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0Shiloh National Military Park
Shiloh, Tennessee
8.5 miles from Olivet, TN
The 1862 Battle of Shiloh meant death for thousands of soldiers, several of whom are rumored to still haunt the battlefield. Many tales and legends surround the battlefield, and visitors may see apparitions and hear phantom gunshots, drumming, footsteps, and voices. The nearby pond is said to occasionally turn red, ...
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Clifton Public Library
Clifton, Tennessee
16.8 miles from Olivet, TN
The ghost of a man in white roams the wooded area and field behind the library branch. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Generals' Quarters Inn
Corinth, Mississippi
26.2 miles from Olivet, TN
This historic inn is haunted according to guests staying on the second floor. A variety of paranormal activity has been reported, including ghostly voices, doors opening and closing of their own accord and lights going out for no apparent reason. Much of this activity has been attributed to a ...
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0Ghost Bridge
Florence, Alabama
36.8 miles from Olivet, TN
Properly called Jackson Ford Bridge, there are currently plans to demolish the bridge due to vandalism and decay making for a safety hazard. Of course if people start dying, that will just add to its reputation as a haunted spot, so possibly Darwinism should be allowed to take place ...
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0Forks of Cypress
Florence, Alabama
37 miles from Olivet, TN
This private property houses the infamous ghost bridge that has numerous claims of haunting. People claim to hear singing and voices in the area surrounding the property and some claim they have seen the apparition of a woman walking the grounds.
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0Robert M. Guillot University Center
Florence, Alabama
40.6 miles from Olivet, TN
Reportedly haunted by the ghost of a woman who hanged herself back in the day when the Center was a teaching college. Supposedly you can still hear what sounds like the body swaying on the second floor.
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0Wesleyan Hall - University of North Alabama
Florence, Alabama
40.7 miles from Olivet, TN
This building, constructed in 1856, has a rich and interesting history. During the Civil War it was occupied by both Confederate and Union troops at different times. During the Confederate occupation General John Bell resided there and during the Union occupation, General Sherman himself stayed at Wesleyan. The ...
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University of North Alabama - Romeo and Juliet statues
Florence, Alabama
40.7 miles from Olivet, TN
Several witnesses have reported seeing the statues of Romeo and Juliet floating around The University of North Alabama's campus during a full moon. Every year during Halloween a pumpkin mysteriously makes its way into Romeo's hands. Some faculty at UNA believe that Romeo goes in search of pumpkins for his ...
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0Norton Auditorium - University of North Alabama
Florence, Alabama
40.8 miles from Olivet, TN
A ghost named George is said to live here, a former construction worker who fell from a scaffold as the place was being built.
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0Off Campus Book Store - University of North Alabama
Florence, Alabama
40.8 miles from Olivet, TN
Locals tell a story that this building once was occupied by a young girl, Molly, who died in the 1930s or 1940s. Molly was bittem by her puppy, which had contracted rabies. Her ghost is said to look down from the upstairs window.
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Pope’s Tavern
Florence, Alabama
40.9 miles from Olivet, TN
This historic museum operated as a hospital during the civil war, so the rumours of haunting's appear to have a leg to stand on; which can't be said for some of the apparitions supposedly reported. Staff and visitors have reported the apparitions of various amputees in the main bedroom ...
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0Sweetwater Plantation
Florence, Alabama
41.5 miles from Olivet, TN
The home of a former Alabama governor, it is reportedly haunted. Many people believe the ghost is that of the Governor's son who died in the Civil War.
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Winston House
Tuscumbia, Alabama
43.3 miles from Olivet, TN
In 1874, a tornado took the life of lady of the house Judith Winston, who was crushed beneath rubble. Her sons pulled her from the wreckage, but she died in the front bedroom on the eastern side. Since 1982, the 1824 house has been a museum and event space. Mrs. ...
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Magnolia Manor Bed and Breakfast
Bolivar, Tennessee
44.5 miles from Olivet, TN
Built in 1849, this manor house has a ghost, or several, residing within. Every room has been known to presence of ghosts. In Annie's Room, the motion detectors go off and voices are heard when no one is there. A male and a female apparition have been seen in the ...
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Palestine Church
Yuma, Tennessee
47.1 miles from Olivet, TN
The building is surrounded by a cemetery that dates back to the early 1800's, and the church and cemetery have been abandoned for years. There have been many reports of hauntings here, including shuffling footsteps when no one is around, voices talking, screams and doors opening and closing by themselves. ...
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0Belle Mont Mansion
Tuscumbia, Alabama
48.7 miles from Olivet, TN
A former slave plantation, it is believed to be haunted by slaves that lived and died here and also possibly by the ghosts of its former owners.
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Jazz Man - Second Creek Bridge
Rogersville, Alabama
53.3 miles from Olivet, TN
Urban legend tells of a man who was hit by a car and killed while walking across this bridge. His spirit has been seen wearing a white zoot suit, and he may try to catch a ride with you to Florence. If you agree to give him a ride, witnesses ...
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Abandoned Butcher's Shop
Russellville, Alabama
57.5 miles from Olivet, TN
Not much info on this, apart from the fact that it is an old, abandoned butcher's shop on the side of this dirt road, about 1.5 miles south from Fletcher Road. See map for precise location. Locals get an eerie feeling around this building.
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0Loretta Lynn Ranch
Olivet, Tennessee
58.1 miles from Olivet, TN
The Plantation House and surrounding areas have seen supernatural activity. Civil War soldiers have been seen walking or camping out nearby, and the house itself has seen its share of unexplained phenomena, attributed to the plantation's founders. Ghost Adventures featured the site on a 2011 show.
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Cinemark Theatre
Tupelo, Mississippi
68.7 miles from Olivet, TN
The most famous ghost haunting the Theatre is a ghost named Lola who is often seen doing work-like activities.
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Mount Pisgah Cemetery
Fulton, Mississippi
69.4 miles from Olivet, TN
Strange lights are reported to have been seen in the cemetery.
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0Lyric Theatre
Tupelo, Mississippi
72 miles from Olivet, TN
Staff of the Lyric Theatre have nicknamed their ghost "Antoine'. He is a mostly benevolent entity who apparently entertains himself by moving things around and humming. Sometimes his footsteps can be heard throughout the theater. Some people believe that he is possibly the ghost of a ...
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Auto Zone
Moulton, Alabama
72.4 miles from Olivet, TN
The land this was built on was at one time a cemetery. Allegedly there is a photo that shows a ghost in it.
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Athens Limestone County Courthouse
Athens, Alabama
75.1 miles from Olivet, TN
The third floor of this historic courthouse formerly housed a row of cells, dating back to the early twentieth century. This floor is allegedly haunted by an inmate who hanged himself in one of the cells, where visitors have reported feeling a sad presence. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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0Founders Hall - Athens State University
Athens, Alabama
75.3 miles from Olivet, TN
According to legend, a female student was killed while she was trying to sneak out after curfew. They were holding candles, and her hair caught fire. It is to her that witnesses attribute the sound of footsteps, lights that turn on and off by themselves, cold spots, and a phantom ...
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0McCandless Hall - Athens State College
Athens, Alabama
75.3 miles from Olivet, TN
Reportedly haunted by the ghost of a young singer who died on the night of her greatest triumph. Having promised her adoring audience she would return, she was killed in an accident on the way. Shortly thereafter, sightings of a young woman in white roaming the hall began ...
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Save-a-Lot
Pontotoc, Mississippi
81 miles from Olivet, TN
Employees claim that it is haunted.
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William B. Bankhead National Forest
Olivet, Alabama
84.3 miles from Olivet, TN
There are several websites out there that state something to the effect of "Aunt Johnson would hang anyone who trespassed on her property and the rope can still be seen to this day." Does no one ever stop to wonder precisely how a middle-aged woman would manage to hang a ...
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Winston County Courthouse
Double Springs, Alabama
86.6 miles from Olivet, TN
I worked there as a jailor in the county jail there in the old part when it was on the 2nd floor. Had several experiences: a padlock moving on its own, and you can feel like there are a lot of people in the hallways late at night when ...
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0Cry Baby Hollow Bridge
Hartselle, Alabama
86.8 miles from Olivet, TN
Various urban legends have arisen around the claims that Cry Baby Hollow and the bridge going across it are haunted. A baby is said to have died there, either from murder, a car accident, a wagon accident from pioneer days, or variations on the theme. People claim to ...
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Highway 5 Ghost
Lynn, Alabama
88.4 miles from Olivet, TN
The ghost of a woman who died after being hit by a truck is said to haunt this stretch of road.
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Pegram Family Cemetery Location
Pegram, Tennessee
88.8 miles from Olivet, TN
At the end of Walkup Road in Pegram, Cheatham County, Tennessee is the bulldozed Pegram Family Cemetery. About 1970, ruthless developers bulldozed an area along the Harpeth River which included the Pegram Cemetery which was partly in Metro Nashville, Davidson County and partly in Pegram, Cheatham County. The developers also sold dirt ...
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Carter House
Franklin, Tennessee
88.9 miles from Olivet, TN
Built in 1830 by Fountain Branch Carter, the Carter House, now a Civil War museum, lay in the middle of the Battle of Frnaklin, one of the worst Civil War battles. It was used by Union troops as a command post, while the Carter family hid in the basement amid ...
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0Carnton Mansion
Franklin, Tennessee
89.2 miles from Olivet, TN
At this 1800s mansion, once used as a hospital site for Confederate soldiers and now a plantation house and museum, folks say soldiers still walk. Their apparitions have been seen, as well as that of a ghostly woman in white who has been seen on the back porch. Allegedly ...
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Shelton Park
Madison, Alabama
90.4 miles from Olivet, TN
Locals tell a tale of playground sounds that can be heard at night: children laughing, playing and having fun. However, they say eventually the happy noises turn to unhappy ones, as if the children are screaming for their lives.
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Bellwood Mansion
Indian Mound, Tennessee
93 miles from Olivet, TN
Bellwood Mansion is reportedly an abandoned mansion in the middle of the woods, and it's a magnet for local legends about ghost sightings and witchcraft.
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0Asbury Cemetery
Houston, Mississippi
95.5 miles from Olivet, TN
Reported at this graveyard have been many strange phenomena, such as an intense feeling of being watched, the sound of unexplained voices, and a sudden urge to flee quickly from the site. Many car accidents are said to have happened because people were trying to flee as fast as they ...
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0Rowan Oak
Oxford, Mississippi
95.6 miles from Olivet, TN
Even the name of William Faulkner's home is an ode to the mythic. Legend has it that Faulkner still haunts the rooms and grounds of Rowan Oak.
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0St. Anthony Hall - Delta Psi
Olivet, Mississippi
96.1 miles from Olivet, TN
Reportedly haunted by a former frat boy.
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Gregg Hamilton House
Aberdeen, Mississippi
98.2 miles from Olivet, TN
A former resident at this historic house reported seeing the apparition of an elderly African American maid in a black dress on many occasions. She was regarded as a kindly presence, and would often help those in distress. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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0Tennessee State Prison
Nashville, Tennessee
100.1 miles from Olivet, TN
This 1898 prison, which was closed in 1992, has been used for the setting of many films, including "The Green Mile" and "Ernest Goes to Jail." After its many fires, prison breaks and riots, the prison may well be a spot for paranormal activity. Folks have reported unexplained sounds, voices ...
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0Union Station Hotel
Nashville, Tennessee
102.7 miles from Olivet, TN
There are many rumors regarding the hauntings of the Union Station. Some claim that a train derailment and the subsequent deaths have caused ghosts to linger at what was their last boarding stop. Others tell of a spooky woman seen jumping from the building to her death, and ...
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Austin Peay State University
Clarksville, Tennessee
102.8 miles from Olivet, TN
Austin Peay State University's Trahern Theater is said to be haunted by Margaret, a ghost who haunts the third floor and the stage. Margaret is said to tinker with elevators and electricity, lock doors, bang on lockers and call the names of students.
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Tennessee State Capitol
Nashville, Tennessee
103.1 miles from Olivet, TN
Legend has it that at State Capitol, you may still hear the phantom arguing of two rivals who were both buried in a vault here. Architect William Strickland and Samuel Morgan, head of the Capitol Commission, although they were both respected men, did not get along. Their ghostly arguing continues ...
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0Ryman Auditorium - Grand Ole Opry House
Nashville, Tennessee
103.2 miles from Olivet, TN
Originally built in 1892 as the Union Gospel Tabernacle, this well-known home of country music is said to be haunted by the ghost of Hank Williams, Sr. His voice has been heard singing his songs. The apparition of a Confederate soldier also has been reported here, as well as footsteps ...
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Resthaven Memorial Gardens
Clarksville, Tennessee
103.8 miles from Olivet, TN
Behind the cemetery, reports say, is a house that was once the home of a slave owner. Rumor has it that one of his slaves forced himself upon his daughter and got her pregnant, and the master killed the slave. The slave's ghost is said to roam the house looking ...
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Easly Cemetery
Jasper, Alabama
105.7 miles from Olivet, TN
Reported sightings of paranormal activity at this cemetery include a fiery orb that floats through the air.
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