Haunted Places in Oak Island, North Carolina



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    Live Oak Cafe

    Southport, North Carolina

    8.1 miles from Oak Island, NC

    There are alleged to be two resident ghosts here that constantly mess around with the staff and owners. (Submitted by Margo RS)


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    Lois Jane's Riverview Inn

    Southport, North Carolina

    8.1 miles from Oak Island, NC

    The 1892 bed and breakfast inn is haunted by the daughter of a sea captain who once owned the place during the twentieth-century. Known as 'Lois Jane', the spirit has been heard laughing and singing on the upper floor of the mansion, and on one occasion shook the bed of ...


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    Brunswick Inn

    Southport, North Carolina

    8.4 miles from Oak Island, NC

    A ghost named Tony haunts the Brunswick Inn. He was a riverboat harpist who drowned in 1882 while on a visit here, and he likes to wander through the inn's halls and play tricks on the owners.


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    Theodosia's

    Bald Head Island, North Carolina

    9.7 miles from Oak Island, NC

    Although reports say it is no longer open, this b&b was said to be haunted by the ghost of Theodosia Burr Alston. Thoedosia was the daughter of Aaron Burr and the wife of South Carolina governor Joseph Alston. Mysteriously, the ship she was on disappeared in 1812. She had been ...


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    Fort Fisher

    Kure Beach, North Carolina

    14.4 miles from Oak Island, NC

    At Fort Fisher, Civil War ghosts and Fort Fisher hermit Robert E. Harrill, who died under suspicious circumstances, are believed to reside. Civil War General William Whitting, who was injured in the final battle at Fort Fisher and died as a prisoner in 1865 at Fort Columbus, New York Harbor, ...


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    The Winds Resort Beach Club

    Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina

    14.4 miles from Oak Island, NC

    A ghost named Sam lingers in one of the cabins here. Sam was a guest here when he died of a heart attack, and many claim he never left the buidling. Witnesses, both guests and employees, have reported cold spots and window shades opening on their own, and some have ...


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    USS North Carolina

    Wilmington, North Carolina

    25.1 miles from Oak Island, NC

    The World War II battleship is believed to be haunted by a blond sailor who shows up in passageways and another sailor who peeks out from portholes. Witnesses say hatch doors slam, cold spots are felt and footsteps are heard.


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    Bellamy Mansion

    Wilmington, North Carolina

    25.4 miles from Oak Island, NC

    Bellamy Mansion is believed to be haunted by members of the Bellamy family and their servants. Investigators have recorded several EVPs and witnessed slamming doors.


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    Brentwood Bistro

    Little River, South Carolina

    26.4 miles from Oak Island, NC

    This place has been on Haunted America, National Geographic Haunted, and several other media projects. Faces, shadows, orbs and all manner of strange things are seen by staff and visitors alike.


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    Heartbeat Bridge

    Nakina, North Carolina

    35.8 miles from Oak Island, NC

    Shadowy figures can be seen. Lights in the woods sounds of a heart beat can be heard. (Submitted by Brian)


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    Old Tram Road Light

    Whiteville, North Carolina

    36.9 miles from Oak Island, NC

    A light comes out of the swamp and chases you as you drive down Old Tram Road. (Submitted by Brian)


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    The Hermitage

    Murrells Inlet, South Carolina

    55.5 miles from Oak Island, NC

    Wealthy Dr. Allard Flagg moved into the Hermitage in 1849 and invited his sister, the beautiful Alice Flagg, to live there with him. Alice fell in love with a young lumberman, but Dr. Flagg didn't approve of the match and sent him away. Angry with her brother, Alice disregarded his ...


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    Litchfield Plantation

    Pawleys Island, South Carolina

    63.8 miles from Oak Island, NC

    This plantation's history dates back to 1740, and its most famous ghost is Dr. Henry Tucker, a member of one of the last families to own the plantation in the late 1800s. His apparition has been seen in the Blue Room, and he is said to be a friendly spirit. ...


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    All Saints Episcopal Church Cemetery

    Pawleys Island, South Carolina

    64.2 miles from Oak Island, NC

    All Saints Episcopal Church has stood here since 1739, and its cemetery, haunted by a ghost named Alice, dates from 1822. Alice is buried beneath an oak tree under a flat gravestone bearing the name ALICE. Local legend says that those who walk around her grave 13 times backwards and ...


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    All Saints Cemetery

    Pawleys Island, South Carolina

    64.3 miles from Oak Island, NC

    The ghost story in this cemetery centers on beautiful Alice Flagg, the sister of the weatlhy Dr. Allard Flagg who moved into the Hermitage in 1849. Alice fell in love with a young lumberman, but Dr. Flagg didn't approve of the match and sent him away. Angry with her brother, ...


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    The Grey Man of Pawley's Island

    Murrells Inlet, South Carolina

    64.5 miles from Oak Island, NC

    Pawley's Island has its own early warning system for hurricanes. Legend has it that a mysterious man dressed all in grey appears to certain individuals or couples and warns them of approaching hurricanes. These tales are usually told after each hurricane, where one lucky couple or family was ...


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    Pelican Inn

    Pawleys Island, South Carolina

    65.3 miles from Oak Island, NC

    The two ghosts who haunt this inn are of the canine kind. An elderly caretaker here once owned two Boston terriers, and legend has it that one of them swam out in the surf to save a little boy's life. The dog soon passed away, and the other dog died ...


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    Old Gunn - Prince Frederick's Episcopal Church

    Georgetown, South Carolina

    65.5 miles from Oak Island, NC

    Construction of the church was begun in 1859, but screeched to a halt when the lead architect Mr. Gunn slipped on the steep roof and fell to his death. Folks have seen Mr. Gunn's ghost around the ruins of the church and tower and heard his scream, and locals say ...


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    Mansfield Plantation

    Georgetown, South Carolina

    71.2 miles from Oak Island, NC

    The Mansfield Plantation dates back to the early 18th century, and includes a bed and breakfast. Local ghost hunters claim that they recorded EVPs in the North Guest House that said "don't leave me".


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    Wedgefield Plantation

    Georgetown, South Carolina

    71.2 miles from Oak Island, NC

    The headless ghost of a beheaded British soldier is said to appear here, wandering about holidng a pistol and feeling around for his head. Along with him come the sounds of war, clattering and hoofbeats. The war sounds are often a precursor to the ghost's arrival.


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    Henning-Miller House

    Georgetown, South Carolina

    74.6 miles from Oak Island, NC

    Built around 1760, some say this house has a ghost on its staircase. Rumor has it that when the British took over the home during the American Revolution, one of the officers fell down the stairs when he heard the daughter mention that Patriot hero Francis "Swamp Fox" Marion was ...


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    Beth Elohim Cemetery

    Georgetown, South Carolina

    74.7 miles from Oak Island, NC

    Tales told about this, the second oldest Jewish cemetery in the state, center around best friends Pauline Moses and Eliza Munnerlyn. The two girls had planned to be married on the same day at the same time, but in different locations. However, both the girls caught yellow fever and died ...


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    Waterman-Kaminski House

    Georgetown, South Carolina

    74.7 miles from Oak Island, NC

    This house from around 1770 has a couple of sad ghost stories attached to it. As one goes, a little boy, age 8, was left in the care of the owners while the rest of his family took a trip. The family was lost at sea, and the little boy ...


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    1790 House Bed and Breakfast Inn

    Georgetown, South Carolina

    74.7 miles from Oak Island, NC

    Although this building no longer operates as a B&B, back in the day it was said that a rocking chair in the "Rice Planter's Room" would often rock back and forth without anyone ever touching it.


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    Morgan-Ginsler House

    Georgetown, South Carolina

    74.7 miles from Oak Island, NC

    This building was once used as a Civil War hospital for Union soldiers. Some folks say the strange sounds that come from the dining room are the sounds of Satan forcing the souls of the soldiers who died there to relive their last miserable moments.


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    Cleland House

    Georgetown, South Carolina

    74.8 miles from Oak Island, NC

    Built in 1737, the house has a story to go along with its ghost. So it goes, Anne Withers, a possible relation of the John Withers listed on the historical marker in front of the house as one of the owners, fell in love with a sea captain. He once ...


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    Bolem House

    Georgetown, South Carolina

    74.8 miles from Oak Island, NC

    Folks here believe the house may originally have been built as a tavern for the sailors. Ghostly sailors have been seen and heard here: On Christmas Day in 1993, a resident came across a ghostly man in old-fashioned sailor attire in the kitchen. The witness said the sailor didn't appear ...


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    Heriot-Tarbox House

    Georgetown, South Carolina

    74.9 miles from Oak Island, NC

    Built around 1765, this is the house where the legendary Theodosia Burr Alston, daughter of United States Vice President Aaron Burr and wife of South Carolina Governor Joseph Alston stayed in 1812 before the ship on which she was traveling disappeared. Her ghost has been seen all along the coastline ...


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    Strand Theatre

    Georgetown, South Carolina

    74.9 miles from Oak Island, NC

    The 1941 Strand Theatre is home to some odd occurrences. Footsteps have been heard in the empty balcony, and during a production of Ghosts of the Coast, based on local ghost tales, the staff began to witness cold spots and whispers coming from the backstage area. A ghost hunter was ...


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    DuPre House

    Georgetown, South Carolina

    74.9 miles from Oak Island, NC

    Reports say the DuPre house was once a bed-and-breakfast, but currently may be empty and up for sale. The house was built around 1740 and is said to have two ghosts in residence: a woman and her daughter, both from the Civil War era. Their spirits have been seen and ...


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    Kaminski Building

    Georgetown, South Carolina

    74.9 miles from Oak Island, NC

    The Kaminski Building is one of two that house Georgetown’s Rice Museum. The 1842 Kaminski Building was a retail store for many years. Witnesses at the museum have heard footsteps, including one set that sounds like it has a peg-leg, in the art gallery. It is also believed that an ...


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    Georgetown Light

    Georgetown, South Carolina

    76 miles from Oak Island, NC

    The 72-foot tall lighthouse, built around 1812, is said to be haunted by Annie, the daughter of a former lightkeeper who was a widower who was raising the 7- or 8-year-old on his own. One day as the two were returning to the lighthouse with supplies, a violent storm hit. ...


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    Bingham's Light

    Latta, South Carolina

    86 miles from Oak Island, NC

    Binghams's Light is believed to be the lantern of the ghost of a man named Bingham who was killed by a train. Some say he appears as a warning or that the ghost is searching for his lost children.


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    Sandford House

    Fayetteville, North Carolina

    88.2 miles from Oak Island, NC

    This house boasts a haunted stairway where the ghost of a young woman is often seen. Reports of sightings date back for over a hundred years and continue to this day. People claim to see a young woman descending or ascending the stairs, who then vanishes.


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    Radisson Prince Charles Hotel

    Fayetteville, North Carolina

    88.7 miles from Oak Island, NC

    Reports say that this hotel may be closed for business, but the building is said to be haunted by the ghost of Charlotte, a young woman who committed suicide here in the early 1900s. It seems that Charlotte was distraught after finding her new husband in bed with a bridesmaid ...


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    Foscue Plantation House

    Pollocksville, North Carolina

    94.7 miles from Oak Island, NC

    Foscue Plantation House was constructed in 1824 and is said to be haunted by the ghosts of slaves from the 1800s. According to reports, slaves were chained in the attic and their cries and moans are said to ring out at night. A legend about the staircase says that slaves' ...


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    Bentonville Battlefield

    Four Oaks, North Carolina

    96.4 miles from Oak Island, NC

    Phantom gunfire and shouts have been heard on the battlefield at night, and the ghost of a girl who died of tuberculosis is believed to haunt an upstairs room in the plantation house.


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    Elizabeth Inn - Sabiston House

    Beaufort, North Carolina

    101.7 miles from Oak Island, NC

    Built by Capt. Sabiston in the 1850s, it is believed he still haunts the place to this day. The Elizabeth Inn is unfortunately now closed.


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    Cousin Martha's Bed and Breakfast

    Beaufort, North Carolina

    101.9 miles from Oak Island, NC

    According to "Haunted Inns of the Southeast," guests and staff regularly hear "giggling and footsteps" in the upper floor of the house, when no one else is around. (Seems only to be expected at an inn that sells a trademarked line of spice products called "Satan's Breath"!)


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    New Berne House Inn

    New Bern, North Carolina

    104 miles from Oak Island, NC

    Though no longer currently operating as an inn, this old brick home was said to have had two haunted rooms. The owners received multiple reports from guests of various "odd occurrences" that happened during different stays.


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    Harvey Mansion Historic Inn

    New Bern, North Carolina

    104 miles from Oak Island, NC

    Established in the early part of the 1800's it is one of the last remaining original buildings in the town. People claim that a woman in period dress glides through the dining room and through walls of the restaurant located in this Inn. Some people also say that ...


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    Attmore-Oliver House

    New Bern, North Carolina

    104.1 miles from Oak Island, NC

    Originally built in 1790, the Attmore-Oliver House is reported to be haunted by poltergeists, possibly stemming from the last private owner or from deaths during a long-ago smallpox epidemic. The large historic home, normally used for Society functions, is open for tours by appointment.


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