Haunted Places in Homecroft, Indiana
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Hannah House
Indianapolis, IN
2.9 miles from Homecroft, IN
The 1858 Hannah House, built by Alexander Hannah, was part of the Underground Railroad. Sadly, one night as a group of traveling slaves was sleeping, an oil lamp overturned and ignited the straw nearby, killing them all. Hannah buried their bodies in the cellar in an attempt to keep his …
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Hannah House
Indianapolis, IN
2.9 miles from Homecroft, IN
Some of the ghosts at this historic house are said to be hidden slaves, one of whom accidentally tripped over a lamp, igniting a house fire. Those killed were said to be buried in the very cellar where it happened. Witnesses have described a lot of activity in the cellar, …
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Slippery Noodle Inn
Indianapolis, IN
6.5 miles from Homecroft, IN
The historic buildings that house the Slippery Noodle have been around for a while, since 1850, so it has its share of spirits. Among those seen are the ghosts of slaves, a cowboy, a caretaker, and a prostitute.
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Indiana Repertory Theatre
Indianapolis, IN
6.9 miles from Homecroft, IN
To avoid cold and rainy weather, a former artistic director used to jog indoors, around the upstairs mezzanine. He was killed suddenly when his nephew hit him with the car as he was jogging on a foggy day. Now, on cold and rainy days, witnesses say you can hear the …
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Indianapolis Athletic Club
Indianapolis, IN
7.2 miles from Homecroft, IN
Built in the 1920s, the Indianapolis Athletic Club is believed to be haunted by the ghost of a fireman who attempts to wake up guests in the middle of the night. Reports say the man died in a fire that occurred here in 1992.
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Rivoli Theatre
Indianapolis, IN
7.7 miles from Homecroft, IN
The 1927 Rivoli Theatre is rumored to have been built atop Indian burial grounds. Witnesses have reported a wide array of hauntings that include apparitions, toilets that flush by themselves, faucets that turn on, a smoking cigarette butt that appeared in the ashtray out of nowhere, moving objects and things …
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Indiana Central State Hospital
Indianapolis, IN
8.0 miles from Homecroft, IN
The 1848 Indiana Hospital for the Insane turned into the Central State Hospital in 1926. It is said to be haunted by many patients who suffered abuse here in the hospital's dark past. Witnesses have described shadows, apparitions, women's screams, electrical devices that turn on and off by themselves, unexplained …
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Wheeler-Stokely Mansion
Indianapolis, IN
10.5 miles from Homecroft, IN
Witnesses tell of an apparition of a man walking a dog and another ghost of a brunette woman who runs out a door and jumps into a phantom carriage. Some folks say they have been nudged off the dog walk, or had unexplained chills or uneasy feelings. Other apparitions have …
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Paul Ruster Park Cemetery
Indianapolis, IN
10.7 miles from Homecroft, IN
The ghost of a little boy who was killed beside the nearby train tracks is said to walk along the paths or the nearby roadway playing his harmonica.
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James Allison Mansion
Indianapolis, IN
10.8 miles from Homecroft, IN
Built from 1911 to 1913, the mansion is said to be haunted. Sources may be a little girl who was visiting and drowned in the basement pool, or James Allison himself. The little girl's apparition has been seen, and witnesses also have reported voices in the attic, objects that move …
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Allegheny Airlines Flight 853 Crash Site
Fairland, IN
11.8 miles from Homecroft, IN
A plane accident killed 83 people back in 1969. At the site of the accident, body parts were scattered around and had to be buried over. Now, at this area, EVP's can be picked up as well as weird light anomalies in photographs. (Submitted by Chris)
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Avon Haunted Bridge
Avon, IN
16.2 miles from Homecroft, IN
The Avon Haunted Bridge is a railroad bridge that was built in 1906, and legend has it that it's haunted. So the story goes, a mother was walking with her baby on the tracks when they fell to their deaths. Locals would say every time you drove under the bridge …
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Avon Bridge
Danville, IN
20.7 miles from Homecroft, IN
The Haunted Bridge of Avon is half mile south of U.S. Highway 36 on CR 625. It is said to be haunted by a ghost (or maybe two or three) who moans or cries tears onto the bridge. Some legends say it's Henry Johnson, a construction worker fond of the …
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O'Neal Bridge - Holiday Drive Bridge
Zionsville, IN
22.8 miles from Homecroft, IN
O'Neal Bridge, aka Holiday Drive Bridge, was built around 1892 and restored in 2008-2009. The bridge may no longer be in use, according to reports. Legend has it that around this spot, a KKK lynching took place, and hauntings way stem from it. Witnesses have reported disembodied screams in the …
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Kopper Kettle Inn Restaurant
Morristown, IN
23.0 miles from Homecroft, IN
Not only is this local historic eatery known for its delicious family-style chicken dinner, it's also known for being haunted by several spirits.
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Ivy House
Fortville, IN
23.6 miles from Homecroft, IN
Built in 1921 by Dr. Jess E. Ferrell, the Ivy House bed-and-breakfast inn is said to have a haunt that came with the purchase of an antique piano. The owners say the instrument brought with it a ghost who makes the decidely nonmusical sounds of banging and walking footsteps.
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Revenant Acres Farm
Charlottesville, IN
29.1 miles from Homecroft, IN
An old farmhouse dating back to the 1800s known to locals as a hot-spot for paranormal activity. An old woman's presence is felt by some. Others have claimed to have experienced poltergeist activity.
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Stepp Cemetery
Martinsville, IN
29.3 miles from Homecroft, IN
Small Stepp Cemetery has about 25 graves and features in many local legends, from its founding by cult members to a grieving mother who committed suicide here after losing her baby. Her apparition, according to witnesses, appears dressed in black and crying over the baby's grave.
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Hays Cemetery
Wilkinson, IN
29.5 miles from Homecroft, IN
Hays Cemetery, aka Main Street Graveyard, is said to be home to a "devil's child" because of a plant that grows in the shape of a pitchfork on her grave. Visiting is not recommended at night, as much of the area is private property and you could be arrested for …
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Quality Machine and Tool Works
Columbus, IN
33.9 miles from Homecroft, IN
Quality Machine and Tool Works is rumored to be home to the ghost of a former employee who hanged himself because of an unrequited love. Shadowy apparitions and disappearing objects are blamed on the ghost.
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Crump Theatre
Columbus, IN
34.3 miles from Homecroft, IN
The 1874 Crump Theatre , once a vaudeville and opera house, is home to some spooky goings-on. Ghost men and children have been seen along with unexplained noises and fragrances. Music has been heard coming from the top of a stairway. Reports say the building is no longer open to …
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Cloverdale Cemetery
Cloverdale, IN
36.6 miles from Homecroft, IN
The 1800s Cloverdale Cemetery is rumored to have the graves of seven beautiful witch sisters. Many urban legends center on the sisters, such as that those who walk around their graves seven times by the light of a full moon would awaken the sisters' ghosts, which would chase them away. …
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Roads Hotel
Atlanta, IN
38.1 miles from Homecroft, IN
The 1893 hotel, once patronized by John Dillinger, is rumored to be haunted by many spirits. Witnesses have reported shadows and apparitions of men, women and children as well as disembodied voices, footsteps, lights that work on their own, and doors that open and close--or even slam--by themselves.
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State Theatre
Anderson, IN
38.4 miles from Homecroft, IN
The State Theatre was opened in 1930 with eco friendly geo thermal heat and air system way before it's time and an acoustically engineered dome for the best sound for the first talkies. People have felt and seen various apparitions and vague whisperings in several places in the State including …
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Story Inn
Nashville, IN
39.7 miles from Homecroft, IN
Reportedly haunted by a female ghost who appears most often in a specific room when a blue table lamp is turned on. For this reason the ghost has been dubbed "The Blue Lady". There are numerous reports of the Blue Lady ghost and the owner (who claims to be skeptical) …
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Indiana University Bloomington
Bloomington, IN
40.6 miles from Homecroft, IN
Indiana University Bloomington is said to be haunted in several spots on campus. One is the Career Center, babies are heard crying, and at the Folklore Office a deceased department head has been seen. At the Indiana Memorial Union, suicide victims and a ghost dog roam, and apparitions have been …
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Thornhaven Manor
New Castle, IN
42.4 miles from Homecroft, IN
This curious haunt has been featured on Ghost Adventures and is quickly becoming one of the most talked about haunted locations for the innumerable amounts of paranormal activity occurring on the property. Sitting on seven acres this foreboding home is the site of murder, mysterious deaths, and rumored suicide. (Submitted …
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Guyer Opera House
Lewisville, IN
42.5 miles from Homecroft, IN
In the 1900s, tragedy struck when a young boy was killed when a bullet ricocheted during a Wild West gun show. His spirit, along with that of the founder O.K. Guyer, who died the same year his opera house opened, are said to haunt the building. Guyer's funeral was held …
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Boone-Hutcheson Cemetery
Greencastle, IN
42.8 miles from Homecroft, IN
An apparition of a 1950s policeman is said to sit inside the graveyard with a blue light. Other apparitions and phantom dogs with glowing red eyes also have been seen, and a cave said to be on the cemetery premises has many spooky stories attached to it.
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Zion United Church Of Christ Cemetery
Poland, IN
46.6 miles from Homecroft, IN
The spooky sort love Zion Church Cemetery, say locals. The area is a hot spot for unexplained lights and sounds, ghostly whispers, eerie sensations, and the feeling of being watched. Some say a helpful ghost is known to leave the cemetery to stop cars and tell folks to turn back …
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Papa John's Pizza
Seymour, IN
51.0 miles from Homecroft, IN
At this Papa John's Pizza location, several witnesses have reported an apparition in a blue uniform and knocking sounds coming from the walls. The knocks seemed to come from the empty store adjacent to Papa John's.
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Hamilton Road
Mulberry, IN
53.0 miles from Homecroft, IN
Stories about Hamilton Road are of the urban legend type. For example, a ghost of a short man will chase you if you stop on the third bridge and flash your lights four times, then cross the bridge. Phantom flames are said to come from the woods where an 1800s …
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2220 N Armstrong St
Kokomo, IN
57.9 miles from Homecroft, IN
2220 N. Armstrong Kokomo Indiana is now an empty lot. There is no longer a home on the property. It was burned by a serial arsonist. He caused more than 22 structural fires in Kokomo. My childhood home was his last. The arsonist lived houses away from my house. At …
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Old Jail Inn
Rockville, IN
58.6 miles from Homecroft, IN
This 1879 former courthouse is now a bed and breakfast inn with a twist; it still retains many of its original features dating back to when it served as the town jailhouse. Guests sleeping in 'cells' have reported disembodied footsteps, a foreboding male voice and sightings of a male inmate …
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Tunnelton Tunnel
Bedford, IN
63.0 miles from Homecroft, IN
The apparition of a man who was decapitated during the tunnel's construction has been reported; many folks say he appears to be searching for his head. One rumor states that there is a graveyard atop the tunnel, and during its construction, some of the bodies fell through into the tunnel. …
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Markle Mill - Old Mill Dam
North Terre Haute, IN
65.3 miles from Homecroft, IN
Markle Mill was the longest operating gristmill east of the Mississippi, and is rumored to have been part of the Underground Railroad, but all that remains of the original 1816 structure are the dam and parts of the foundation. The ghost girl who has been seen here is believed to …
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Earlham College
Richmond, IN
65.7 miles from Homecroft, IN
Earlham College is a liberal arts college founded by Quakers in 1847. The college has a resident ghost in the Athletic and Wellness Center who is known to play basketball at night.
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Highland Lawn Cemetery
Terre Haute, IN
66.2 miles from Homecroft, IN
Highland Lawn Cemetery has a couple ghostly legends. One is about Stiffy Green, a phantom bulldog. Stiffy Green belonged to John Heinl, a likable elderly man. The friendly dog was named for his stiff gait and bright-green eyes. When Heinl passed away in 1920, Stiffy Green refused to leave the …
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Starr Piano Building
Richmond, IN
66.3 miles from Homecroft, IN
The late-1800s Starr Piano Company not only made and sold pianos and phonographs but also housed Gennett Records, which recorded jazz, blues and country artists including Louis Armstrong, Jelly Roll Morton and Hoagy Carmichael. The complex was partly demolished in the 1970s and the shell still stands. The area is …
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Williams Bridge
Williams, IN
66.7 miles from Homecroft, IN
The Williams Bridge was built in 1884 and was closed in 2010. It is said to be haunted because of an accident way back in its past, before it used to be a covered bridge. So the story goes, a man on horseback was riding across when his horse suddenly …
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Whispers Estate
Mitchell, IN
67.2 miles from Homecroft, IN
Featured on some TV shows, the estate is said to be the site of many paranormal occurrences including apparitions, voice phenomena, jiggling doorknobs, tremors, unexplained smells, shaking furniture, and a vortex in the heart of the house.
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Indiana State University
Terre Haute, IN
69.3 miles from Homecroft, IN
At Indiana State University's Burford Hall, a ghost named Barb is the spirit of a student who died of alcohol poisoning. Witnesses have heard her vomiting or crying in the bathroom. And in Cromwell Hall is a white cross under a 12th-floor window where a man jumped to his death, …
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Vigo County Historical Museum
Terre Haute, IN
69.6 miles from Homecroft, IN
Formerly the Sage Mansion and once used as a halfway house, the Vigo County Historical Museum is home to some strange phenomena. The front staircase is a hot spot for orbs, and a small mist has been seen as well. Furthermore, a crib upstairs in an area that's closed to …
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Gray Hotel
Redkey, IN
70.2 miles from Homecroft, IN
This 1912 former hotel now houses the offices of a paranormal investigative team, who claim that the building is one of the most haunted in the entire state. With its troubling past of murder, manslaughter and illegal activity, it isn't that hard to believe either. At least two, possibly three, …
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Harrison Cemetery
West Lafayette, IN
70.7 miles from Homecroft, IN
At Harrison Cemetery, visitors have heard crying and moaning and had an eerie feeling that something is watching them. A few have been touched by something unseen or have had things thrown at them by invisible hands. Gravestones are said to move around here as well.
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Bethel Cemetery - Nathan Hinkle Grave
Shelburn, IN
70.8 miles from Homecroft, IN
Local legend has it that those who visit the monument and grave of Nathan Hinkle, local Revolutionary War soldier, walk around it and say his name three times, he'll speak to you.
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Antioch Cemetery
Sullivan, IN
71.3 miles from Homecroft, IN
At Antioch Cemetery, the apparition of a man in a dark suit holding flowers has been seen peering down at a grave on foggy nights at around 1:30 a.m. Visitors in cars also report shadow people flying over their cars and scratching or tapping on it.
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Scott County Heritage Center
Scottsburg, IN
71.5 miles from Homecroft, IN
The Scott County Heritage Center and Museum is housed in a building that was once the county poor farm. It is said to be haunted by former residents. Witnesses have described footsteps on the second floor when no one is up there, unexplained smells, a baby crying, and lights coming …
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Scott County Historical Museum
Scottsburg, IN
71.5 miles from Homecroft, IN
Originally constructed in 1892 after the county seat moved to Scottsburg, the building served for many years as the district poor farm. During conversion to house the historical society, staff and workers allegedly encountered resistance of a paranormal kind. Visitors have reported hearing babies crying, disembodied footsteps on the second …
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Attica Public Library
Attica, IN
73.4 miles from Homecroft, IN
Built in 1905, the employees of this library have heard strange noises including knocking, whistling, whispering, dragging sounds, and even the sounds of the toys in the children's area moving by themselves after closing. The employees have also mentioned seeing figures watching them or shadows darting around. They have said …
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