Haunted Places in Bell County, Kentucky



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    Grant Lee Hall

    Harrogate, Tennessee

    10.4 miles from Bell County, KY

    The historic Grant Lee Hall dormitory building at Lincoln Memorial University was once part of a hotel, which caught fire in 1904, killing a woman and her child on the fourth floor. Her ghost has been seen in a red dress, including one day in the 1950s when the building ...

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    Union College

    Barbourville, Kentucky

    15.3 miles from Bell County, KY

    Union College seems to have a haunted Financial Aid office: Witnesses say the doors open and close, and even lock and unlock, on their own. The spirit is believed to be a woman who lived and died under mysterious circumstances here when the building was a private residence. Also haunting ...

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    Warfield Cemetery

    Barbourville, Kentucky

    16.1 miles from Bell County, KY

    Some claim that at the Warfield Cemetery, something unseen will follow you, moving as you do, terrorizing you as you walk through the graveyard, never stopping until you step outside the gate.

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    Red Dog Road

    Harlan, Kentucky

    21.9 miles from Bell County, KY

    This road has been haunted by mysterious lights which flicker from tree to tree. If one is quiet at a certain fork in the road you can hear someone or something walking in the woods above the road. A huge shadowed specter has been seen several times standing in ...

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    United States Post Office

    Jellico, Tennessee

    26.9 miles from Bell County, KY

    The old post office building is haunted by several spirits. Disembodied footsteps and loud voices are heard when no one is around. Mail is thrown around the post office, and objects go missing, only to turn up in different places to where they were left. The apparition of a tall ...

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    Cumberland Falls State Resort Park

    Williamsburg, Kentucky

    37.9 miles from Bell County, KY

    Stories about the Cumberland Falls State Park tell of a 1950s bride and groom on their honeymoon. The bride lost her balance and fell from the cliff now called Lover's Leap. Reports say drivers have hit a woman in a wedding dress in the area, although when they got out ...

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    Campbell Cemetery

    Busy, Kentucky

    41.5 miles from Bell County, KY

    Ther is a site at Campbell Cemetery called Coffin Rock, where locals say a man was shot and killed long ago. Now, when it rains, there appears to be blood running down the rock. Several ghosts are said to call this area home as well: an old man who flags ...

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    Bethesda Church and Cemetery

    Morristown, Tennessee

    41.6 miles from Bell County, KY

    The apparitions of restless Confederate soldiers are seen inside and outside the church building. They are aggressive towards visitors to the cemetery. The apparition of a weeping woman has been seen on the far side of the cemetery. Her cries are often heard late at night. (Submitted by Callum Swift)

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    Glenmore Mansion

    Jefferson City, Tennessee

    43 miles from Bell County, KY

    Before the death of local historian Thomas Roach, he remarked that if a ghost was sighted at the mansion, it might just be of him. Ever since, visitors have noted a friendly presence and a misty apparition on the lower floor of the mansion. People have also reported sighting a ...

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    Benham School House Inn

    Cumberland, Kentucky

    43.1 miles from Bell County, KY

    The building that houses the inn was an old high school, and some say the ghostly students return to their old stomping grounds. According to reports, the inn still houses the student lockers and class photos in the hallways, and in these hallways witnesses have heard unexplained runnning footsteps, laughter ...

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    Tennessee Mountain Inn - Econo Lodge

    Jefferson City, Tennessee

    49.5 miles from Bell County, KY

    Once the Tennessee Mountain Inn but now reported to be an EconoLodge, this place is the home of a ghostly little girl. She has been seen on the balcony or in the hallways by guests and employees alike, and they say she is very sweet and friendly. Who she is ...

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    June Tolliver House

    Big Stone Gap, Virginia

    50.8 miles from Bell County, KY

    This 1890's residence featured in the local newspaper several years ago, when a visitor to the house photographed a ghostly woman in white. Other phenomena reported here includes apparitions rushing past the bay windows at the front of the building and paintings being moved around by unseen hands. (Submitted by Callum ...

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    Wheatland Plantation

    Sevierville, Tennessee

    56.1 miles from Bell County, KY

    Wheatland Plantation, located off of Boyd's Creek Highway in Sevierville, is an 1820 Federal Style home that was constructed around a large geode by a Freemason. The property has seen more than 70 murders and deaths within its walls, while the grounds bore witness to battles of both the ...

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    Motel 80

    Emmalena, Kentucky

    56.8 miles from Bell County, KY

    Rumor has it that at this site, a man once committed a double murder. It's said that he found his wife together with another man in a hotel room, and shot and killed them both. Witnesses say the spirit of the man who was shot still remains behind, turning the ...

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    Alexander Inn

    Oak Ridge, Tennessee

    57.9 miles from Bell County, KY

    Although this 1943 inn is now closed and set to be turned into a senior living facility, it was rumored to be haunted. Folks said footsteps could be heard walking up the stairs and blood could be seen on the hotel walls. From the outside, an apparition has been seen ...

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    Newport Memorial Building

    Newport, Tennessee

    59.2 miles from Bell County, KY

    In 1971 there was a plane crash on a mountain in Parotsville Tennessee. Limbs were scattered everywhere and no survivors were ever found. While waiting for the bodies to be identified they were housed in the Cocke County Memorial Building. Among the bodies were many small children. Many ...

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    Rotherwood Mansion

    Kingsport, Tennessee

    60.1 miles from Bell County, KY

    This mansion built in 1818 by the Reverend Frederick A. Ross is said to be the home of a ghostly Lady in White. So the legend says, she is Ross's daughter Rowena, and she is looking for her love who was drowned in nearby Holston River. It is said that ...

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    Baker Peters Mansion

    Knoxville, Tennessee

    60.9 miles from Bell County, KY

    The mansion, now Baker Peters Jazz Club, is said to be haunted by Abner Baker, a former resident of the 1840 building. The mansion was inhabited by Dr. Baker's family and several wounded Confederate soldiers whom he was helping during the Civil War. When the Union learned Dr. Baker was ...

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    General Morgan Inn

    Greeneville, Tennessee

    61.1 miles from Bell County, KY

    This historic hotel is said to be haunted by a ghost named Green Room Grace. Grace was a waitress at the hotel long ago, and she is said to be playful and fun. She loves spoons, and has been known to snatch them from The Green Room, the hotel's restaurant, ...

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    Laurel Grove Cemetery

    Norton, Virginia

    61.7 miles from Bell County, KY

    Laurel Grove Cemetery, often referred to as Ramsey Cemetery or the Ramsey Family Cemetery, is said to be haunted by something that makes the temperature inside very cold after midnight. Shadowy figures, leaves that move without a breeze, and footsteps also have been reported.

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    Kingstone Lisle Inn

    Robbins, Tennessee

    62.5 miles from Bell County, KY

    Called the Snoring Ghost, the ghost in residence here is said to be Thomas Hughes, the town's founder. He originally built the place for his mother, but remains in spirit. He is known to pull blankets back on the bed and audibly snore. The inn can be accessed through tours.

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    LeConte Lodge

    Sevierville, Tennessee

    62.6 miles from Bell County, KY

    In the early hours of morning, guests staying the lodge have reported awakening to see a young girl standing at the foot of their beds, who disappears when she is seen. (Submitted by Callum Swift)

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    1880 Newbury House

    Robbins, Tennessee

    62.6 miles from Bell County, KY

    It is said that at the Newbury House, ghostly occurrences are not unknown. It seems that especially single female guests are known to awaken in the night with the ghost of a man standing over their bed. The ghost is thought to be Charles Oldfield, and the Charles Oldfield Room ...

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    The Inn at Wise

    Wise, Virginia

    62.8 miles from Bell County, KY

    The 1910 historic inn was in a dilapidated condition for many years prior to being refurbished, and now encapsulates its colourful past through delightful guest rooms, fine dining and a whole trove of ghost stories. Reports range from ghostly voices and screams from empty rooms to curtains opening and ...

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    Family Inn

    Pigeon Forge, Tennessee

    66 miles from Bell County, KY

    Folks say a shadowy form watches over you at this inn. The ghost is said to belong to an elderly woman who was killed here while she was working late.

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    Boone Tavern

    Berea, Kentucky

    67.2 miles from Bell County, KY

    At this historic guesthouse for Berea College, many strange events have been reported. Some say the site was once part of the Underground Railroad, and the apparition of at an African-American boy has been spotted here; others say this information is inaccurate, and that the hotel was not built until ...

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    Millenium Manor House

    Alcoa, Tennessee

    67.6 miles from Bell County, KY

    The manor was built during the early 20th century, and the owner and his wife believed that as long as they worked on the property, they would never die. They eventually passed away, but many believe that their spirits still linger on the property. People have reported hearing disembodied footsteps ...

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    Rocky River Motel

    Gatlinburg, Tennessee

    70.7 miles from Bell County, KY

    We have lived at this motel for three weeks. In that time, we have had two incidents where there was a clear and loud knock at the door, but when we opened it there is no one anywhere in sight. Our wall clock sometimes runs backwards. My girlfriend clearly saw ...

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    Cabin On Roaring Fork

    Gatlinburg, Tennessee

    70.8 miles from Bell County, KY

    This cabin is over 200 years old. The cabin seems to be occupied by the ghost of a woman. The website address is: CabinOnRoaringFork.com The number of paranormal events are too numerous to mention, but here are a couple: One family decided to go by a fast food restaurant to get ...

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    Mysterious Mansion

    Gatlinburg, Tennessee

    70.8 miles from Bell County, KY

    The mystery of the Mansion involves a sobbing spirit. Locals tell the tale of a 7-year-old girl who died when she fell off the balcony into a creek below. Her ghost is said to appear around the anniversary of her death, crying and pointing up to the spot from which ...

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    Rocky Top Village Inn

    Gatlinburg, Tennessee

    71.2 miles from Bell County, KY

    A multiple murder that occurred a couple decades ago is the source for this building's haunting, locals say. So the harrowing story goes, the back office was the site where two workers were brutally killed for a reason still unknown. Witnesses have heard the screams of the victims and seen ...

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    Little Greenbrier Lodge Bed and Breakfast

    Sevierville, Tennessee

    71.5 miles from Bell County, KY

    According to the locals, the friendly ghost of Margretta Craig haunts this 1939 bed-and-breakfast. The room where she is most often seen is dedicated to her, and the owners display photographs of her in her room. The ghost is said to do nice things like close the door behind you.

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    Garden Plaza Hotel - Holiday Inn Sunspree

    Gatlinburg, Tennessee

    71.5 miles from Bell County, KY

    This hotel building has more than its share of haunts. A man is said to have committed suicide in Room 471, and a reflection of his ghost is said to be seen in the nearby windows, walking around the pool at night. A Boy Scout troop leader is said to ...

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    Ramada Inn

    Paintsville, Kentucky

    88.6 miles from Bell County, KY

    This Ramada Inn is said to have a ghost of a woman who walks in high heels through the atrium as well as unexplained voices, levitating objects, and a man's apparition. A woman is heard laughing in Room 216.

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    Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill

    Harrodsburg, Kentucky

    95.4 miles from Bell County, KY

    The Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill is said to be the country's largest restored Shaker village. Its 3,000 acres contain 34 original Shaker buildings and perhaps a few ghosts, as well. It is said that ghostly babies can be heard crying at night around the pond.

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    Fletcher School of Dance

    Woodfin, North Carolina

    97.2 miles from Bell County, KY

    Fletcher School of Dance is rumored to be haunted by shadowy figures who moved construction workers' tools during a renovation and made odd sounds throughout the building.