Red Dog Road

Harlan, KY · Miscellaneous

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 the middle of the road. The legend tells of a jealous coal miner who, in the 1930's shot and killed another miner as he exited the mine one evening. The story is that he killed the wrong man and his spirit still roams Red Dog Road looking for his killer. (Submitted by Tracy T.)

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Address
Red Dog Road
Harlan, KY
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GPS
36.8484542, -83.30613105
County
Harlan County County, Kentucky
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Is Red Dog Road really haunted?
Visitors rate Red Dog Road at 87 out of 100 on our EHP (Estimated Haunted Probability) scale. So far 3 people have shared firsthand experiences from this location in the comments.
Where is Red Dog Road located?
The address is Red Dog Road, Harlan, KY. GPS coordinates: 36.8484542, -83.30613105.
What kind of haunted place is Red Dog Road?
Red Dog Road is listed under Miscellaneous in our Kentucky section.
What is the nearest town to Red Dog Road?
Harlan, KY is the closest town, about 0.9 miles away, with Loyall (2.7 mi.) and Cawood (6.2 mi.) also nearby.

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Comments (3)

  • Jennifer K. |

    Red Dog Road is the site of two unmarked graves and I believe the burial area of Mountain Jane Doe.An exhumation was done here and an unknown male was removed. This site is supposedly haunted by Jane Doe's spirit - a young girl who was found murdered on Little Shephards Trail.I'm not entirely sure this is the same area but I believe it is.

    • Brandon |

      there was only one unmarked grave and that was the unidentified woman that was stabbed to death on little shepherd trail, at a certain fork in the road you see a shadow figure and here footsteps around you, the storie tells it is a coal miner that was nurseries by his wife’s lover roaming the hills looking for his killer

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