Haunted Places in Hempstead County, Arkansas



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    Gurdon Light

    Gurdon, Arkansas

    32.2 miles from Hempstead County, AR

    The Gurdon Spook Light is a yellowish glowing orb that appears intermittently at night along the railroad tracks. Some say it is the ghost of a railroad worker who was struck by a train and decapitated; others maintain it is the ghost of a railroad foreman who was beaten to ...

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    Southern Arkansas University

    Magnolia, Arkansas

    39.6 miles from Hempstead County, AR

    In Bussey Hall, the ghost of a female student who hanged herself in one of the rooms in the 1950s is said to appear. And in the Horton Theater, the ghost of a student actress who was killed by a train on her way to her starring performance has been ...

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    Cameo Trio Theatre

    Magnolia, Arkansas

    40.7 miles from Hempstead County, AR

    Theater number 3 is reportedly haunted. No real information on how it's haunted. But people say it's haunted, so that should be good enough.

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    Conway Cemetery

    Bradley, Arkansas

    43.8 miles from Hempstead County, AR

    Conway Cemetery Historic State Park, named after the first governor of Arkansas James S. Conway, is an 11.5-acre park that includes a half-acre family cemetery where Conway is buried. Witnesses say you can hear disembodied voices here around midnight at the full moon, perhaps stemming from a nearby tree where ...

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    Henderson State University

    Arkadelphia, Arkansas

    44.1 miles from Hempstead County, AR

    Henderson State University is said to be haunted by the ghost of a student who fell in love with a girl from a rival college. His friends made fun of him, and under pressure from them, he broke it off with her. The girl was heartbroken and committed suicide. As ...

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    Ouachita Baptist University

    Arkadelphia, Arkansas

    44.4 miles from Hempstead County, AR

    Many unexplained events have been reported here, including orbs that show up in the basement, phantom eyes in the room corners, blood on dorm walls, and dorm windows that break for no apparent reason.

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    Avon Cemetery

    De Queen, Arkansas

    44.7 miles from Hempstead County, AR

    A ghostly baby and mother are said to haunt the cemetery. Local legend has it that if you drop a rock into the well in the center of the cemetery at night, you will hear the baby crying. The baby's mother has been seen running through the cemetery. According to ...

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    Ouachita River Factory

    Camden, Arkansas

    51.8 miles from Hempstead County, AR

    Little is known about the operation of this factory, but various paranormal events have been reported there. Various orbs have been reported, as well as apparitions that vanish when approached, doors opening and closing by themselves, and lights going on and off of their own accord. Voices and an old-fashioned ...

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    Jones Cemetery

    Camden, Arkansas

    54.2 miles from Hempstead County, AR

    The late-1800s house across the street from the cemetery, according to local folklore, was long ago the home of a young girl who was beaten and starved to death by her parents. **The house is private property; please respect the current owners' privacy.** The girl is said to have been ...

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    Mayberry Hotel

    Royal, Arkansas

    58 miles from Hempstead County, AR

    This hotel is now abandoned and near total ruin. The ghost of 1800s owner David Mayberry is said to haunt the site. Seeing that he built the hotel for the area's prospectors and miners, gunfights broke out often here, leading to many deaths. David Mayberry himself was shot but not ...

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    Kulli Tuklo Methodist Church

    Idabel, Oklahoma

    62.8 miles from Hempstead County, AR

    The church and nearby cemetery are believed to be haunted. The bell at the church sometimes rings by itself at night, and people have reported hearing ghostly singing and laughter. The church doors open and close late at night, and people have reported seeing a shadowy figure approaching the church ...

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    Old Malco Theatre

    Hot Springs, Arkansas

    64 miles from Hempstead County, AR

    During a performance in the 1880's, a woman from the audience disappeared during a magic show production. Ever since then, there have been reports of the theatre being haunted. The ghost a glowing woman has been seen in the theatre basement, objects move around by themselves, and screams come out ...

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    The Poet's Loft

    Hot Springs, Arkansas

    64.1 miles from Hempstead County, AR

    A female employee reported being grabbed and held down on a couch by unseen female hands.

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    Arlington Resort Hotel

    Hot Springs, Arkansas

    64.5 miles from Hempstead County, AR

    Although staff firmly believe and tell guests that there are no ghosts in the building, bottles of wine jump off the shelves without being touched. There have been reports of apparitions in old-fashioned clothes wandering the hallways and the lobby before simply vanishing. The ghost of a young girl in ...

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    DeSoto Rock and Gift Shop

    Hot Springs, Arkansas

    64.5 miles from Hempstead County, AR

    I have worked at the DeSoto for 4 years now and the number of stories I have are too numerous to list here . We have had several paranormal investigations in the last 4 years that have yielded EVP's, images caught on digital cameras as well as IF Security ...

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    Park Hotel

    Hot Springs, Arkansas

    64.6 miles from Hempstead County, AR

    People often feel things brush past them that they can't see. There are reports of people being touched and poked in the hotel's corridors. (Submitted by Callum S.)

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    Rialto Theatre Music Hall

    El Dorado, Arkansas

    68.3 miles from Hempstead County, AR

    The 1929 theater closed in 1980, then was restored and opened again in 1987 to show movies. It closed again in the early 2000s and now has been opened again, and presents musical performances. The historic building has its share of haunts. Employees say they've heard footsteps, seen apparitions, and ...

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    Cavalier House

    Jefferson, Texas

    78.1 miles from Hempstead County, AR

    This 1950s tavern building was eventually turned into a bed-and-breakfast inn. Witnesses at the inn say there have been residual hauntings from the tavern times. Folks have heard music, voices and footsteps. Reports say the building is either for sale or has been recently purchased.

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    The Jefferson Hotel

    Jefferson, Texas

    78.1 miles from Hempstead County, AR

    Those who stay here should be warned: Room 19 is said to be haunted. A hotel employee reported hearing voices from the room when it was vacant, and guests staying there have claimed to feel they were being watched by an unseen presence.

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    The Excelsior House

    Jefferson, Texas

    78.2 miles from Hempstead County, AR

    This old hotel is said to be haunted by a headless ghost who roams the second floor. Another ghost lives here as well: a woman who wears black and carries a baby. It is said that the woman's apparition has frightened many guests, including film director Steven Spielberg.

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    Claiborne House Bed and Breakfast

    Jefferson, Texas

    78.2 miles from Hempstead County, AR

    The apparition of well-dressed man has appeared to both residents and guests. His identity is a mystery, but he is the subject of many ghostly local legends.

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    Alley-McKay House Bed and Breakfast Inn

    Jefferson, Texas

    78.3 miles from Hempstead County, AR

    You may want to hang on to your drawers if you visit this pretty inn. The ghosts of two house slaves of long ago, Mr. Alfred and Patricia or Aunt Patty, are known for stealing folks' underwear.

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    The Grove

    Jefferson, Texas

    78.4 miles from Hempstead County, AR

    Also known as the Stilley-Young House, The Grove is an 1861 house, reportedly very much a hotspot for paranormal activity, that has been featured on many TV shows and in many magazines over the years. Owners have described phantom odors, shadowy figures, moving objects, apparitions, and lights that turn on ...

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    White Oak Manor Bed and Breakfast

    Jefferson, Texas

    78.5 miles from Hempstead County, AR

    A ghost named Ida Sue, a young blonde girl, is said to haunt this inn. Witnesses have reported seeing apparitions, quilts that move by themselves, and more strange sounds. Folks say sneezing and coughing can be heard day and night, thought to be a residual haunting from someone who once ...

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    Slaton Cemetery

    Daingerfield, Texas

    81.8 miles from Hempstead County, AR

    Slaton Cemetery has earned itself the nickname "Blue Light Cemetery" because of its ghostly blue light that is said to float around here. Cold spots and bushes that move without a breeze also have been reported, as has a mysterious tractor beam that dragged in a driver's car while something ...