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Clifton Public Library
Clifton, Tennessee
13.8 miles from Waynesboro, 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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Forks of Cypress
Florence, Alabama
32.8 miles from Waynesboro, 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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Ghost Bridge
Florence, Alabama
33 miles from Waynesboro, 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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Shiloh National Military Park
Shiloh, Tennessee
34.1 miles from Waynesboro, 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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Sweetwater Plantation
Florence, Alabama
34.9 miles from Waynesboro, 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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Robert M. Guillot University Center
Florence, Alabama
35.5 miles from Waynesboro, 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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Wesleyan Hall - University of North Alabama
Florence, Alabama
35.6 miles from Waynesboro, 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
35.6 miles from Waynesboro, 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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Norton Auditorium - University of North Alabama
Florence, Alabama
35.8 miles from Waynesboro, 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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Off Campus Book Store - University of North Alabama
Florence, Alabama
35.8 miles from Waynesboro, 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
35.9 miles from Waynesboro, 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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Jazz Man - Second Creek Bridge
Rogersville, Alabama
39.5 miles from Waynesboro, 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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Winston House
Tuscumbia, Alabama
40.3 miles from Waynesboro, 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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Loretta Lynn Ranch
Waynesboro, Tennessee
45.4 miles from Waynesboro, 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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Belle Mont Mansion
Tuscumbia, Alabama
45.8 miles from Waynesboro, 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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Generals' Quarters Inn
Corinth, Mississippi
50.2 miles from Waynesboro, 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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Palestine Church
Yuma, Tennessee
54.8 miles from Waynesboro, 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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Dinner and Spirits: A Guide to America's Most Haunted Restaurants, Taverns, and Inns
Robert Wlodarski
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Athens Limestone County Courthouse
Athens, Alabama
57.2 miles from Waynesboro, 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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Founders Hall - Athens State University
Athens, Alabama
57.3 miles from Waynesboro, 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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McCandless Hall - Athens State College
Athens, Alabama
57.3 miles from Waynesboro, 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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Abandoned Butcher's Shop
Russellville, Alabama
59 miles from Waynesboro, 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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Auto Zone
Moulton, Alabama
63.6 miles from Waynesboro, 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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Carter House
Franklin, Tennessee
64.7 miles from Waynesboro, 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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Carnton Mansion
Franklin, Tennessee
64.8 miles from Waynesboro, 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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Pegram Family Cemetery Location
Pegram, Tennessee
66.8 miles from Waynesboro, 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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Magnolia Manor Bed and Breakfast
Bolivar, Tennessee
69.2 miles from Waynesboro, 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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Shelton Park
Madison, Alabama
72.1 miles from Waynesboro, 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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Cry Baby Hollow Bridge
Hartselle, Alabama
73.6 miles from Waynesboro, 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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Tennessee State Prison
Nashville, Tennessee
77.6 miles from Waynesboro, 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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Old Dallas Mill Site
Huntsville, Alabama
77.7 miles from Waynesboro, TN
Although the spot where the Dallas Mill was is now open field, legend has it was once haunted by a man who died while working there.
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Maple Hill Cemetery
Huntsville, Alabama
78.5 miles from Waynesboro, TN
It is said that in one of the crypts stands an antique rocking chair, a favorite possession of a lady who was buried in her family crypt. Folks say that when you stand outside the crypt, you can hear the rocking chair rocking.
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Dead Children's Playground - Maple Hill Cemetery
Huntsville, Alabama
79 miles from Waynesboro, TN
At this playground set up near the cemetery, the ghosts of children play and swing on the swingsets. Apparitions have been seen, and captured on film by paranormal society investigations; orbs have been reported as well. The swings sometimes can be seen swinging by themselves, and the sounds of laughter ...
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William B. Bankhead National Forest
Waynesboro, Alabama
79.5 miles from Waynesboro, 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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Union Station Hotel
Nashville, Tennessee
79.7 miles from Waynesboro, 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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Cedarhurst Mansion
Huntsville, Alabama
79.7 miles from Waynesboro, TN
The Cedarhurst Mansion Estate was originally built in 1823 by Stephen Ewing. While visiting the house, a relative, Sally Carter, died of a short illness at the mansion in 1837. The first reports of a haunting was around 1919 after a teenage boy who slept at the house had a ...
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Ryman Auditorium - Grand Ole Opry House
Nashville, Tennessee
80.1 miles from Waynesboro, 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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Tennessee State Capitol
Nashville, Tennessee
80.2 miles from Waynesboro, 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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Frat House - Heritage Bible College
Huntsville, Alabama
80.8 miles from Waynesboro, TN
At the WHBC frat house, they say former Youth Minister Anthony Stephens' spirit walks through the house later at night. He may flush the toilet as well. The spirits of his brethren Robert Ekisbus and Adam Cooper are said to follow Stephens' spirit around, mysteriously making a noise reported to ...
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Kent Robertson Park
Huntsville, Alabama
81.1 miles from Waynesboro, TN
The ghost of a boy who died there is said to haunt the park.
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Walking Horse Hotel
Wartrace, Tennessee
81.7 miles from Waynesboro, TN
At this very spot, the Union soldiers released many Confederate prisoners at the end of the Civil War, many of whom were very sick and malnourished and died in the hotel. To make matters worse, in the 1970s a Vietnam vet had a flashback and shot 4 hotel guests to ...
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Mount Pisgah Cemetery
Fulton, Mississippi
82.3 miles from Waynesboro, TN
Strange lights are reported to have been seen in the cemetery.
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Bellwood Mansion
Indian Mound, Tennessee
82.4 miles from Waynesboro, 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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Winston County Courthouse
Double Springs, Alabama
83.6 miles from Waynesboro, 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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Congress Inn
Nashville, Tennessee
83.8 miles from Waynesboro, TN
In 1987, a guest awoke from sleeping on his stomach to find that someone was sitting on his backside, so he was unable to turn over. After asking around, he learned that the inn had been used as a Civil War hospital, and it is said that the death toll ...
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Stones River National Battlefield
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
83.8 miles from Waynesboro, TN
The Civil War Battle of Stones River was fought from late December 1862 until January 2, 1863. The Stones River National Battlefield includes the Stones River National Cemetery and Stop No. 4, the “Slaughter Pen,” where Union General Phil Sheridan did his best to hold back the Confederates in a ...
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Sam Davis Home
Smyrna, Tennessee
84.7 miles from Waynesboro, TN
The Sam Davis Home, now a house museum, was built around 1810 but was restored completely in 1850. Sam Davis himself lived here until 1860 and in 1863 he was hanged by the Union Army as a spy. Apparitions of a young man, believed to be Sam Davis' brother Oscar, ...
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Two Rivers Mansion and Golf Course
Nashville, Tennessee
85.5 miles from Waynesboro, TN
People have reported seeing apparitions in the mansion and having items moved around the building. The lights turn on and off at night. People report seeing strange lights from across the golf course moving around the house. Disembodied footsteps and strange laughter are heard on the fairways of the golf ...
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