Haunted Places in Petal, Mississippi



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    387 Old Corinth Rd

    Petal, Mississippi

    Its an old two story house that has been there for at least 20 to 30 years, unkept, and feels like you're being drawn towards it. Ever time I walk past it, its feels like danger, like something demonic is calling me to come with him or her somewhere. A ...


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    Burnt Bridge

    Purvis, Mississippi

    13.5 miles from Petal, MS

    Although the old bridge has been replaced, legend has it that it used to be haunted by a girl in a prom dress who was killed there.


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    Deason Home

    Ellisville, Mississippi

    18.5 miles from Petal, MS

    During the Civil War, a man who was in charge of hunting down deserters was killed on the front porch of the Deason Home and as he slowly expired his blood seeped into the wood flooring leaving a stain that could never be washed away. The floor was finally replaced, ...


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    Brooklyn Cemetery

    Brooklyn, Mississippi

    20.6 miles from Petal, MS

    Reportedly haunted by the ghost of a young boy who is often seen walking through the cemetery.


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    Myrtle Grove Cemetery

    Lumberton, Mississippi

    29 miles from Petal, MS

    Ghostly shadows, full body apparitions and feelings of dread (could that be because you are in a cemetery and confronting your own mortality) are the meat that makeup this haunting report.


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    Devil Worshiper Road

    Waynesboro, Mississippi

    42.7 miles from Petal, MS

    There's no one definite story or location. The entire road is haunted. All stories involve a satanic cult involving sacrifice, and other occult behaviors. Cars traveling the road at night report engines shutting off and an ominous feeling of being watched. Some instances also claim seeing shadows around the vehicle, ...


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    Sauls Valley Cemetery

    Jayess, Mississippi

    47.3 miles from Petal, MS

    People claim to have seen dancing lights around the graves.


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    China Grove Church

    Tylertown, Mississippi

    47.7 miles from Petal, MS

    The general and oft-repeated haunting story claims the church has a picture of Jesus that cries blood (right) and there's a man who haunts the fields who was allegedly killed by his own tractor.


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    Sycamore Church Cemetery

    Carriere, Mississippi

    59.9 miles from Petal, MS

    Supposedly if you sit on a bench that's in the cemetery you will feel a cold spot (probably not seeping up from the concrete bench) and someone breathing behind you.


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    Palestine Graveyard

    Picayune, Mississippi

    62.7 miles from Petal, MS

    There are allegedly sightings of the ghost of a woman who killed herself in the cemetery after being jilted at the altar.


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    Piney Grove Baptist Church

    Morton, Mississippi

    64.6 miles from Petal, MS

    The graveyard at the church is said to be haunted. People have seen numerous apparitions there.


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    Stucky's Bridge

    Enterprise, Mississippi

    67.2 miles from Petal, MS

    This bridge is rumored to be haunted by a man who was hanged here for committing robbery and murder. According to legend, Stuckey was a local inn-keeper who would rob and murder those who stayed at his inn. When he was finally caught and hanged, his body was ...


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    Johns Bayou Road and Mt. Pleasant

    Vancleave, Mississippi

    67.5 miles from Petal, MS

    Allegedly several car accidents have all occurred where someone driving alone at night is struck by a phantom car that comes out of nowhere and disappears. No reports on the blood alcohol level of the drivers making the claims at the time of the crashes.


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    Keesler Air Force Base

    Biloxi, Mississippi

    68.1 miles from Petal, MS

    Three distinct hauntings are said to have occurred at the Air Force Base. The first ghost is reported to have been the ghost of a cadet who hanged himself to death and his was said to be a malevolent entity who haunted the room he died in. His ...


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    Cabana Courtyard Apartments

    Biloxi, Mississippi

    68.2 miles from Petal, MS

    Residents of this apartment block have reported hearing the sound of someone falling down the stairs and the sounds of babies crying, and seeing a shadowy figure standing on the stairs of the apartment. Footsteps are heard when there is no one around. (Submitted by Callum Swift)


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    Aunt Jenny's Catfish Restaurant

    Ocean Springs, Mississippi

    69.1 miles from Petal, MS

    Multiple reports of haunted happenings in Aunt Jenny's. Lights flicker, and light bulbs unscrew themselves. A man also appears in the bar and vanishes.


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    Rock 'n Roll Graveyard

    Ocean Springs, Mississippi

    69.1 miles from Petal, MS

    William Seymour Memorial Cemetery is commonly called the Rock n' roll graveyard by locals due to the prevalence of parties that teenagers have there. Regardless, there are some reports of hauntings, most notably of a woman in white rocking in a rocking chair(?).


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    Myers Creek

    Bogue Chitto, Mississippi

    69.9 miles from Petal, MS

    There have been reports of a strange and unexplained animal that haunts Myers Creek.


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    Harbour Oaks Inn

    Pass Christian, Mississippi

    71.3 miles from Petal, MS

    Once the "Crescent Hotel" during the Civil War, this building was later a hospital, and eventually became the celebrated "Harbour Oaks Inn" under the ownership of Diane and Anthony Brugger. Several ghosts were known to exist on premises. Sadly, the Harbour Oaks Inn was completely demolished by Hurricane Katrina in ...


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    The Blue Rose

    Pass Christian, Mississippi

    71.3 miles from Petal, MS

    The ghost of the woman who used to own the place appears in mirrors and in the front hall. Although it used to be a restaurant it is now a place where weddings and other events are held.


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    Bay Town Inn

    Bay St. Louis, Mississippi

    71.6 miles from Petal, MS

    The former Bay Town Inn was destroyed by a storm surge during Hurricane Katrina, but guests at the current inn have reported encountering the apparitions of a French family who built the original house, as well as hearing whispering voices. (Submitted by Callum Swift)


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    Bay St. Louis City Hall Building

    John C. Stennis Space Center, Mississippi

    71.8 miles from Petal, MS

    The Bay St. Louis City Hall, a 109-year-old municipal building that once housed the city jail, is rumored to be haunted. Witnesses say objects move on their own, doors open and close, bright lights appear, and footsteps can be heard on the steps. According to reports, in 1928 a man ...


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    Kali Oka Plantation - Oak Grove Plantation

    Petal, Alabama

    72.2 miles from Petal, MS

    Kali Oka Plantation, also called Oak Grove Plantation, is haunted by the apparition of a dark-skinned man who is 7 feet tall. In life, he was the bodyguard and housekeeper of the home's former resident. The ghostly guard has been seen standing on the front porch.


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    The White Lady of Wagarville

    Wagarville, Alabama

    72.8 miles from Petal, MS

    Yet another 'urban legend' type cautionary tale of a poor unfortunate woman who was raped and killed (though there appears to be no corroborating evidence to that effect) and therefore doomed to walk the earth and expressing her rage by shaking people's cars. It seems every state has one, and ...


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    Singing River

    Gautier, Mississippi

    73.6 miles from Petal, MS

    Legend states that the Pascagoula River was the site of a mass suicide by the Pascagoula Indian tribe. Facing enslavement and slaughter from a pending battle against a superior force, they chose suicide en masse rather than facing defeat. As the marched into the water, they sang a ...


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    Old SSA Convent

    Covington, Louisiana

    73.8 miles from Petal, MS

    Claims of screaming, eerie noises and other ghostly events. Considering the amount of graffiti and evidence of teen partying littered about the place, there might be a more mundane explanation for the noises coming from the place, but take a walk in the woods and decide for yourself.


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    Railroad Crossing

    Wagarville, Alabama

    73.9 miles from Petal, MS

    The ubiquitous haunting of a man who fell asleep on the railroad tracks and was killed who now haunts the tracks.


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    Maple Street Bakery

    Abita Springs, Louisiana

    75.6 miles from Petal, MS

    Maple Street Bakery is housed in a building that's over 100 years old and has been a convalescent home, a private house, an art gallery and an insurance office. And, it's said to be haunted, as evidenced by footsteps on the porch, electrical anomalies, doors that open or close by ...


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    Crybaby Bridge

    Saraland, Alabama

    76 miles from Petal, MS

    Legend has it a woman drowned her baby near the bridge and you can still hear its death cries.


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    The Old Place

    Gautier, Mississippi

    77 miles from Petal, MS

    It is rumored that the former plantation is haunted by the former slaves that lived there.


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    Merrehope

    Meridian, Mississippi

    77.5 miles from Petal, MS

    Two separate entities reside at Merrehope after their deaths. One is called Eugenia after a former daughter of the master of the house, though she herself died long before he purchased the place. She is considered a benign and comforting spirit. The other ghost appears to occupy ...


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    Grand Opera House - Riley Center

    Meridian, Mississippi

    77.6 miles from Petal, MS

    In the grand tradition of Phantom, no opera house is complete without an Opera Ghost and the Riley Center is no exception. Icy cold spots and the occasional hand felt on the shoulder when no one is around seem to be the main calling cards of this haunted hot spot. ...


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    Pigford Building

    Meridian, Mississippi

    77.7 miles from Petal, MS

    The 1914 building is haunted by the apparition of a woman in an old-fashioned white dress. The spirit seems to have sort of grievance against men, and has been known to throw objects around and slam doors when male employees enter the place. Her appearance is often heralded by ...


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    Seaman's Bethel Chapel Theatre

    Mobile, Alabama

    78.3 miles from Petal, MS

    Allegedly haunted by the ghost of a former sea captain and the ghost of a young child who hangs out in the basement.


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    Northshore Regional Medical Center

    Slidell, Louisiana

    78.6 miles from Petal, MS

    Reportedly haunted by two ghosts. The employees refer to one of them as Reggie. The other is just a black mist.


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    Bellevue - The Longfellow Place

    Pascagoula, Mississippi

    81.8 miles from Petal, MS

    The home of a former slave trader, Bellevue is reportedly haunted by the ghosts of slaves abused and murdered there. Legend states that the mistress of the house was particularly cruel to the slaves and would often beat them to near death, and more than a few would later ...


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    Death Masks of Mt. Nebo Cemetery

    Wagarville, Alabama

    82.1 miles from Petal, MS

    This place doesn't even need to be haunted, it's just freaking eerie.


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    Kate Shepard House Bed and Breakfast

    Mobile, Alabama

    83.8 miles from Petal, MS

    The historic bed and breakfast is haunted by the apparition of an elderly woman, who has been seen in guest rooms all over the building. A strange presence has been felt by guests and staff. (Submitted by Callum Swift)


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    Boyington Oak - Church Street Cemetery

    Mobile, Alabama

    84.9 miles from Petal, MS

    At this old cemetery behind the Mobile Library's main branch, there is an oak tree growing out of the grave of a man named Boyington. It is said that he was an African American who was executed for a crime that he did not commit. According to local lore, his ...


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    Old Capitol

    Jackson, Mississippi

    85.1 miles from Petal, MS

    Legend claims that the office of a man who reportedly died at his desk is haunted by his ghost. People claim to hear strange noises and the sounds of doors opening and closing coming from the office when there is no one in there.


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    Battle House Renaissance Hotel

    Mobile, Alabama

    85.1 miles from Petal, MS

    Ghostly voices have been heard, shadowy apparition are seen, and faucets turn on and off by themselves. (Submitted by Callum Swift)


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    Malaga Inn

    Mobile, Alabama

    85.2 miles from Petal, MS

    The inn was originally two separate houses built in 1862, which were joined together in the 20th century to form the inn. The apparition of a lady in white has been seen pacing the balcony of Room #007, as well as chandeliers swinging when no one is around, furniture getting ...


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    Fort Conde Inn

    Mobile, Alabama

    85.4 miles from Petal, MS

    Voices are heard in the inn when no one is around. An unusual presence is felt on the second floor of the inn. (Submitted by Callum Swift)


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    Fairview Inn

    Jackson, Mississippi

    86.2 miles from Petal, MS

    This 1908 historic inn is rumoured to have a ghost or two haunting one of the rooms, where guests have reported feeling temperature drops and having furniture moved around the suite at night. (Submitted by Callum Swift)


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    Fort Pike

    New Orleans, Louisiana

    86.3 miles from Petal, MS

    -Built in 1816, Fort Pike was named after Zebulon Pike of Pike's Peak fame. The site was abandoned in 1890--by the living, anyway. Some say the ghost of a sergeant has been seen about the place, and witnesses have described a feeling of being watched as well as the sound ...


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    USS Alabama Battleship

    Mobile, Alabama

    86.9 miles from Petal, MS

    Ghostly footsteps, strange voices and hatches slamming shut comprise the majority of the ghostly activity on board this retired Battleship. Haunted or not, we hope the sailors rest in peace.


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    Grave of Red Eagle

    Little River, Alabama

    88.2 miles from Petal, MS

    Ghost websites will tell you that this gravesite is haunted by the ghost of Red Eagle and if you go out late at night you'll see the spirit doing an Indian dance on his own grave. Yes, because that makes perfect sense. I mean everyone knows them injun fellers ...


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    Bayou La Batre Jail

    Bayou La Batre, Alabama

    89.1 miles from Petal, MS

    When I first read "Bayou La Batre" in relation to ghosts, I had an overwhelming urge to yell "Run, Forrest! Run!" I refrained. In any event people claim that you can see the ghost of a man leaving a specific cell, and a toilet flushing *even though no ...


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    Gwodz Rd - Patruski Gwonz Road

    Coden, Alabama

    90.7 miles from Petal, MS

    Rumored to be haunted by the ghosts of black men who were hanged along the road by members of the KKK.


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    Old Public Library

    Bay Minette, Alabama

    93.4 miles from Petal, MS

    People claim to feel unseen presences watching and hovering over them in the library.


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