Haunted Places in Monroe County, Ohio



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    Wells Inn

    Sistersville, West Virginia

    12.2 miles from Monroe County, OH

    At this 1890s inn, both the guests and the staff have heard the sounds of writing and footsteps, witnessed doors that open or close by themselves, and felt a chilly presence.

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    West Virginia State Penitentiary

    Moundsville, West Virginia

    22.3 miles from Monroe County, OH

    Once considered one of the most violent prisons in the US people believe that this prison's violent past has left an indelible mark on the building. People believe it is haunted by both active ghosts, possibly men who were murdered there, and also residual hauntings that take the form ...

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    Comfort Inn Marietta

    Marietta, Ohio

    28.5 miles from Monroe County, OH

    Some surprising reports have come from people who have stayed at this Comfort Inn. Doors open when there is no one there, curtains are closed by unseen hands, and TVs turn on by themselves. Some even say they have felt the touch of an unseen presence on their shoulders.

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    Marietta College - Alpha Xi Delta

    Marietta, Ohio

    29 miles from Monroe County, OH

    Marietta College's Alpha Xi Delta sorority house, built in 1855, is said to be haunted by a former Ohio governor. George White and his family lived there after the turn of the century, and he became governor in the 1930s. George's apparition has been seen by witnesses, wearing a gray ...

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    The Castle

    Marietta, Ohio

    29 miles from Monroe County, OH

    The Castle was built in 1855 by attorney and abolitionist Melvin C. Clarke, who died in the Civil War battle Antietam. In 1889, the Castle was owned by newspaper publisher E.W. Nye's daughter Lucy Nye Davis. She and her husband Theodore Davis had two daughters named Jessie and Grace. Jessie ...

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    Mid-Ohio Valley Players Theatre

    Marietta, Ohio

    29.2 miles from Monroe County, OH

    The Mid-Ohio Valley Players Theatre is home to specters who move objects in the prop room, create icy breezes, and grab the living by the shoulder. Rumor has it that the ghost is a former theater owner.

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    Levee House Café

    Marietta, Ohio

    29.3 miles from Monroe County, OH

    The Levee House, built around 1826 as a dry goods store for merchant Dudley Woodbridge, later became La Belle Hotel and was rumored to have been a brothel at some time in its history. Its legend says that a brothel employee and a man who was visiting her were both ...

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    Lafayette Hotel

    Marietta, Ohio

    29.4 miles from Monroe County, OH

    Voices and footsteps have been heard in empty hallways and rooms, while appliances turn on and off by themselves, doors open and close on their own and furniture and luggage is moved around suites. Staff and guests have seen misty apparitions in the corridors, and a ghostly maid in a ...

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    Colonel Taylor Inn Bed and Breakfast

    Cambridge, Ohio

    34.3 miles from Monroe County, OH

    The people here say that Colonel Taylor and his lady still haunt this 1878 Victorian mansion. Guests have seen both of their apparitions on the stairway, and they may shake the beds from time to time. The ghosts are said to be friendly and angelic, watching over the guests.

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    Cambridge Northwood Cemetery

    Cambridge, Ohio

    34.5 miles from Monroe County, OH

    Cambridge Northwood Cemetery, burial place of congressmen John Earl Henderson, James Joyce and Charles Ellis Moore, is said to be home to a ghostly woman in a white formal dress from circa 1920. She has been seen for a short time before fading away, usually on clear summer nights.

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    Parkersburg Art Center

    Parkersburg, West Virginia

    40.6 miles from Monroe County, OH

    The ghosts here are transplants from the former haunted Camden Theater, which once stood on this site. The theater burned down in 1928, and its resident ghosts remained to haunt the land where the theater once stood. When the Parkersburg Art Center was built, the "homeless" ghosts moved right in. ...

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    Smoot Theater

    Parkersburg, West Virginia

    40.8 miles from Monroe County, OH

    Built in 1926, the now-restored Smoot Theater is believed to be the site of some strange goings-on. Witnesses have reported strange sounds and shadows at night, cold spots, and unexplained electrical issues.

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    Blennerhassett Hotel

    Parkersburg, West Virginia

    40.9 miles from Monroe County, OH

    A wide variety of ghosts and haunted activity is claimed about this hotel with the hard to pronounce name. Allegedly there is a man in grey who haunts the second floor and this floor is also where the elevator makes frequent, unplanned and unasked for stops. Is the ...

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    Twin City Opera House

    McConnelsville, Ohio

    41.3 miles from Monroe County, OH

    The 1890s Twin City Opera House is said to have been haunted since at least the 1960s, when a janitor wan out never to return. The apparition of a little girl named Elizabeth, age 10, has been seen peeking down from the catwalk and giggling. Another apparition of Everett Miller, ...

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    Siesta Motel

    Norwich, Ohio

    41.4 miles from Monroe County, OH

    This motel is said to be haunted by the spirit of an angry man who had been staying at the night there after a fight with his mother. And as it so happened, that night he was the victim of a burglary. The still-enraged man attacked the burglar upon finding ...

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    The Mather Miners

    Mather, Pennsylvania

    55.4 miles from Monroe County, OH

    In the center of the town there is a small church, the post office, an apartment building(which used to be a general store) and a baseball field. Up a small connecting road is the old schoolhouse ( now converted into a persons home). Right before dawn when walking ...

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    Prospect Place

    Trinway, Ohio

    56.7 miles from Monroe County, OH

    The 29-room mansion built in 1856 by abolitionist G.W. Adams is said to have been a stop on the Underground Railroad. The house is said to be haunted by ghosts from its past, and has been featured on TV shows such as Ghost Hunters and Ghost Adventures.

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    Warehouse Restaurant

    Coshocton, Ohio

    56.7 miles from Monroe County, OH

    This historic warehouse was converted to a popular restaurant, but even back in the late twentieth century, police and authorities were responding to reports of paranormal activity which happened on a frequent basis. The restaurant is believed to be haunted by a ghostly child and the apparition of an ...

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    Old Sweet Shop

    Coshocton, Ohio

    56.8 miles from Monroe County, OH

    This historic building turned sweet shop is haunted by a whole horde of ghostly children. Staff have heard running footsteps and ghostly voices, but upon investigation, have found nothing. (Submitted by Callum Swift)

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    Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum

    Weston, West Virginia

    57.7 miles from Monroe County, OH

    Once the Weston State Hospital, the asylum is said to be haunted by former patients who passed away there. The plentitude of paranormal phenomena heard, seen, and felt here has prompted its appearance on TV shows such as Ghost Hunters and Ghost Adventures.

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    Century Inn

    Scenery Hill, Pennsylvania

    59.1 miles from Monroe County, OH

    Reported to be the oldest inn along Route 40, this inn is said to have a mysterious presence. There is one unexplained very cold room, and an innkeeper there has described a mysterious figure that appeared near its door. As well, strange footsteps have appeared in the snow outside the ...

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    Ohio University

    Athens, Ohio

    60.8 miles from Monroe County, OH

    Ohio University has a few different spots that are said to be haunted: The Brown House is haunted by donor Millie Brown, who peers out a window; also the phantom sounds of kids splashing in a long-gone pool have been heard in the back yard. The Delta Tau Delta fraternity ...

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    Athens Lunatic Asylum - The Ridges

    Athens, Ohio

    61.3 miles from Monroe County, OH

    Featured on TV's The Scariest Places on Earth, the asylum has long been a place of mystery and hauntings. There are 1,930 graves at three cemeteries nearby, all marked with only a number. Research has shown that some of the mysterious dead mental health patients may have been veterans, victims ...

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    Zoar Historic Hotel

    Zoar, Ohio

    63.7 miles from Monroe County, OH

    This historic hotel has been acquired by the state historical society and is due to be renovated to restore it to its former glory. The hotel is rumoured to be haunted, which has been testified by many former guests, patrons and staff, and is widely acclaimed to be the ...

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    The Cobbler Shop Bed and Breakfast

    Dover, Ohio

    63.7 miles from Monroe County, OH

    Guests at this 1800s inn, which was once a cobbler shop, have heard knocking on their doors when no one was there, and disembodied footsteps in the hallway. Those who have seen the ghost here say he is a man wearing a long dark coat.

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    The Cobbler Shop Bed and Breakfast

    Dover, Ohio

    63.7 miles from Monroe County, OH

    Guests at this 1800s inn, which was once a cobbler shop, have heard knocking on their doors when no one was there, and disembodied footsteps in the hallway. Those who have seen the ghost here say he is a man wearing a long dark coat.

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    Books N' Things

    Dover, Ohio

    63.8 miles from Monroe County, OH

    This old store was in operation for many years, but now appears to be a private residence. While it was in operation, customers would smell the aroma of coffee, even when there was none brewing. The ghost was kind to the owners, and would often tuck them into bed ...

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    The Corner House

    Warsaw, Ohio

    66.4 miles from Monroe County, OH

    This small, abandoned wooden house at the intersection of the two major roads is haunted by the apparition of a woman in black. Her husband murdered her in the house many years ago, and people driving past have reported smelling burning flesh and hearing the screams of a woman. (Submitted by ...

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    J.C. Thompson Building

    East Liverpool, Ohio

    67.2 miles from Monroe County, OH

    This building dates back to 1892, and is rumored to have once housed both a speakeasy and a brothel. Under new ownership and recently restored as of July 2014, numerous paranormal occurrences have been recorded here in the basement and elsewhere. It is believed multiple spirits reside here.

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    Wildermuth Mansion

    Pomeroy, Ohio

    69.4 miles from Monroe County, OH

    My family has been restoring the old Wildermuth mansion for the last 18 years now, have had lots of interesting things happen there and sightings too. Hhave seen animals several times in the house as well as seeing Mothman twice flying over the house! Yes twice! In the process of putting ...

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    Grapevine House Inn

    Dundee, Ohio

    69.4 miles from Monroe County, OH

    The 1834 bed and breakfast inn is located in the pleasant township of Winesburg, which is often confused with a novel of the same name by Sherwood Anderson. The old building is one of the earliest in the borough, and is rumoured to be haunted by a young girl ...

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    Millersburg Hotel

    Millersburg, Ohio

    72.1 miles from Monroe County, OH

    This hotel has been in operation for well over a century, so it is more than likely that some of the spectres in this hotel were guests who never checked out. The owners and staff are displeased with the paranormal activity in the hotel, as they receive various reports ...

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    Kelly Road

    Industry, Pennsylvania

    72.8 miles from Monroe County, OH

    This road, also called the Mystery Mile by residents, is said to be haunted. What else could the explanation be for strange white apparitions and the tendency for animals here to turn from tame to fierce and bloodthirsty? Strange sounds are also heard along this road and in the forest ...

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    Dixmont State Hospital

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

    74.7 miles from Monroe County, OH

    The 1862 hospital was haunted by many entities, notably a male spirit who was said to guard the morgue area and frighten away intruders. The hospital building was closed in 1984 and was demolished in 2006.

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    Old Hercules Engine Factory

    Canton, Ohio

    75.1 miles from Monroe County, OH

    This historic abandoned building is haunted by several terrifying entities. In the section of the building that was previously an army training unit, an aggressive entity pushes visitors around, and has been known to swear or threaten those present during visits. Factory appliances move around by themselves, and cold spots ...

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    Omni William Penn Hotel

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

    75.7 miles from Monroe County, OH

    At this famous 1915-16 hotel where among other luminaries JFK has stayed, and Bob Hope proposed marriage in 1934, there are said to be two haunted floors. Floors 22 and 23, both unused, are visited by strange sounds, cold wind gusts, and ghosts that hide and watch folks, giving them ...

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    Allegheny Center, Building #7

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

    75.8 miles from Monroe County, OH

    The student housing here has a high turnover rate believed to be caused by the poltergeist activity. Students report loud noises throughout and have yet to disprove the source. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)

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    Allegheny General Hospital

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

    76.1 miles from Monroe County, OH

    Few people realize that, in paranormal aspects, living near a hospital is like living near a cemetery. Many who have died within this building are said to remain here; in the South Wing (where most of the activity occurs), voices and strange noises are heard. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)

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    Brush Creek Inn

    Warrendale, Pennsylvania

    83.1 miles from Monroe County, OH

    Keep watch for airborne bottles if you visit Brush Creek Inn! It is said that the spirits at the restaurant will shatter bottles at the bar or hurl them across the room. Witnesses also have reported that the windows open and close by themselves and furniture flips over.

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    The Historic Lowe Hotel

    Point Pleasant, West Virginia

    83.2 miles from Monroe County, OH

    Opened in the early 1900s, the historic hotel is believed to be haunted by many ghosts. The most well known may be the apparition of a beautiful and disheveled young woman seen dancing on the mezzanine between floors 1 and 2. There are also rumored to be many other ghosts ...

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    Summit Cut Bridge

    Darlington, Pennsylvania

    84 miles from Monroe County, OH

    On Shenango Road, just before it meets Ashwood Road, is Summit Cut Bridge (sometimes incorrectly referred to as Summer Cut Bridge). The bridge, locals say, has a ghostly white lady. Legend has it that she fell off the bridge onto the railroad tracks in 1894. Her spirit is said to ...

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    Harmony Inn

    Harmony, Pennsylvania

    89.8 miles from Monroe County, OH

    Local legend has it that this restaurant is haunted by two spirits: a ghost named Louie and the apparition of a woman. Louie was allegedly killed right outside on the inn's front steps. The ghostly woman is seen near the entranceway, between the bar and the dining room.