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0Bentonville Battlefield
Four Oaks, North Carolina
23.4 miles from Pikeville, 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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Tar River
Tarboro, North Carolina
37.4 miles from Pikeville, NC
In 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 ...
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Mordecai House
Raleigh, North Carolina
41.9 miles from Pikeville, NC
The oldest part of Mordecai House, part of a public park, dates to around 1785 and was constructed by Joel Lane for his son Henry. The name of the house changed when Moses Mordecai married Margaret Lane in 1817. It is said to be haunted by family member Mary Willis ...
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North Carolina State University
Raleigh, North Carolina
44 miles from Pikeville, NC
The ghostly campus legends at North Carolina State University include a haunting by a student who threw herself off the roof of the D.H. Hill Library in the 1980s (her silhouette is occasionally spotted on the roof) and a construction worker who haunts the Bell Tower.
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Patterson-Noble-Baker House
Louisburg, North Carolina
45.6 miles from Pikeville, NC
The 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.
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Louisburg College
Louisburg, North Carolina
45.6 miles from Pikeville, NC
Louisburg 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 ...
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Foscue Plantation House
Pollocksville, North Carolina
53.8 miles from Pikeville, 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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New Berne House Inn
New Bern, North Carolina
59.3 miles from Pikeville, 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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0Sandford House
Fayetteville, North Carolina
59.3 miles from Pikeville, 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
59.3 miles from Pikeville, 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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0Attmore-Oliver House
New Bern, North Carolina
59.4 miles from Pikeville, 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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0Harvey Mansion Historic Inn
New Bern, North Carolina
59.7 miles from Pikeville, 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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0Alston House - Cryptozoology and Paranormal Museum
Littleton, North Carolina
64.4 miles from Pikeville, NC
The 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)
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Gimghoul Castle - Dromgoole's Castle
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
65.7 miles from Pikeville, NC
Ghimghoul 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 ...
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Horace Williams House
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
66.4 miles from Pikeville, NC
The 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.
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0Carolina Inn
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
66.6 miles from Pikeville, NC
As 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 ...
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Chowan University
Murfreesboro, North Carolina
81.5 miles from Pikeville, NC
Chowan University has a ghostly "Brown Lady" on the third floor of its Columns Building. Her footsteps have been heard, and security guards have chased her thinking she was a prankster. And at Belks Hall, the ghost of a little girl who fell down the stairs while riding a tricycle ...
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USS North Carolina
Wilmington, North Carolina
87.1 miles from Pikeville, 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
87.1 miles from Pikeville, 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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Elizabeth Inn - Sabiston House
Beaufort, North Carolina
91.8 miles from Pikeville, 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
91.8 miles from Pikeville, 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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Old Tram Road Light
Whiteville, North Carolina
98.5 miles from Pikeville, 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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Heartbeat Bridge
Nakina, North Carolina
100.2 miles from Pikeville, 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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Danville Museum - Sutherlin Mansion
Danville, Virginia
109 miles from Pikeville, NC
The Danville Museum of Fine Arts & History, located inside the Sutherlin Mansion (originally built for William T. Sutherlin in 1859), has been called the "Last Capitol of the Confederacy." It was here that Jefferson Davis spent long hours staring out the parlor window after he heard the news of ...
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Lanier House
Danville, Virginia
109.1 miles from Pikeville, NC
The Lanier House, the oldest documented residence in the city, was built in 1830 by Danville's first mayor, Captain James Lanier. Although the structure now holds law offices, it has been the office of the city's first pediatrician as well as a private residence. It is said to be haunted; ...
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Smithfield Station
Smithfield, Virginia
127.5 miles from Pikeville, NC
Smithfield Station is a restaurant frequented not only by the living. Witnesses say the apparition of a man can be seen sitting at the bar late at night when the place is closed. Some say he's the spirit of a man who long ago left the bar and drowned in ...
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