Haunted Places in Hanceville, Alabama



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    Woodland Hospital

    Cullman, Alabama

    7.7 miles from Hanceville, AL

    Although this hospital is now closed and operates a geriatric-psych ward, employees tell tales of "Homer" a ghost who roamsthe halls. He is known to flush toilets, independently operate ice machines and brush past people leaving them with chills. Both staff and patients of this former hospital have ...


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    Jack Cole Road

    Hayden, Alabama

    9.4 miles from Hanceville, AL


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    Little Vine Cemetery

    Hanceville, Alabama

    21 miles from Hanceville, AL

    Possibly among the most inane of haunted reports, people claim to see a green light in the cemetery at night.


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    Pinson Cemetery

    Pinson, Alabama

    26 miles from Hanceville, AL

    There's legend here of a ghost who does housework! That's right, allegedly there are sightings of a ghost... sweeping. Because after an entire life of drudgery and cleaning, that's how every woman wants to spend her afterlife.


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    Moncrief Cemetery

    Gardendale, Alabama

    26.9 miles from Hanceville, AL

    Eerie screams have been heard and ghostly apparitions have been seen haunting the Moncrief cemetery.


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    Flatwoods

    Steele, Alabama

    29.1 miles from Hanceville, AL

    The woods along here is reportedly the site where a group of freed black slaves set up a settlement following the Civil War that was burned out and destroyed by the KKK. It is said to be haunted by the men and women who died during the raid.


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    Cardiff Cemetery

    Graysville, Alabama

    29.6 miles from Hanceville, AL

    Typical cemetery haunting fare including orbs and reports that your car will die if you drive there on specific dates.


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    Gallant Children's Cemetery

    Gallant, Alabama

    30.2 miles from Hanceville, AL

    Visitors here may see ghostly children coming out to play.


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    Abbie's House

    Guntersville, Alabama

    30.9 miles from Hanceville, AL

    This home dates back to 1909 and is registered by the local historical society. All the locals know it as "Abbie's House," as it was built and lived in by Abbie Smith, who founded the United Methodist church in nearby Warrenton, AL. Many subsequent owners of the home ...


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    Hodges Cemetery

    Watson, Alabama

    30.9 miles from Hanceville, AL

    You may experience many things here such as banging on the car, faces or hands in your car windows, a wolf who chases you, moving lights or red glowing eyes. Tombstones are said to move and shadowy beings have been reported, as well as strange noises and music.


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    Cry Baby Hollow Bridge

    Hartselle, Alabama

    31.3 miles from Hanceville, AL

    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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    Old Walker Chapel Cemetery

    Coalburg, Alabama

    31.6 miles from Hanceville, AL

    Visitor here have reported that something grabs their feet as if attempting to pull them down into the graves. At times, the force has pulled the shoes right off their feet.


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    Whole Backstage Theater

    Guntersville, Alabama

    33.3 miles from Hanceville, AL

    A pyromaniac ghost? That might be a first. Rumored to be haunted by an old man ghost with a fondness for flammables as well as a young boy who is often heard laughing.


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    Bottenfield Middle School

    Adamsville, Alabama

    33.6 miles from Hanceville, AL

    Many witnesses have reported seeing the ghost of a young man who appears and quickly disappears in the section of the school that houses the band and choir rooms. A musically inclined ghost, maybe?


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    Birmingham Racecourse

    Birmingham, Alabama

    33.9 miles from Hanceville, AL

    The racecourse was built over the top of an ancient American Indian burial ground. Staff working late hours have reported seeing shadowy figures standing out on the racecourse. Maniacal laughter and voices have been heard in the stables, and phantom hoof beats and winning has been heard on various parts ...


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    Burgundy Drive

    Adamsville, Alabama

    33.9 miles from Hanceville, AL

    The community of Indian Meadows and the adjacent community of Shady Grove are both built over the top of an American Indian Cherokee burial ground. Haunting have been reported in both houses, Burgundy Drive (the street that runs through the communities) and in the adjacent woods. Dark figures and shadows ...


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    Bass Cemetery

    Birmingham, Alabama

    34 miles from Hanceville, AL

    Screams are heard and a heavy presence is felt.


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    William B. Bankhead National Forest

    Hanceville, Alabama

    34.2 miles from Hanceville, AL

    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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    Cooley Cemetery

    Guntersville, Alabama

    34.3 miles from Hanceville, AL

    It is said that a mysterious fog covers this area day or night, and it surrounds the gravestones.


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    Main Street Strip

    Albertville, Alabama

    35 miles from Hanceville, AL

    Apparently the entire length of Main Street is haunted by the ghosts of tornado victims. Residents hear screaming and footsteps and other ghostly sounds.


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    Albertville Public Library

    Albertville, Alabama

    35.2 miles from Hanceville, AL

    An elevator that runs by itself. Water faucets that turn on and off. Are the former owners of this home-turned-library angry at the intrusion into their afterlives or just trying to say hello?


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    Memory Hill Cemetery

    Albertville, Alabama

    35.7 miles from Hanceville, AL

    Just another haunted cemetery.


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    Jack's Restaurant

    Parrish, Alabama

    36.2 miles from Hanceville, AL

    You may experience the presence of a Native American ghost named Mary who knocks things over, plays electrical pranks, alters the temperature, and whispers over the drive-through speakers.


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    Winston County Courthouse

    Double Springs, Alabama

    36.8 miles from Hanceville, AL

    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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    Bayview Bridge

    Mulga, Alabama

    37 miles from Hanceville, AL

    There are many different versions of the haunting of this bridge, from a woman alone, to a woman and a baby to a car crash...etc. Guess you will just have to visit and see for yourself.


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    Village Falls Cemetery

    Mulga, Alabama

    37 miles from Hanceville, AL

    Ghostly figures, spooky feelings. The usual haunted cemetery fare can be found here.


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    Sloss Furnaces

    Birmingham, Alabama

    37.3 miles from Hanceville, AL

    A National Historic Landmark, Sloss furnaces is not only a testament to a burgeoning industrial age, but a ghostly witness to the untold suffering of its workers. More than 60 people died, often gruesomely, at Sloss Furnaces and legend has it that some of those workers till remain, chained forever ...


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    Linn-Henley Research Library

    Birmingham, Alabama

    37.4 miles from Hanceville, AL

    A ghostly man has been sighted as well as objects moving by themselves and reports of cold spots and eerie feelings have been reported.


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    The Tutwiler Hotel

    Birmingham, Alabama

    37.4 miles from Hanceville, AL

    A mischievous ghost is said to turn on the lights and appliances. Although legend attributes the haunting to Colonel Tutwiler, it is highly unlikely, since the current location of the Tutwiler hotel is not the same as the one that originally bore his name and therefore, it is unlikely ...


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    Redmont Hotel

    Birmingham, Alabama

    37.5 miles from Hanceville, AL

    The ghost of a woman in white who passed away in the hotel has been seen on the ninth floor of the hotel. The ghost of a small dog is seen in the hallways of the hotel, as well as the ghost of former owner Clifford Stiles. The most famous ...


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    Hotel Highland - Pickwick Hotel

    Birmingham, Alabama

    38.7 miles from Hanceville, AL

    Formerly the Pickwick Hotel, a 1950s creation named after an even older historic spot, the Pickwick Club, the Hotel Highland may have a ghost that comes from its historic past when it was a medical building. Witnesses say a ghostly nurse haunts the hotel.


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    Hell's Gates

    Huntsville, Alabama

    39.1 miles from Hanceville, AL

    Alabama is fond of getting into Hell it seems. Not only is there a Hell's Gates bridge, but there's also this place in Huntsville, which is also called Hell's Gates, which in reality, appears to be nothing more than a set of gates blocking a private driveway to some rich ...


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    Easly Cemetery

    Jasper, Alabama

    40 miles from Hanceville, AL

    Reported sightings of paranormal activity at this cemetery include a fiery orb that floats through the air.


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    Dwight Mill Village

    Gadsden, Alabama

    41.4 miles from Hanceville, AL

    Dwight Mill Village is a housing development built by the Dwight Manufacturing Company to house workers for its cotton mill. An historical marker with a bronze bell mounted atop it is located at the intersection of Marston Avenue and Coolidge Circle. Numerous houses in this historical district have been ...


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    Auto Zone

    Moulton, Alabama

    41.5 miles from Hanceville, AL

    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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    High Hill Church

    Parrish, Alabama

    41.6 miles from Hanceville, AL

    This church and cemetery is believed to be haunted by locals. Locals report seeing people in the cemetery late at night. Some locals have witnessed crowds of people which resembled a revival late at night at the church even though the church has been abandoned for years. One ...


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    Hinds Road

    Gadsden, Alabama

    41.9 miles from Hanceville, AL

    Ah no backwoods town is complete without the story of the Witch in the Woods who sold her soul to the devil, lived in a shack (because if you sold your soul to the devil, all you'd want out of it was a shack in the middle of some hillbilly ...


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    Kent Robertson Park

    Huntsville, Alabama

    42.6 miles from Hanceville, AL

    The ghost of a boy who died there is said to haunt the park.


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    CEPA Building

    Pell City, Alabama

    42.6 miles from Hanceville, AL

    People in the performing arts claim to her crying of a little girl, and gets the reaction of a man who accidentally got hung when a play or any other event messes up. (Submitted by Amie)


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    Mountain View Hospital

    Gadsden, Alabama

    42.8 miles from Hanceville, AL

    Strange noises and shadowy masses have been reported by numerous visitors to the hospital.


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    Lucy's Afterlife Night Club

    Gadsden, Alabama

    43.9 miles from Hanceville, AL

    This night club housed in a 1903 historic building has a ghost named (you guessed it) Lucy. She is occasionally seen by staff and patrons wandering through the building, and is believed to be responsible for a variety of other paranormal activity reported. (Submitted by Callum Swift)


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    Lilly Lane

    Hueytown, Alabama

    43.9 miles from Hanceville, AL

    The ghost of an old man apparently wanders the streets at night. Reported by numerous residents who claim to have seen him.


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    Frat House - Heritage Bible College

    Huntsville, Alabama

    43.9 miles from Hanceville, AL

    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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    Highway 5 Ghost

    Lynn, Alabama

    44.7 miles from Hanceville, AL

    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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    Haunted Bridge

    Gadsden, Alabama

    45.1 miles from Hanceville, AL

    Alabama has a lot of haunted bridges. A LOT. And when you are a state who apparently decides a bridge needs to be replaced with a new one, and then moves the old one to a brand new location you can kind of understand how lots of bridge wrecks and ...


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    Shelton Park

    Madison, Alabama

    45.2 miles from Hanceville, AL

    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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    Coosa River Sea Serpent

    Gadsden, Alabama

    45.6 miles from Hanceville, AL

    The Coosa River is a hotspot for sea serpent sightings and reports of something odd inhabiting the river have been made for over a hundred years.


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    Crestwood Cemetery

    Gadsden, Alabama

    45.9 miles from Hanceville, AL

    Rumored to be located on a former slave plantation, people claim that it is haunted by slaves who died there. The specific claim that is most often repeated is that of a hanged slave that appears in the trees.


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    Cedarhurst Mansion

    Huntsville, Alabama

    46.1 miles from Hanceville, AL

    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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    Mount Pisgah Cemetery

    Gadsden, Alabama

    47.4 miles from Hanceville, AL

    You may see orbs and streaks of light from the active spirits at this cemetery across from Mount Pisgah Church.


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