim Beam Distillery

    Clermont, Kentucky

    26.7 miles from Larue County, KY

    At this Jim Beam Distillery, some say, a former guard was a little out of his mind and liked to yell at the full moon during his shift. Now, some witnesses currently working as guards say they can hear his screams when the moon is full.

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    Saint Ivos Cemetery

    Lebanon, Kentucky

    29.3 miles from Larue County, KY

    At St. Ivos Cemetery, witnesses have reported video camera malfunctions and unexplained noises and voices.

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    Maple Hill Manor Bed and Breakfast

    Springfield, Kentucky

    29.5 miles from Larue County, KY

    Built in 1851 by slaves, this inn is said to be haunted either by the original owners or by soldiers who fought in the Battle of Perryville in 1962. Witnesses have reported knocks on doors when there was nobody there, footsteps from empty rooms, cold spots, phantom perfume scents, strange ...

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    Gates of Hell - Grandview Cemetery - Kasey's Cemetery

    Custer, Kentucky

    30 miles from Larue County, KY

    Grandview Cemetery, aka Kasey's Cemetery or the Gates of Hell, contains the graves of people from the 1700s and 1800s as well as the ruins of an iron and stone gate. Some say one time an enormous green orb appeared here, hovered a short time, then shot straight up and ...

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    Mammoth Cave National Park

    Mammoth Cave, Kentucky

    33.2 miles from Larue County, KY

    Around 4,000 years ago, it is believed that prehistoric Native Americans mined these cave walls for its minerals and buried their dead inside the cave. In the 1800s, Dr. Frank Gorin (or, some reports say, Dr. John Croghan) established a colony for tuberculosis patients in the cave, believing the cave ...

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    Ditto House Inn

    West Point, Kentucky

    34.2 miles from Larue County, KY

    Used as a headquarters and a hospital during the Civil War, this inn is said to be haunted by soldiers and other folks who passed away here during that era. Some guests have reported being touched or spoken to by the spirits. The inn has been featured on many TV ...

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    Coral Hill Road

    Glasgow, Kentucky

    34.7 miles from Larue County, KY

    A harrowing tale has been told by a man who was walking along Coral Hill Road one night. He saw the transparent white form of a headless horseman, which then followed him home. The ghost was spotted by the man's family members, who awoke to find the ghost in the ...

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    Doe Run Inn

    Brandenburg, Kentucky

    36.5 miles from Larue County, KY

    At this historic hotel, there is a quirky ghost who has been seen on the stairway and in the dining room. What's quirky about him? He loves to untie unsuspecting guests' shoes!

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    Lindsey Wilson College

    Columbia, Kentucky

    37.6 miles from Larue County, KY

    At Lindsey Wilson College's Horton Hall, rumors abound...especially about the dorm rooms on the second floor. Witnesses say dark ghosts float up and shake the ceiling tiles or creep down into the bedrooms. So the stories go, if you come across these mysterious beings, you should stay really still. If ...

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    Perryville Battlefield

    Perryville, Kentucky

    40.9 miles from Larue County, KY

    The largest Civil War battle in Kentucky was fought here on October 8, 1862; at least 7,600 were killed or wounded. The corpses of the Confederate soldiers were left to rot on the battlefield, and many suppose this is why the field has so much ghostly activity. Apparitions of soldiers, ...

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    Waverly Hills Sanatorium

    Louisville, Kentucky

    41.2 miles from Larue County, KY

    This historic hospital, originally opened in 1910 to treat tuberculosis patients, has reportedly seen about 63,000 deaths. TV shows Ghost Adventures, Fact or Faked, Ghost Hunters and many more have featured the site. Witnesses here report unexplained lights, apparitions, shadowy forms and other various phenomena.

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    Captain Frank's Tomb

    Elizabeth, Indiana

    42.9 miles from Larue County, KY

    Captain Frank McHarry's Tomb is located on a bluff overlooking the Ohio River. The gravesite of the steamboat captain is said to be visited by a ghostly light or mist. Legend has it that the tomb was built on this spot so he could watch over his former stomping grounds. ...

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    Free Union Separate Baptist Church

    Columbia, Kentucky

    43.8 miles from Larue County, KY

    The cemetery is reportedly haunted by the ghost of a man holding an infant. People claim the ghosts are waiting for the man's wife to die so that they can be reunited as a family.

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    Pope Lick Monster - Goat Man

    Louisville, Kentucky

    46.1 miles from Larue County, KY

    The Goat Man of Pope Lick is rumored to be a farmer who tortured goats at the devil's request and therefore forfeited his soul. But other legends say he is a refugee from a circus train wreck. The horned and hairy monster is supposed to trick folks into his clutches ...

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    Old Louisville

    Louisville, Kentucky

    47.5 miles from Larue County, KY

    This historic district of Louisville is said to be one of the largest preservation districts and Victorian neighborhoods in the country. It's no wonder that spirits lingering beyond the grave find it an attractive place to reside! There are reportedly many ghost tours and haunted houses here, and locals may ...

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    Lady of the Stairs - First Church of Christ Scientist

    Louisville, Kentucky

    47.6 miles from Larue County, KY

    The Lady of the Stairs at the First Church of Christ Scientist is a female apparition that appears pacing and crying on the church steps. Locals call her Ms. G, as she is thought to belong to the Gathrights, a well-known local family of the early 1900s. Legend has it ...

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    Phoenix Hill Tavern

    Louisville, Kentucky

    48.3 miles from Larue County, KY

    Folks at Phoenix Hill Tavern have reported disembodied footsteps that come down the stairs and walk across the floor, white flashes that reflect in mirrors, cold spots, and objects that move or disappear.

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    The Brown Hotel

    Louisville, Kentucky

    48.5 miles from Larue County, KY

    It is the 15th floor, used only for storage space, that is said to be haunted at this hotel. Witnesses say Mr. Brown himself may once have had a suite on this floor, and the elevator often stops at it, called by an unseen presence. Footprints have been seen walking ...

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    Louisville Palace Theater

    Louisville, Kentucky

    48.6 miles from Larue County, KY

    Originally opened as the Loew's Theater in 1928, the theater is said to be haunted by several ghosts. Some are seen as apparitions in the balcony area, including a man in 1930s garb who disappears when approached. In the mezzanine lobby, a faceless woman in a 1940s clothing has been ...

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    Harrodsburg Spring - Young Park

    Harrodsburg, Kentucky

    48.7 miles from Larue County, KY

    The ghost story here begins with a beautiful young woman who checked in to the Harrodsburg Springs Hotel, which stood on the park grounds in the late 1800s, under a false name. She danced with several partners in the hotel ballroom, as the men all lined up for a chance ...

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    The Seelbach Hilton Louisville

    Louisville, Kentucky

    48.8 miles from Larue County, KY

    At this very old hotel building (construction originally began in 1903), there have been reports of TVs turning on at a very loud volume at about 4 a.m. Also, folks have heard the sound of running footsteps on wooden floors in the hallways, even though the halls are now carpeted.

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    Belle of Louisville

    Louisville, Kentucky

    49.4 miles from Larue County, KY

    The historic steamboat is rumored to be haunted by former Captain Ben Winters, who died on board of a heart attack, and possibly by other felled workers, one of whom was crushed to death when machinery was turned on by accident and one killed when the paddlewheel unexpectedly went into ...

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    Old Bridge Inn

    Jeffersonville, Indiana

    50.2 miles from Larue County, KY

    The house here was originally built in 1836, and is haunted by a kindly spirit. Locals think the ghost may be former owner Dr. Charles Hancock, a descendant of patriot John Hancock. Other spirits are said to reside here as well.

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    The Haintin' Holler

    Burkesville, Kentucky

    51.3 miles from Larue County, KY

    As it's called by locals "The Haintin; Holler" is located on HWY 3115, about 1/4 mile past the Gray Gap Road you will enter this area. It runs from there to about 1/4 mile from the end of Turner Branch Road. Turner Branch Road comes to a dead end ...

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    Culbertson Mansion

    New Albany, Indiana

    51.6 miles from Larue County, KY

    Built in 1867 by William S. Culbertson, the mansion, which cost $120,000 to build at that time, is said to be haunted. Witnesses have heard doors shut by themselves and footsteps upstairs when no one is up there. Its Carriage House has a dark story attached to it. It burned ...

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    St. Joe Road Cemetery

    New Albany, Indiana

    55.1 miles from Larue County, KY

    An alleged hanging tree at St. Joe Road Cemetery is said to be the root (no pun intended) of the hauntings here. The tree stands in the middle of the cemetery, and rumor has it that looking toward it from the back of the cemetery at night, you can see ...

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    Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill

    Harrodsburg, Kentucky

    55.5 miles from Larue County, KY

    The Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill is said to be the country's largest restored Shaker village. Its 3,000 acres contain 34 original Shaker buildings and perhaps a few ghosts, as well. It is said that ghostly babies can be heard crying at night around the pond.

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    Western Kentucky University

    Bowling Green, Kentucky

    56.6 miles from Larue County, KY

    Western Kentucky University is rumored to have many haunts in many different buildings: Academic Complex - Formerly a hospital and now classrooms, medical facilities and TV and radio stations, the complex workers have heard strange sounds, seen apparitions out of the corners of their eyes, and saw a CD player ...

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    Rails Restaurant

    La Grange, Kentucky

    62 miles from Larue County, KY

    The restaurant, housed in a building that's more than a century and a half old, is home to a ghostly little girl. She has been seen in the parking lot as well as the back of the restaurant, and wears a white dress and a hair bow. She is believed ...

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    Liberty Hall

    Frankfort, Kentucky

    63.4 miles from Larue County, KY

    Built by Senator John Brown in 1796, Liberty Hall Mansion is said to be haunted by at least three ghosts. Mrs. Brown's kindly aunt, Mrs. Margaret Varick, died of a heart attack around 1817 in an upstairs bedroom. She was buried on the grounds but was lost when the graves ...

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    Buffalo Trace Distillery

    Frankfort, Kentucky

    64.7 miles from Larue County, KY

    The late-18th-century distillery on the site of an ancient buffalo crossing offers ghost tours by appointment; many characters from its long history are said to walk the grounds.

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    Mount Zion Cemetery

    Henryville, Indiana

    68.5 miles from Larue County, KY

    A ghostly Green Lady is said to be the spirit of a young woman killed in a car accident nearby. She was buried here and now is said to walk its grounds, glowing green. It is said that if you park at the cemetery at night, she may cover it ...

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    Octagon Hall

    Franklin, Kentucky

    69.6 miles from Larue County, KY

    The historic Octagon Hall was completed in 1859, and is rumored to be haunted. In the 1860s it is said that a young girl burned to death in the basement kitchen, and local stories tell that during a 2003 Halloween ghost tour, the fireplace kettle, which hangs from a moveable ...

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    Thomas House

    Red Boiling Springs, Tennessee

    70.7 miles from Larue County, KY

    Built in 1890, the place is said to be haunted by a little girl ghost. Her favorite room appears to be Room 37. The Thomas House was featured on the TV show "Paranormal State."

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    Bridgewater Cemetery

    Scottsburg, Indiana

    75.3 miles from Larue County, KY

    The isolated hilltop Bridgewater Cemetery is known to have a glowing tombstone. The grave is that of a man who appears in ghostly form at night to guard the cemetery's gate.

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    French Lick Springs Hotel

    French Lick, Indiana

    85.8 miles from Larue County, KY

    This historic resort hotel complex is said to be haunted by former owner Thomas Taggart, who lingers around the service elevator as musts and phantom tobacco smells. He is said to expertly operate the elevator from beyond when the place gets busy. He also is said to appear riding a ...