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0Benham School House Inn
Cumberland, Kentucky
12.1 miles from Letcher County, KYThe building that houses the inn was an old high school, and some say the ghostly students return to their old stomping grounds. According to reports, the inn still houses the student lockers and class photos in the hallways, and in these hallways witnesses have heard unexplained runnning footsteps, laughter ...
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0June Tolliver House
Big Stone Gap, Virginia
18.1 miles from Letcher County, KYThis 1890's residence featured in the local newspaper several years ago, when a visitor to the house photographed a ghostly woman in white. Other phenomena reported here includes apparitions rushing past the bay windows at the front of the building and paintings being moved around by unseen hands. (Submitted by Callum ...
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The Inn at Wise
Wise, Virginia
18.1 miles from Letcher County, KYThe 1910 historic inn was in a dilapidated condition for many years prior to being refurbished, and now encapsulates its colourful past through delightful guest rooms, fine dining and a whole trove of ghost stories. Reports range from ghostly voices and screams from empty rooms to curtains opening and ...
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Motel 80
Emmalena, Kentucky
18.4 miles from Letcher County, KYRumor has it that at this site, a man once committed a double murder. It's said that he found his wife together with another man in a hotel room, and shot and killed them both. Witnesses say the spirit of the man who was shot still remains behind, turning the ...
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Laurel Grove Cemetery
Norton, Virginia
19 miles from Letcher County, KYLaurel Grove Cemetery, often referred to as Ramsey Cemetery or the Ramsey Family Cemetery, is said to be haunted by something that makes the temperature inside very cold after midnight. Shadowy figures, leaves that move without a breeze, and footsteps also have been reported.
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The University of Virginia's College at Wise - Bowers-Sturgill
Wise, Virginia
19.4 miles from Letcher County, KYThe University of Virginia's College at Wise is believed to be home to a ghost. According to legend, she is the spirit of a young girl whose apparition appears hanging from the pipes in Bowers-Sturgill Hall, where she committed suicide.
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Campbell Cemetery
Busy, Kentucky
27.8 miles from Letcher County, KYTher is a site at Campbell Cemetery called Coffin Rock, where locals say a man was shot and killed long ago. Now, when it rains, there appears to be blood running down the rock. Several ghosts are said to call this area home as well: an old man who flags ...
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Red Dog Road
Harlan, Kentucky
31.2 miles from Letcher County, KYThis road has been haunted by mysterious lights which flicker from tree to tree. If one is quiet at a certain fork in the road you can hear someone or something walking in the woods above the road. A huge shadowed specter has been seen several times standing in ...
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0Rotherwood Mansion
Kingsport, Tennessee
41.7 miles from Letcher County, KYThis mansion built in 1818 by the Reverend Frederick A. Ross is said to be the home of a ghostly Lady in White. So the legend says, she is Ross's daughter Rowena, and she is looking for her love who was drowned in nearby Holston River. It is said that ...
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Ramada Inn
Paintsville, Kentucky
48 miles from Letcher County, KYThis Ramada Inn is said to have a ghost of a woman who walks in high heels through the atrium as well as unexplained voices, levitating objects, and a man's apparition. A woman is heard laughing in Room 216.
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Virginia Intermont College
Bristol, Virginia
51.8 miles from Letcher County, KYReports say Virginia Intermont College may have ceased operations in May 2014, but if it truly is haunted, a ghost probably wouldn't mind. The historic college is rumored to be haunted by a former student named Vera who, as legend tells, became pregnant through an affair with a professor in ...
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Barter Theatre
Abingdon, Virginia
56.3 miles from Letcher County, KYBuilt in 1831 as Sinking Springs Presbyterian Church, the building has also been used as a town hall and a fire hall, which meant that even when it became Barter Theatre, the fire alarm remained on the building, and when the sirens went off during a performance, the actors had ...
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0Martha Washington Inn
Abingdon, Virginia
56.3 miles from Letcher County, KYAt this 1832 inn built by War of 1812 hero General Francis Preston as a home for his family of nine children, a ghostly young woman roams the place. She is reportedly looking for her lover. Also, witnesses say that no matter how many times the carpets are replaced, blood ...
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The Tavern
Abingdon, Virginia
56.5 miles from Letcher County, KYThe Tavern restaurant was originally built in 1779. Is is said to be the a hot spot for the spirit set, including a ghost nicknamed "The Tavern Tart," reported to be a prostitute who was murdered a client. Witnesses say she is known to pinch or grab men on the ...
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Grant Lee Hall
Harrogate, Tennessee
58.3 miles from Letcher County, KYThe historic Grant Lee Hall dormitory building at Lincoln Memorial University was once part of a hotel, which caught fire in 1904, killing a woman and her child on the fourth floor. Her ghost has been seen in a red dress, including one day in the 1950s when the building ...
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Union College
Barbourville, Kentucky
59.6 miles from Letcher County, KYUnion College seems to have a haunted Financial Aid office: Witnesses say the doors open and close, and even lock and unlock, on their own. The spirit is believed to be a woman who lived and died under mysterious circumstances here when the building was a private residence. Also haunting ...
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0Historic Eureka Inn
Jonesborough, Tennessee
61 miles from Letcher County, KYAt this historic inn originally built in 1797 an used as a boardinghouse and sequester house for jurors, witnesses have reported seeing shadowy ghost figures and hearing unexplained footsteps and voices.
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0Hawley House Bed and Breakfast
Jonesborough, Tennessee
61 miles from Letcher County, KYThe inn has seen a lot of changes and additions over the years, but the original building is from 1793. It is said to be haunted by the spirits of "ladies of the night" who may have worked here in the past. Witnesses have heard their voices on the second ...
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Gwendolyn's House
Elizabethton, Tennessee
61.2 miles from Letcher County, KYThe early 1900's building is haunted by the ghost of a woman in white, who has been standing at windows, looking out across the valley. The apparition of a black dog has also been seen running through the hallways and in the basement of the house. An aggressive entity has ...
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Emory and Henry College
Meadowview, Virginia
61.5 miles from Letcher County, KYFounded in 1836, the historic Emory and Henry College is believed to be haunted. A hanging lamp outside the Music Hall is said to swing by itself, stemming from a heated debate in which a man was pushed out the third story window. He grabbed the lamp and hung from ...
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Warfield Cemetery
Barbourville, Kentucky
61.6 miles from Letcher County, KYSome claim that at the Warfield Cemetery, something unseen will follow you, moving as you do, terrorizing you as you walk through the graveyard, never stopping until you step outside the gate.
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Bethesda Church and Cemetery
Morristown, Tennessee
63.7 miles from Letcher County, KYThe apparitions of restless Confederate soldiers are seen inside and outside the church building. They are aggressive towards visitors to the cemetery. The apparition of a weeping woman has been seen on the far side of the cemetery. Her cries are often heard late at night. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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0Nickerson Snead Haunted Mansion
Glade Spring, Virginia
64 miles from Letcher County, KYWelcome to The Haunted Mansion VA. We are a seasonal haunted house attraction presented by The Nickerson Snead House Museum in Glade Spring, VA. This haunted house attraction is unique because it is set up in an authentic haunted house. There are over 200 years of spirits haunting the the ...
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0General Morgan Inn
Greeneville, Tennessee
66.2 miles from Letcher County, KYThis historic hotel is said to be haunted by a ghost named Green Room Grace. Grace was a waitress at the hotel long ago, and she is said to be playful and fun. She loves spoons, and has been known to snatch them from The Green Room, the hotel's restaurant, ...
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0Prospect Hill Bed and Breakfast
Mountain City, Tennessee
72.8 miles from Letcher County, KYThis 1889 house-turned-inn may be home to a few ghosts, which manifest in odd ways. The owners have said the way to tell when a ghost is around is by phantom smells, usually of perfume or peanut butter cookies.
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Carrington Rock
Salt Lick, Kentucky
75.2 miles from Letcher County, KYApparitions of Confederate soldiers and a pacing woman have been seen at Carrington Rock. The woman, witnesses say, eventually throws herself off the edge, screaming as she falls. Witnesses also have heard the sounds of officers calling orders to soldiers and moans and cries of pain on the battlefield.
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Glenmore Mansion
Jefferson City, Tennessee
77 miles from Letcher County, KYBefore 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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Tennessee Mountain Inn - Econo Lodge
Jefferson City, Tennessee
81.7 miles from Letcher County, KYOnce 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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Lees-McRae College - Tate Dorm
Banner Elk, North Carolina
85.7 miles from Letcher County, KYLees-McRae College, specifically Tate Dorm, has a ghost called Emily. According to reports, 12-year-old Emily Draughn died of tuberculosis in the 1930s inside Tate Dorm, which was then Grace Memorial Hospital. Witnesses say Emily plays pranks like turning electrical things on and off or causing phones to ring. She has ...
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