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0Soldiers Memorial Theatre
Beckley, West Virginia
Built 1931-32, the theater is believed to lie near a Civil War-era cemetery, although this fact doesn't seem to have to do with the hauntings here. Witnesses say they've seen an apparition of a man in his 60s wearing 1930s clothes. Also, ghosts and sounds of children playing have been ...
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Hawks Nest State Park
Ansted, West Virginia
24.7 miles from Mabscott, WV
The site of the famouse cliff Lovers' Leap, this park has a long history of being haunted. Its legend tells of 1800s lovers who leapt off the cliff. Some say the pair were Native Americans, others say they were pioneers. In some tales the girl became dizzy and fell, and ...
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Glen Ferris Inn
Glen Ferris, West Virginia
26.2 miles from Mabscott, WV
The 1839 inn is thought to be haunted by a ghost of a Confederate soldier with a long beard, nicknamed The Colonel. He is a friendly and playful ghost, known to close doors behind people, make the birdbath water bubbly and frothy, and walk around with audible footsteps. His apparition ...
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Historic General Lewis Inn
Lewisburg, West Virginia
41.9 miles from Mabscott, WV
The 1929 inn is said to be haunted by at least three ghosts. The most well known is a Lady in White who haunts Room 208. Her identity is unknown, a portrait of her hangs in the room. Also residing here is the ghost of a slave named Reuben, rumored ...
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West Virginia State Capitol
Charleston, West Virginia
44.8 miles from Mabscott, WV
The 1930s Capitol building is said to be haunted by the ghost of a woman as well as the spirit of a maintenance man who perished of a heart attack on the job. Some believe the 2 ghosts actually died in a 1921 fire; others dispute that claim.
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The Empty Glass
Charleston, West Virginia
45.2 miles from Mabscott, WV
The haunt at this bar is rumored to be a former bartender who was killed in a car accident. Witnesses say the ghost plays pranks on both employees and bar patrons, such as playing his favorite songs on the jukebox. One report says that when the jukebox came on by ...
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Empty Glass Cafe
Charleston, West Virginia
45.2 miles from Mabscott, WV
The café and bar is haunted by a former bartender who died in a car crash. He has been known to change the jukebox music and has been seen walking through the bar area by patrons before vanishing. Staff have also encountered another entity on the second floor who slams ...
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Capitol Plaza Theatre
Charleston, West Virginia
46.3 miles from Mabscott, WV
The ghost of John Welch and his daughter Molly are said to haunt the theater. Welch was the owner of a mansion that stood on the property in the 1830s to 1860s, before it was torn down to build the theater. Molly died of pneumonia at age 8, and her ...
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Wilderness Road Regional Museum
Dublin, Virginia
55.9 miles from Mabscott, WV
Wilderness Road Regional Museum is said to be haunted by an apparition of a young woman who walks the ground or stands in the window. The lights are known to flicker here as well.
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Droop Mountain Battlefield State Park
Mabscott, West Virginia
56.4 miles from Mabscott, WV
The Droop Mountain Battlefield was the site of an 1863 battle. Folks have reported soldiers' apparitions, some headless, in the fog that comes rolling over the mountain.
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Holiday Inn - University / Blacksburg
Blacksburg, Virginia
56.6 miles from Mabscott, WV
This hotel lies on the site of a former plantation called Jacob's Lantern. At Attitudes, the hotel bar and nightclub, laughter and voices can be heard after hours when the place is closed and empty. Guests often ask the hotel manager to turn the music down when no music is ...
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Lyric Theatre
Blacksburg, Virginia
57.3 miles from Mabscott, WV
The historic theater opened in 1930, and at least some the weird occurrences here, some say, may stem from a workman who was killed during its construction. Employees have described footsteps on stairways, phantom muttering, cold breezes, and a woman shrieking, sometimes saying over and over "Let me out!"
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Major Graham Mansion
Max Meadows, Virginia
61.9 miles from Mabscott, WV
The historic mansion is believed to be haunted by the spirits of folks from its past. Paranormalists have collected electric voice phenomna and seen apparitions. The property is reported to be open for history and ghost tours during some times of year, and is available for investigation by paranormalist groups ...
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Hurricane Creek Rd
Hurricane, West Virginia
66.6 miles from Mabscott, WV
A woman and a small child in out of style clothes have been seen, before vanishing. Not much is known about them. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)
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Aspenvale Cemetery
Marion, Virginia
70.2 miles from Mabscott, WV
Aspenvale Cemetery is the burial site of several Revolutionary War heroes such as Gen. William Campbell, famous for the Battle of King's Mountain, and his wife Elizabeth, sister of Patrick Henry. Witnesses say the strange anomalies happen here along with an odd feeling that there is something unseen around. Orbs ...
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Abijah Thomas House - Octagon House
Marion, Virginia
71.7 miles from Mabscott, WV
The Abijah Thomas House, aka the Octagon House, is a historic octagon house and private residence originally built in 1856. Its outer walls are bricks made by slaves on the property. Witnesses say the house is haunted, especially in the "dark room" or storage room. Apparitions of shackled, abused slaves ...
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0Nickerson Snead Haunted Mansion
Glade Spring, Virginia
76.1 miles from Mabscott, WV
Welcome 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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Emory and Henry College
Meadowview, Virginia
76.9 miles from Mabscott, WV
Founded 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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0The Patrick Henry Hotel
Roanoke, Virginia
77.6 miles from Mabscott, WV
At this 1925 hotel, not only living guests can be found. Three ghostly men are said to stand around in the ballroom, keeping an eye on things. On the second floor, there is a man's apparition who smokes a pipe and sits at one of the tables. Those with sharp ...
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Jenkins Plantation Museum
Glenwood, West Virginia
79.8 miles from Mabscott, WV
The plantation, now a museum, was originally built in 1835 and was named after Gen. Albert Gallatin Jenkins of the Confederacy. The general is believed to haunt the house. Witnesses have seen his apparition and heard the sound of his boots walking in the building.
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Keith-Albee Theatre
Huntington, West Virginia
80.8 miles from Mabscott, WV
This 1920s rococo theater building is said to be one of the area's most haunted places. Deaths that have occurred here include two electricians electrocuted in the basement, a maintenance man who died in the projection room, and a homeless man who froze to death below the stage area. Witnesses ...
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Colonial Lanes
Huntington, West Virginia
81.3 miles from Mabscott, WV
The 1959 bowling alley, in particular its tavern, is rumored to be haunted by Mr. Frankel, a former owner. Witnesses describe a smell of cherry pipe tobacco, heavy footsteps coming from the stockroom, their names being whispered or called out, the kitchen door opening and then slamming shut, and other ...
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Jeters Chapel of the Brethren Cemetery
Vinton, Virginia
82.9 miles from Mabscott, WV
Jeters Chapel of the Brethren Cemetery, according to reports, is haunted by a man in a white robe who floats near the center of the cemetery.
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The Tavern
Abingdon, Virginia
84.2 miles from Mabscott, WV
The 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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Barter Theatre
Abingdon, Virginia
84.5 miles from Mabscott, WV
Built 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
84.6 miles from Mabscott, WV
At 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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Z. D. Ramsdell House
Kenova, West Virginia
85 miles from Mabscott, WV
Businessman Z.D. Ramsdell's home was completed in 1858, and rumor has it it was built on the site of an Adena Indian burial mound. It was said to have contained a hidden basement used in the Underground Railroad. Ramsdell died of tuberculosis in 1886, and although the restored house is ...
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Alleghany County Courthouse
Sparta, North Carolina
87.5 miles from Mabscott, WV
Built in 1933, the historic courthouse was constructed to replace the original edifice which was destroyed by the 'Big Fire of 1932'. Visitors to the building nowadays have reported hearing disembodied footsteps on the staircase and the unexplained sound of whistling near the decommissioned prison cells. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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The Historic Lowe Hotel
Point Pleasant, West Virginia
89.6 miles from Mabscott, WV
Opened in the early 1900s, the historic hotel is believed to be haunted by many ghosts. The most well known may be the apparition of a beautiful and disheveled young woman seen dancing on the mezzanine between floors 1 and 2. There are also rumored to be many other ghosts ...
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Our House Museum
Gallipolis, Ohio
89.7 miles from Mabscott, WV
Our House Museum is housed in a former 1819 tavern, rumored to be haunted. Footsteps have been heard in the front hall, and a woman has been heard singing in the second-floor ballroom.
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Bluegrass Inn
Ashland, Kentucky
91.7 miles from Mabscott, WV
Its room 129 and 127. Very light blue orbs about the size of a softball feeling of dread and hair stay raised up whole time in the rooms and I was scratched 3 finger nail scratches down my back that were not deep but very bright red and burned a ...
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Paramount Joe - Paramount Arts Center
Ashland, Kentucky
92.1 miles from Mabscott, WV
Originally called the Paramount Theatre and opened in 1931, the Paramount Arts Center is said to be haunted by a ghost locals call Paramount Joe. According to Joe's legend, as the theater was being built, four workmen were in the auditorium. Three went to lunch, and when they came back, ...
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The University of Virginia's College at Wise - Bowers-Sturgill
Wise, Virginia
92.5 miles from Mabscott, WV
The 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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The Inn at Wise
Wise, Virginia
93.2 miles from Mabscott, WV
The 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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Hutton House Bed and Breakfast
Huttonsville, West Virginia
93.3 miles from Mabscott, WV
Built in 1898 by Eugene Elihu Hutton, the Queen Anne-style Victorian home is now an inn, and is believed to be haunted. Folks say that at 5 a.m. the unexplained smell of baking bread wafts through the inn, although the kitchen is closed and the ovens are cold.
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Woodland Cemetery
Coal Grove, Ohio
93.4 miles from Mabscott, WV
Along the banks of the Ohio River in Ironton, Ohio is Woodland Cemetery, also known as the City of the Dead. Founded in 1871, it presently contains more than 8,000 graves. The cemetery entrance is beautifully gated and the cemetery itself is beautifully landscaped. Its departed residents include veterans from ...
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0Museum of Ashe County History
Jefferson, North Carolina
94.4 miles from Mabscott, WV
It is reported that in 2010 a summer intern here witnessed a ghost. Working alone on the first floor, the intern heard a phone ring on the floor above, and then heard footsteps walking across the floor toward the sound, presumably to answer it.
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0Old Ashe County Hospital
Jefferson, North Carolina
94.7 miles from Mabscott, WV
The 1939 building was a hospital until 1969 when it turned into a county office building. Reports say it is currently up for sale. Paranormal investigators have heard unexplained shouts and the elevator dinging, even though there was no electricity in the building.
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Laurel Grove Cemetery
Norton, Virginia
95 miles from Mabscott, WV
Laurel 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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0Prospect Hill Bed and Breakfast
Mountain City, Tennessee
95.5 miles from Mabscott, WV
This 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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0Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum
Weston, West Virginia
96.2 miles from Mabscott, WV
Once the Weston State Hospital, the asylum is said to be haunted by former patients who passed away there. The plentitude of paranormal phenomena heard, seen, and felt here has prompted its appearance on TV shows such as Ghost Hunters and Ghost Adventures.
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Virginia Intermont College
Bristol, Virginia
96.6 miles from Mabscott, WV
Reports 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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0Wildermuth Mansion
Pomeroy, Ohio
97.5 miles from Mabscott, WV
My family has been restoring the old Wildermuth mansion for the last 18 years now, have had lots of interesting things happen there and sightings too. Hhave seen animals several times in the house as well as seeing Mothman twice flying over the house! Yes twice! In the process of putting ...
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0Blennerhassett Hotel
Parkersburg, West Virginia
105 miles from Mabscott, WV
A wide variety of ghosts and haunted activity is claimed about this hotel with the hard to pronounce name. Allegedly there is a man in grey who haunts the second floor and this floor is also where the elevator makes frequent, unplanned and unasked for stops. Is the ...
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Smoot Theater
Parkersburg, West Virginia
105.1 miles from Mabscott, WV
Built in 1926, the now-restored Smoot Theater is believed to be the site of some strange goings-on. Witnesses have reported strange sounds and shadows at night, cold spots, and unexplained electrical issues.
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Parkersburg Art Center
Parkersburg, West Virginia
105.1 miles from Mabscott, WV
The ghosts here are transplants from the former haunted Camden Theater, which once stood on this site. The theater burned down in 1928, and its resident ghosts remained to haunt the land where the theater once stood. When the Parkersburg Art Center was built, the "homeless" ghosts moved right in. ...
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Graceland Inn and Conference Center
Elkins, West Virginia
108.8 miles from Mabscott, WV
This inn, restaurant and conference center is said to be haunted by several entities: a ghost named Grace, senator Henry Davis, and a former servant named Katie.
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Gwendolyn's House
Elizabethton, Tennessee
110.4 miles from Mabscott, WV
The 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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0Rotherwood Mansion
Kingsport, Tennessee
114.6 miles from Mabscott, WV
This 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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Harvey Wells House
Wellston, Ohio
117.7 miles from Mabscott, WV
This historic house was a dark history, with a former owner jumping to his death from the upper floor after a combination of troubling equations and a drinking problem. The was refurbished as a nursing home, which closed down several decades ago. Staff working here claimed to see him ...
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