Haunted Places in McKee, Kentucky
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Berea College - Boone Tavern
Berea, KY
18.7 miles from McKee, 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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White Hall
Richmond, KY
33.9 miles from McKee, KY
Cassius Clay's historic home, built in 1798 by his father, is said to be haunted by Clay himself, his wife, and his son. Witnesses to the hauntings have described moving candle lights, footsteps and other unexplained sounds and even smells, and violin and piano music. Apparitions of the three ghosts …
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Campbell Cemetery
Busy, KY
38.5 miles from McKee, 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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Union College
Barbourville, KY
39.2 miles from McKee, 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, KY
40.0 miles from McKee, 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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Cumberland Falls State Resort Park
Williamsburg, KY
45.1 miles from McKee, 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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Carrington Rock
Salt Lick, KY
45.7 miles from McKee, KY
Apparitions of Confederate soldiers and a pacing woman have been seen at Carrington Rock. The woman, witnesses say, eventually throws herself off the edge, screaming as she falls. Witnesses also have heard the sounds of officers calling orders to soldiers and moans and cries of pain on the battlefield.
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Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill
Harrodsburg, KY
48.9 miles from McKee, 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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Henry Clay Estate - Ashland
Lexington, KY
49.1 miles from McKee, KY
The historic Ashland House is said to be haunted by Henry Clay himself. His ghost, a white-haired apparition wearing a black frock coat, has been seen in the old red parlor room (which is now his study), leaning on the fireplace mantel.
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Loudoun House
Lexington, KY
50.5 miles from McKee, KY
The 1850 gothic revival mansion is haunted by the spirits of two women, both dressed in Victorian clothing. One has been seen in the western part of the mansion, and the other in the formal dining room. Also seen all over the mansion is a mysterious black cat. Witnesses have …
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Gratz Park Inn
Lexington, KY
50.7 miles from McKee, KY
At this historic inn, folks have reported seeing apparitions that include men, a lady in a white dress and hat, and intoxicated partygoers. Also, a ghostly little girl has been seen running and playing jacks in the hallways, and the spirit of an elderly man turns the TVs on and …
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Crowne Plaza Hotel - Campbell House Inn
Lexington, KY
50.7 miles from McKee, KY
Formerly the Campbell House Inn, the Crowne Plaza Hotel is said to be a very spooky place. According to local legend, two women were murdered here. One was stabbed on the stairs, and folks say you can still see the blood stains on the carpet. The other woman was reportedly …
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The Campbell House
Lexington, KY
50.8 miles from McKee, KY
At the Cambell House Inn, there is rumored to be a blood stain on a carpet where a woman, one of two women to have been murdered here, was stabbed to death. Witnesses have reported apparitions and doors slamming by themselves.
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John Morgan Hunt House
Lexington, KY
50.8 miles from McKee, KY
This 1814 house was built by John Wesley Hunt, who can still be seen walking the hallways of this old property. The apparition of Mammy Bouviette James, a former nurse of the Hunt children, can still be seen in the third floor nursery and hallways, and often appears to those …
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Harrodsburg Spring - Young Park
Harrodsburg, KY
51.8 miles from McKee, KY
The ghost story here begins with a beautiful young woman who checked in to the Harrodsburg Springs Hotel, which stood on the park grounds in the late 1800s, under a false name. She danced with several partners in the hotel ballroom, as the men all lined up for a chance …
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Motel 80
Emmalena, KY
54.5 miles from McKee, 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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Red Dog Road
Harlan, KY
55.3 miles from McKee, 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 the …
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Perryville Battlefield
Perryville, KY
55.9 miles from McKee, KY
The largest Civil War battle in Kentucky was fought here on October 8, 1862; at least 7,600 were killed or wounded. The corpses of the Confederate soldiers were left to rot on the battlefield, and many suppose this is why the field has so much ghostly activity. Apparitions of soldiers, …
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United States Post Office
Jellico, TN
58.5 miles from McKee, 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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Lincoln Memorial University - Grant Lee Hall
Harrogate, TN
61.5 miles from McKee, 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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Free Union Separate Baptist Church
Columbia, KY
65.6 miles from McKee, KY
The cemetery is reportedly haunted by the ghost of a man holding an infant. People claim the ghosts are waiting for the man's wife to die so that they can be reunited as a family.
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Saint Ivos Cemetery
Lebanon, KY
65.8 miles from McKee, KY
At St. Ivos Cemetery, witnesses have reported video camera malfunctions and unexplained noises and voices.
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Benham School House Inn
Cumberland, KY
65.9 miles from McKee, 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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Maple Hill Manor Bed and Breakfast
Springfield, KY
66.9 miles from McKee, KY
Built in 1851 by slaves, this inn is said to be haunted either by the original owners or by soldiers who fought in the Battle of Perryville in 1962. Witnesses have reported knocks on doors when there was nobody there, footsteps from empty rooms, cold spots, phantom perfume scents, strange …
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Rohs Opera House
Cynthiana, KY
68.2 miles from McKee, KY
The current Rohs Opera House (pronounced ROSS) opened in 1941 with a showing of Down Argentine Way. Ticket price was $.05 for adults. It was originally built in 1871 as Aeolian Hall, a live production theatre located on the second floor. A silent movie projector was eventually added to bring …
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Ramada Inn
Paintsville, KY
70.2 miles from McKee, 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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Liberty Hall
Frankfort, KY
71.9 miles from McKee, KY
Built by Senator John Brown in 1796, Liberty Hall Mansion is said to be haunted by at least three ghosts. Mrs. Brown's kindly aunt, Mrs. Margaret Varick, died of a heart attack around 1817 in an upstairs bedroom. She was buried on the grounds but was lost when the graves …
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Buffalo Trace Distillery
Frankfort, KY
72.4 miles from McKee, KY
The late-18th-century distillery on the site of an ancient buffalo crossing offers ghost tours by appointment; many characters from its long history are said to walk the grounds.
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Campbellsville University
Campbellsville, KY
74.4 miles from McKee, KY
At Campbellsville University's Fine Arts Building, which was originally a Catholic Hospital, ghostly babies have been known to cry at night. Footsteps can sometimes be heard, cold spots felt, and pottery wheels have been spotted turning all by themselves.
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Lindsey Wilson College
Columbia, KY
75.0 miles from McKee, KY
At Lindsey Wilson College's Horton Hall, rumors abound...especially about the dorm rooms on the second floor. Witnesses say dark ghosts float up and shake the ceiling tiles or creep down into the bedrooms. So the stories go, if you come across these mysterious beings, you should stay really still. If …
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Hiestand House
Campbellsville, KY
75.8 miles from McKee, KY
This historic stone cottage is now a museum, but was formerly built in the early nineteenth century by a family of emigrants. After being abandoned for a period of time, a middle class family moved in, but fled after reporting apparitions, disembodied footsteps and strange fires. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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June Tolliver House
Big Stone Gap, VA
77.7 miles from McKee, 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 …
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X Cave - Carter Caves State Resort Park
Olive Hill, KY
81.0 miles from McKee, KY
Cave X is called this because it has 4 entrances that meet in the center, like an X. This cave is said to be haunted by two Cherokee lovers. It is said that warrior Huraken found this cave and its hidden vein of silver, but kept it a secret so …
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Kingstone Lisle Inn
Robbins, TN
83.4 miles from McKee, 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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1880 Newbury House
Robbins, TN
83.4 miles from McKee, 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, VA
83.8 miles from McKee, 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 closing …
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Laurel Grove Cemetery
Norton, VA
84.2 miles from McKee, 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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Old Talbott Tavern
Bardstown, KY
84.8 miles from McKee, KY
At this 1779 stagecoach stop, now an inn, many famous figures have stayed including Abraham Lincoln, Daniel Boone and Jesse James. Ghostly presences are said to make themselves known in many ways, including orbs, mists and apparitions. Mrs. Talbott may appear as an apparition to guests, or you may see …
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Jailer's Inn Bed and Breakfast
Bardstown, KY
84.8 miles from McKee, KY
This bed-and-breakfast inn used to be an actual jail, housing prisoners from 1797 until 1987. It was Kentucky's oldest operating jail complex, listed on the National Registry of Historic Places. But some of the spirits of the incarcerated folks may never have left when the building changed purposes. Witnesses, including …
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Phillips' Folly
Maysville, KY
85.1 miles from McKee, KY
Phillips' Folly is a three-story brick house begun around 1828 by Williams B. Phillips. Its nickname came about when Phillips vanished when only the frame had been built, leading folks to believe he had run out of funds for the project. Phillips came back a few years later and finished …
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The University of Virginia's College at Wise - Bowers-Sturgill
Wise, VA
85.1 miles from McKee, KY
The University of Virginia's College at Wise is believed to be home to a ghost. According to legend, she is the spirit of a young girl whose apparition appears hanging from the pipes in Bowers-Sturgill Hall, where she committed suicide.
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Aberdeen Baptist Church
Aberdeen, OH
85.6 miles from McKee, KY
The apparitions of young children have been seen inside the church building and in front of it by passing motorists and parishioners. Screams come from inside the church during the night. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Baird House Inn
Ripley, OH
91.4 miles from McKee, KY
This historic house inn may no longer be in operation, and is now a private residence. The inn was a popular stopover for travellers on the river, and since it was built in 1825, has had a colourful history. Guests and staff at the former inn have reported hearing a …
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Rankin House
Ripley, OH
91.6 miles from McKee, KY
Rankin House belonged to abolitionist Reverend John Rankin, and he was said to put a bright light in his attic window to symbolize to runaway slaves that it was safe to seek shelter here. Apparitions of slaves are said to appear on Jacob's Ladder near his house on moonless nights.
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Bethesda Church and Cemetery
Morristown, TN
92.0 miles from McKee, 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, TN
94.3 miles from McKee, 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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Meldahl Locks and Dam - Foster Dam
Felicity, OH
94.7 miles from McKee, KY
Visitors to Meldahl Locks and Dam, aka Foster Dam, at mile marker 436 on the Ohio River, have witnessed the presence of many spirits here, said to be folks who committed suicide or died accidentally here over the years.
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Sherman Tavern
Dry Ridge, KY
95.4 miles from McKee, KY
The Sherman Tavern is a historic former tavern built in 1812, which is in the process of being restored by local residents. It was a former stage stop for cattle drovers and American Indians. People restoring the historic building have reported seeing the apparitions of Confederate soldiers, and African American …
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Pope Lick Monster - Goat Man
Louisville, KY
97.2 miles from McKee, KY
The Goat Man of Pope Lick is rumored to be a farmer who tortured goats at the devil's request and therefore forfeited his soul. But other legends say he is a refugee from a circus train wreck. The horned and hairy monster is supposed to trick folks into his clutches …
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Rotherwood Mansion
Kingsport, TN
97.3 miles from McKee, 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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