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0Colonel Taylor Inn Bed and Breakfast
Cambridge, Ohio
18.4 miles from Batesville, OH
The people here say that Colonel Taylor and his lady still haunt this 1878 Victorian mansion. Guests have seen both of their apparitions on the stairway, and they may shake the beds from time to time. The ghosts are said to be friendly and angelic, watching over the guests.
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0Cambridge Northwood Cemetery
Cambridge, Ohio
18.5 miles from Batesville, OH
Cambridge Northwood Cemetery, burial place of congressmen John Earl Henderson, James Joyce and Charles Ellis Moore, is said to be home to a ghostly woman in a white formal dress from circa 1920. She has been seen for a short time before fading away, usually on clear summer nights.
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Siesta Motel
Norwich, Ohio
27.4 miles from Batesville, OH
This motel is said to be haunted by the spirit of an angry man who had been staying at the night there after a fight with his mother. And as it so happened, that night he was the victim of a burglary. The still-enraged man attacked the burglar upon finding ...
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0West Virginia State Penitentiary
Moundsville, West Virginia
28.5 miles from Batesville, OH
Once considered one of the most violent prisons in the US people believe that this prison's violent past has left an indelible mark on the building. People believe it is haunted by both active ghosts, possibly men who were murdered there, and also residual hauntings that take the form ...
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0Wells Inn
Sistersville, West Virginia
28.6 miles from Batesville, OH
At this 1890s inn, both the guests and the staff have heard the sounds of writing and footsteps, witnessed doors that open or close by themselves, and felt a chilly presence.
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The Castle
Marietta, Ohio
35.3 miles from Batesville, OH
The Castle was built in 1855 by attorney and abolitionist Melvin C. Clarke, who died in the Civil War battle Antietam. In 1889, the Castle was owned by newspaper publisher E.W. Nye's daughter Lucy Nye Davis. She and her husband Theodore Davis had two daughters named Jessie and Grace. Jessie ...
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Marietta College - Alpha Xi Delta
Marietta, Ohio
35.4 miles from Batesville, OH
Marietta College's Alpha Xi Delta sorority house, built in 1855, is said to be haunted by a former Ohio governor. George White and his family lived there after the turn of the century, and he became governor in the 1930s. George's apparition has been seen by witnesses, wearing a gray ...
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Twin City Opera House
McConnelsville, Ohio
35.5 miles from Batesville, OH
The 1890s Twin City Opera House is said to have been haunted since at least the 1960s, when a janitor wan out never to return. The apparition of a little girl named Elizabeth, age 10, has been seen peeking down from the catwalk and giggling. Another apparition of Everett Miller, ...
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Mid-Ohio Valley Players Theatre
Marietta, Ohio
35.6 miles from Batesville, OH
The Mid-Ohio Valley Players Theatre is home to specters who move objects in the prop room, create icy breezes, and grab the living by the shoulder. Rumor has it that the ghost is a former theater owner.
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0Comfort Inn Marietta
Marietta, Ohio
35.8 miles from Batesville, OH
Some surprising reports have come from people who have stayed at this Comfort Inn. Doors open when there is no one there, curtains are closed by unseen hands, and TVs turn on by themselves. Some even say they have felt the touch of an unseen presence on their shoulders.
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Levee House Café
Marietta, Ohio
35.9 miles from Batesville, OH
The Levee House, built around 1826 as a dry goods store for merchant Dudley Woodbridge, later became La Belle Hotel and was rumored to have been a brothel at some time in its history. Its legend says that a brothel employee and a man who was visiting her were both ...
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Lafayette Hotel
Marietta, Ohio
36 miles from Batesville, OH
Voices and footsteps have been heard in empty hallways and rooms, while appliances turn on and off by themselves, doors open and close on their own and furniture and luggage is moved around suites. Staff and guests have seen misty apparitions in the corridors, and a ghostly maid in a ...
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Warehouse Restaurant
Coshocton, Ohio
40.3 miles from Batesville, OH
This historic warehouse was converted to a popular restaurant, but even back in the late twentieth century, police and authorities were responding to reports of paranormal activity which happened on a frequent basis. The restaurant is believed to be haunted by a ghostly child and the apparition of an ...
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Old Sweet Shop
Coshocton, Ohio
40.4 miles from Batesville, OH
This historic building turned sweet shop is haunted by a whole horde of ghostly children. Staff have heard running footsteps and ghostly voices, but upon investigation, have found nothing. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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0Prospect Place
Trinway, Ohio
41.6 miles from Batesville, OH
The 29-room mansion built in 1856 by abolitionist G.W. Adams is said to have been a stop on the Underground Railroad. The house is said to be haunted by ghosts from its past, and has been featured on TV shows such as Ghost Hunters and Ghost Adventures.
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Parkersburg Art Center
Parkersburg, West Virginia
47 miles from Batesville, OH
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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Smoot Theater
Parkersburg, West Virginia
47.2 miles from Batesville, OH
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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0Blennerhassett Hotel
Parkersburg, West Virginia
47.3 miles from Batesville, OH
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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Zoar Historic Hotel
Zoar, Ohio
48.8 miles from Batesville, OH
This historic hotel has been acquired by the state historical society and is due to be renovated to restore it to its former glory. The hotel is rumoured to be haunted, which has been testified by many former guests, patrons and staff, and is widely acclaimed to be the ...
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0The Cobbler Shop Bed and Breakfast
Dover, Ohio
48.8 miles from Batesville, OH
Guests at this 1800s inn, which was once a cobbler shop, have heard knocking on their doors when no one was there, and disembodied footsteps in the hallway. Those who have seen the ghost here say he is a man wearing a long dark coat.
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The Cobbler Shop Bed and Breakfast
Dover, Ohio
48.8 miles from Batesville, OH
Guests at this 1800s inn, which was once a cobbler shop, have heard knocking on their doors when no one was there, and disembodied footsteps in the hallway. Those who have seen the ghost here say he is a man wearing a long dark coat.
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Books N' Things
Dover, Ohio
48.9 miles from Batesville, OH
This old store was in operation for many years, but now appears to be a private residence. While it was in operation, customers would smell the aroma of coffee, even when there was none brewing. The ghost was kind to the owners, and would often tuck them into bed ...
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The Corner House
Warsaw, Ohio
50.6 miles from Batesville, OH
This small, abandoned wooden house at the intersection of the two major roads is haunted by the apparition of a woman in black. Her husband murdered her in the house many years ago, and people driving past have reported smelling burning flesh and hearing the screams of a woman. (Submitted by ...
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Grapevine House Inn
Dundee, Ohio
53.2 miles from Batesville, OH
The 1834 bed and breakfast inn is located in the pleasant township of Winesburg, which is often confused with a novel of the same name by Sherwood Anderson. The old building is one of the earliest in the borough, and is rumoured to be haunted by a young girl ...
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Clay Haus Restaurant
Somerset, Ohio
54.6 miles from Batesville, OH
This restaurant is housed in a historic building, which was built over the site of a civil war house. During the levelling of the lower floor, the current owners dug out the basement using their hands, and came across many interesting artefacts, which are on display in the main ...
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Clay Haus
Somerset, Ohio
54.6 miles from Batesville, OH
Clay Haus, a restaurant that serves German and American fare, is believed to be haunted. Witnesses have seen apparitions, heard knocks and footsteps and felt eerie presences.
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Millersburg Hotel
Millersburg, Ohio
55.5 miles from Batesville, OH
This hotel has been in operation for well over a century, so it is more than likely that some of the spectres in this hotel were guests who never checked out. The owners and staff are displeased with the paranormal activity in the hotel, as they receive various reports ...
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Ohio University
Athens, Ohio
59.5 miles from Batesville, OH
Ohio University has a few different spots that are said to be haunted: The Brown House is haunted by donor Millie Brown, who peers out a window; also the phantom sounds of kids splashing in a long-gone pool have been heard in the back yard. The Delta Tau Delta fraternity ...
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Old Licking County Jail
Newark, Ohio
60.1 miles from Batesville, OH
The Old Licking County Jail building, constructed in 1889, has an eerie castle-like appearance reminiscent of the Tower of London. In its day it housed many a notorious murderer and serial killer. It was here that Carl Etherington, a Dry-Agent Detective, was once held in a cell for his protection ...
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0Athens Lunatic Asylum - The Ridges
Athens, Ohio
60.2 miles from Batesville, OH
Featured on TV's The Scariest Places on Earth, the asylum has long been a place of mystery and hauntings. There are 1,930 graves at three cemeteries nearby, all marked with only a number. Research has shown that some of the mysterious dead mental health patients may have been veterans, victims ...
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Old Hercules Engine Factory
Canton, Ohio
60.8 miles from Batesville, OH
This historic abandoned building is haunted by several terrifying entities. In the section of the building that was previously an army training unit, an aggressive entity pushes visitors around, and has been known to swear or threaten those present during visits. Factory appliances move around by themselves, and cold spots ...
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J.C. Thompson Building
East Liverpool, Ohio
61.2 miles from Batesville, OH
This building dates back to 1892, and is rumored to have once housed both a speakeasy and a brothel. Under new ownership and recently restored as of July 2014, numerous paranormal occurrences have been recorded here in the basement and elsewhere. It is believed multiple spirits reside here.
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The Mather Miners
Mather, Pennsylvania
64 miles from Batesville, OH
In the center of the town there is a small church, the post office, an apartment building(which used to be a general store) and a baseball field. Up a small connecting road is the old schoolhouse ( now converted into a persons home). Right before dawn when walking ...
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Bryn Du Mansion
Granville, Ohio
64.9 miles from Batesville, OH
The Bryn Du Mansion and grounds comprise a fifty-two acre estate in Granville, Ohio. The property is managed by the Bryn Du Commission, a non-profit organization established by the Village of Granville. The organization follows a mission of historic preservation and providing program and event facilities for the benefit ...
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0Century Inn
Scenery Hill, Pennsylvania
65.2 miles from Batesville, OH
Reported to be the oldest inn along Route 40, this inn is said to have a mysterious presence. There is one unexplained very cold room, and an innkeeper there has described a mysterious figure that appeared near its door. As well, strange footsteps have appeared in the snow outside the ...
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Mudhouse Mansion
Lancaster, Ohio
65.9 miles from Batesville, OH
The house is an abandoned private residence, and the owner will sue you if you illegally visit the house without her permission. A white apparition has been seen standing at the front windows of the house, and strange lights move around the upper levels. Ghostly slaves and murdered family members ...
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0The Buxton Inn
Granville, Ohio
66.2 miles from Batesville, OH
Visit this inn and you may meet the ghost of Orrin Granger, the pioneer who built it in 1812. Or you may spot Major Horton Buxton, after whom the inn was named. Major Buxton operated the inn during the late 1800s. Former innkeeper Bonnie Bounell is also said to have ...
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Denison University Library
Granville, Ohio
66.7 miles from Batesville, OH
The 7th tier of the Denison University Library is said to have a spirit, a shadowy woman wearing an old-fashioned dress. Those who fall asleep here, especially men, have been awoken by her hitting them on the back of the head.
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Kelly Road
Industry, Pennsylvania
68 miles from Batesville, OH
This road, also called the Mystery Mile by residents, is said to be haunted. What else could the explanation be for strange white apparitions and the tendency for animals here to turn from tame to fierce and bloodthirsty? Strange sounds are also heard along this road and in the forest ...
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0A Georgian Manner Bed and Breakfast
Logan, Ohio
68.5 miles from Batesville, OH
At this historic inn, a murder mystery is said to have taken place in 1898. Then-owner John Engle was allegedly poisoned by his wife, who put strychnine in his coffee. She was acquitted of the crime. Witnesses have seen apparitions of a man and children in period clothing playing on ...
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More Haunted Michigan: New Encounters with Ghosts of the Great Lakes State (Ohio)
Rev. Gerald S. Hunter
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Warehouse on the Canal
Canal Fulton, Ohio
69.5 miles from Batesville, OH
This 1906 building previously housed the old Finnerock Furniture building and now houses an arcade of quaint shops and restaurants. There have been reported sightings of many ghosts, including numerous apparitions in period clothing wandering around the building. The ghost of a little girl has been seen near the old ...
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Glamorgan Castle
Alliance, Ohio
69.5 miles from Batesville, OH
The 1905 Glamorgan Castle, according to legend, is haunted by former owner Colonel Morgan of Morgan Engineering Company fame, who died in 1928. Guided tours are offered here throughout the year.
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Mickey's Bar & Grill
Lancaster, Ohio
71.6 miles from Batesville, OH
This historic tavern was formerly the headquarters for an oil company, and at the turn of the nineteenth century, a man was allegedly killed in a machinery accident on the premises. His apparition has been known to talk to patrons in strange voices and he has also been known to ...
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Tammi Jo Jean's Cafe
Lancaster, Ohio
71.6 miles from Batesville, OH
This historic store and an adjoining row of stores are believed to be haunted by a series of playful entities. Bumps, bangs, voices, whistles and missing items are all among paranormal activity reported here. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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0Wildermuth Mansion
Pomeroy, Ohio
72.6 miles from Batesville, OH
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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Rogue's Hollow Bridge
Doylestown, Ohio
73.9 miles from Batesville, OH
Rogue's Hollow Bridge, or Crybaby Bridge, has a couple of legends attached to it that may explain the ghostly crying sound heard here. One says that long ago a woman tossed her unwanted newborn over the bridge, and now the phantom scene replays here along with the sound of a ...
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Edward G. Acheson House
Monongahela, Pennsylvania
74 miles from Batesville, OH
The ghost of a little girl has been seen here. Two other ghosts, seen as orbs, also have been seen. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)
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Egypt Road Bridge
Salem, Ohio
74.1 miles from Batesville, OH
The closed Egypt Road Bridge, or Crybaby Bridge, is haunted day and night by the sound of a crying baby. Legend has it that a baby went missing while its parents were fighting, and it fell over the side of the bridge. The scream of its mother and the crying ...
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0Dixmont State Hospital
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
74.3 miles from Batesville, OH
The 1862 hospital was haunted by many entities, notably a male spirit who was said to guard the morgue area and frighten away intruders. The hospital building was closed in 1984 and was demolished in 2006.
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0Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum
Weston, West Virginia
74.3 miles from Batesville, OH
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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