-
0Tribble Farm
Blackstone, Virginia
24.5 miles from Lunenburg County, VAThis old farm house is currently the home of both female and male spirits including a child who likes to peek around corners at you. There have been photos of a lady dressed in turn of the century (1800's) clothing as well as a man dressed in military clothing. ...
-
0
Longwood University
Farmville, Virginia
25.8 miles from Lunenburg County, VAA spooky story surrounds the statue of the Confederate Hero, dedicated Oct. 11, 1900, on High Street. Legend has it that when you can see the statue’s shadow on the wall of the camupus' East Ruffner Building, all is well. When you cannot, the soldier's ghost is out protecting the ...
-
0
Haw Branch Plantation
Amelia Court House, Virginia
34.3 miles from Lunenburg County, VAThe circa-1735 Haw Branch Plantation, first settled by Colonel Thomas Tabb and wife Rebecca Booker, is the site of many strange occurrences such as footsteps, nighttime sounds of heavy objects falling, and an unexplained rose perfume scent. A loud scream regularly comes from the attic, at about 6-month intervals, and ...
-
0Alston House - Cryptozoology and Paranormal Museum
Littleton, North Carolina
40.2 miles from Lunenburg County, VAThe Alston House is home to many disembodied voices. Items in the house have moved, reappeared and disappeared again. Contractor had to stop working and leave the house because he felt there was a presence with him. (Submitted by Stephen Barcelo)
-
0
Amelia Wildlife Management Area
Amelia Court House, Virginia
40.3 miles from Lunenburg County, VAA ghostly "charred lady" is said to roam the wildlife reserve, but she has company, as other apparitions have been seen here as well. The spot has been a dumping place for murder victims as well as a party spot for teens.
-
0
Old Central State Hospital
Petersburg, Virginia
47.4 miles from Lunenburg County, VACentral State Hospital, previously Central Lunatic Asylum, was the first institution in the country for African Americans of "unsound mind." In the 1840s, if slave owners could pay the fees they could have their slaves committed. Some of the old grounds still operates as a hospital; other buildings have been ...
-
0Bremo Plantation
Bremo Bluff, Virginia
53.6 miles from Lunenburg County, VAOne house here is said to be haunted by Anne Blaws Barraud Cocke, wife of John Hartwell Cocke, War of 1812 brigadier general and the builder of the plantation estate.
-
0
Tuckahoe Plantation
Henrico, Virginia
53.9 miles from Lunenburg County, VAThomas Randolph and son William Randolph III built the plantation in the 1700s, and it is reported to still be privately owned. Rumor has it that it's haunted by a female ghost who, in life, was forced to marry against her will. Believed to have died of a broken heart ...
-
0
Parker's Battery
Chester, Virginia
54.3 miles from Lunenburg County, VAParkers Battery was part of the Confederate defenses known as the Howlett Line, and saw frequent battles. It was occupied by Confederate forces until the fall of Petersburg, and some may still remain today. Witnesses describe apparitions of soldiers in the bunkers, and the soldiers are said to look either ...
-
0
Louisburg College
Louisburg, North Carolina
58.2 miles from Lunenburg County, VALouisburg College, founded in 1787, is a private Methodist institution with many suspected ghosts. Its Main Building, used as a hospital during the Civil War, is haunted by a little boy with no face. Voices and sounds abound here, and other ghosts are suspected to call the building home. In ...
-
0
Patterson-Noble-Baker House
Louisburg, North Carolina
58.3 miles from Lunenburg County, VAThe circa-1820 Patterson-Noble-Baker House was a plantation home originally, but now serves as a private home. Reports say it is a hot spot for paranormal activity, and ghost hunters have recorded EVPs inside.
-
0
Appomattox Manor
Hopewell, Virginia
58.9 miles from Lunenburg County, VAAppomattox Manor was the former plantation owned by Dr. Richard Eppes, which became Union headquarters during the Civil War. Now a restored museum, the manor is said to be haunted by the ghost of a Union soldier. So the story goes, a nurse had been hiding him in the basement ...
-
0
Waverly House
Richmond, Virginia
59.5 miles from Lunenburg County, VAMany past tenants and residents of this stately home have reported sighting the apparition of a sad, elderly man on the stairs. He is believed to be Benjamin Green, a former resident of the house. Private residence, do not disturb. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
-
0
Edgar Allan Poe Museum
Richmond, Virginia
60.4 miles from Lunenburg County, VABuilt around 1754 as a private home, the "little stone house" located a few blocks from Poe's boyhood home has housed a collection of Poe artifacts since the early 1900s. At about this time began the rumors of its hauntings. At least three ghosts are believed to reside or at ...
-
0
Julep’s
Richmond, Virginia
60.4 miles from Lunenburg County, VAJulep's is a restaurant now, but in 1826 it was the weapon shop where Daniel Denoon, an apprentice gunsmith, was shot to death by shop owner James McNaught. Denoon's ghost is said to have inhabited the restaurant ever since 2003, when the new owners began a remodeling project that turned ...
-
0
Governor's Mansion - Executive Mansion
Richmond, Virginia
60.4 miles from Lunenburg County, VAThe Virginia Governor's Mansion, or Executive Mansion, is the oldest occupied governor's mansion in the U.S., serving since 1813. In the 1890s, the apparition of a lady was seen sitting at the window by then-governor Philip McKinney. She was seen later by a police officer, and since then has caused ...
-
0
Shirley Plantation
Charles City, Virginia
60.5 miles from Lunenburg County, VAThe very first house on the plantation was built in 1613--reportedly the oldest house in the U.S. But it's the mid-18th-century house here, possibly owned by private residents, that has a ghost story involving a painting in a second-story bedroom. It's a portrait of Aunt Pratt, and its story began ...
-
0
Museum of the Confederacy
Richmond, Virginia
60.6 miles from Lunenburg County, VAPart of this museum is the former White House of the Confederacy, containing Civil War artifacts, manuscripts, Confederate imprints (books and pamphlets) and photos--and that's not all: It also has a ghost. This portion of the museum is believed to be haunted by the spirit of Jefferson Davis' 5-year-old son.
-
0
Randolph College
Lynchburg, Virginia
61.5 miles from Lunenburg County, VARandolph College, founded in 1891 as Randolph-Macon's Woman's College, is said to be haunted. One haunted spot is Mary's Garden, named after Mary Stokes. Student legend says if you stray from the path and cross the garden, you will never graduate or never marry. Another story tells of a student ...
-
0
Sweet Briar College
Amherst, Virginia
62.7 miles from Lunenburg County, VASweet Briar College was founded in 1901, and since then has accumulated several ghosts. The college was founded by Indiana Fletcher Williams in memory of her daughter Daisy, who died in 1884 at age 16. "Miss Indie" died in 1900, but her ghost is said to make itself known throughout ...
-
0Edgewood Plantation
Charles City, Virginia
63.9 miles from Lunenburg County, VAAt this 1849 plantation house, Lizzie Rowland is the ghost in residence. It is said that she is waiting for her beloved soldier to return from the Civil War. Her ghost is said to peek out from behind a curtain in an upstairs window, watching and waiting. Edgewood Plantation was ...
-
0
Winton Country Club
Amherst, Virginia
64.3 miles from Lunenburg County, VAWinton Country Club, constructed in 1769, was the home of Sarah Winston Syme Henry, mother of patriot Patrick Henry. Legend has it that when Patrick Henry visited during the American Revolution, he had to secrete himself from the enemy in a pile of hay here. Rumors also say that Sarah ...
-
0
Brooker's Site
Mechanicsville, Virginia
68.2 miles from Lunenburg County, VAThis was the site of a old house built in the mid to early 19th century. The house has been gone and the site of the house is now home to a United States post office. However, the house back in the mid 1800s owned 125 acres that today is ...
-
0
Randolph-Macon College
Ashland, Virginia
70.2 miles from Lunenburg County, VAAt Randolph-Macon College, three places are rumored to be haunted. At Mary Branch, a girls' dorm, at least two ghosts are said to reside. Doors open and close by themselves, and objects are moved or disappear. In the SAE Fraternity House, witnesses have described strange noises and apparitions of soldiers ...
-
0
Mills House
Beaverdam, Virginia
70.4 miles from Lunenburg County, VAMysterious fires broke out at the Mills House in January 2014, destroying it. The place was a historic home to bachelor farmer Buster Mills, the last of the Mills family who lived there; he died after a stroke in 1989. Locals remember Buster talking about "haints" in the home's front ...
-
0Monticello
Charlottesville, Virginia
74.4 miles from Lunenburg County, VAPeople believe that Jefferson has never left his beloved Monticello and they claim to see Jefferson's ghost wandering the grounds and also to hear whistling, something that Jefferson was prone to doing as he toured the property.
-
0
Tar River
Tarboro, North Carolina
82.8 miles from Lunenburg County, VAIn a Revolutionary War tale, a miller and patriot was drowned in the river by a group of British soldiers. Before he died, he threatened that if they killed him, they would be haunted by a banshee. According to the tale, the banshee appeared, killed the soldiers, and avenged the ...
-
0
Horace Williams House
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
84 miles from Lunenburg County, VAThe 1840s Horace Williams House was the home of University of North Carolina's Philosophy Department chairman and taught future renowned author Thomas Wolfe. Williams is said to haunt his former home, moving objects around, rocking a rocking chair and flushing toilets.
-
0
Gimghoul Castle - Dromgoole's Castle
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
84 miles from Lunenburg County, VAGhimghoul Castle near the University of North Carolina campus is a ruin with many legends attached. One says that 18-year-old Peter Dromgoole was buried here in 1833 after he lost a duel for the hand of his beloved Miss Fanny. Another tale says that Fanny loved Peter and didn't know ...
-
0Carolina Inn
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
84.7 miles from Lunenburg County, VAAs many as 20 ghosts are said to haunt this 1924 hotel building. The most well-known is that of Dr. William Jacocks, a frequent guest who made the hotel his home after he retired -- and still resides here, folks say. He lived in Room 256, and he makes himself ...
-
0
The Old Mansion - Bowling Green Farm
Bowling Green, Virginia
90.3 miles from Lunenburg County, VAThe ghost of Colonel John Waller Hoomes, who built this house in 1670, haunts his old home, some say. His daughter Sophia has been witnessed around the property as well, usually riding in a coach to visit her father's home. And one more ghost who resides here is a Mrs. ...
We're sorry, but there are currently no haunted listings available within the boundaries of Lunenburg County, Virginia. If you know of one that should be listed here, please let us know via our submission form. Alternatively, you may want to expand your search to the state of Virginia.
In the meantime, here's a list of all haunted places within 100 miles of Lunenburg County, Virginia.
