Haunted Places in Cove City, North Carolina



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    Foscue Plantation House

    Pollocksville, North Carolina

    12 miles from Cove City, 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

    16.5 miles from Cove City, 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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    Attmore-Oliver House

    New Bern, North Carolina

    16.7 miles from Cove City, 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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    Harvey Mansion Historic Inn

    New Bern, North Carolina

    17 miles from Cove City, 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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    Elizabeth Inn - Sabiston House

    Beaufort, North Carolina

    49.2 miles from Cove City, 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

    49.2 miles from Cove City, 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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    Tar River

    Tarboro, North Carolina

    50.2 miles from Cove City, 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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    Bentonville Battlefield

    Four Oaks, North Carolina

    57.2 miles from Cove City, 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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    Somerset Place

    Creswell, North Carolina

    66.3 miles from Cove City, NC

    The Somerset Plantation house and its grounds are believed to be haunted by the former lady of the house, who screams and cries. Folks in the know say she is mourning the death of her son, who drowned in an irrigation canal.


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    Bellamy Mansion

    Wilmington, North Carolina

    74.6 miles from Cove City, 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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    USS North Carolina

    Wilmington, North Carolina

    74.9 miles from Cove City, 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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    Louisburg College

    Louisburg, North Carolina

    83.9 miles from Cove City, 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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    Patterson-Noble-Baker House

    Louisburg, North Carolina

    83.9 miles from Cove City, 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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    Mordecai House

    Raleigh, North Carolina

    84.9 miles from Cove City, 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

    87 miles from Cove City, 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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    Chowan University

    Murfreesboro, North Carolina

    87.2 miles from Cove City, 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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    Fort Fisher

    Kure Beach, North Carolina

    90.6 miles from Cove City, NC

    At Fort Fisher, Civil War ghosts and Fort Fisher hermit Robert E. Harrill, who died under suspicious circumstances, are believed to reside. Civil War General William Whitting, who was injured in the final battle at Fort Fisher and died as a prisoner in 1865 at Fort Columbus, New York Harbor, ...


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    Alston House - Cryptozoology and Paranormal Museum

    Littleton, North Carolina

    91.9 miles from Cove City, 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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    Live Oak Cafe

    Southport, North Carolina

    95.9 miles from Cove City, NC

    There are alleged to be two resident ghosts here that constantly mess around with the staff and owners. (Submitted by Margo RS)


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    Brunswick Inn

    Southport, North Carolina

    96.2 miles from Cove City, NC

    A ghost named Tony haunts the Brunswick Inn. He was a riverboat harpist who drowned in 1882 while on a visit here, and he likes to wander through the inn's halls and play tricks on the owners.


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    Lois Jane's Riverview Inn

    Southport, North Carolina

    96.3 miles from Cove City, NC

    The 1892 bed and breakfast inn is haunted by the daughter of a sea captain who once owned the place during the twentieth-century. Known as 'Lois Jane', the spirit has been heard laughing and singing on the upper floor of the mansion, and on one occasion shook the bed of ...


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    Theodosia's

    Bald Head Island, North Carolina

    98.4 miles from Cove City, NC

    Although reports say it is no longer open, this b&b was said to be haunted by the ghost of Theodosia Burr Alston. Thoedosia was the daughter of Aaron Burr and the wife of South Carolina governor Joseph Alston. Mysteriously, the ship she was on disappeared in 1812. She had been ...


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    Nell Cropsey House

    Elizabeth City, North Carolina

    98.7 miles from Cove City, NC

    The Nell Cropsey House is a private home that is known for its namesake ghost, the beautiful Nell Cropsey. She moved here with her parents in 1898. She became engaged to the sheriff's son Jim Wilcox, but in 1901, she vanished from the house. Jim was arrested on suspicion of ...


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    Old Tram Road Light

    Whiteville, North Carolina

    104.1 miles from Cove City, 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

    105.3 miles from Cove City, 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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    The Winds Resort Beach Club

    Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina

    108.8 miles from Cove City, NC

    A ghost named Sam lingers in one of the cabins here. Sam was a guest here when he died of a heart attack, and many claim he never left the buidling. Witnesses, both guests and employees, have reported cold spots and window shades opening on their own, and some have ...


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    Brentwood Bistro

    Little River, South Carolina

    116.9 miles from Cove City, NC

    This place has been on Haunted America, National Geographic Haunted, and several other media projects. Faces, shadows, orbs and all manner of strange things are seen by staff and visitors alike.


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