Haunted Places in Monterey, Tennessee
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1880 Newbury House
Robbins, TN
34.8 miles from Monterey, TN
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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Kingstone Lisle Inn
Robbins, TN
34.9 miles from Monterey, TN
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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Falcon Rest Mansion and Gardens
McMinnville, TN
40.5 miles from Monterey, TN
At this bed-and-breakfast and spot for historic tours, folks have witnessed footsteps and whistling on the stairs, objects that have been moved, phantom cigar smoke, electronic oddities, and a mirror that fell off the wall for no apparent reason. Legend has it that one ghost here is Clay Faulkner, original …
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Thomas House
Red Boiling Springs, TN
41.3 miles from Monterey, TN
Built in 1890, the place is said to be haunted by a little girl ghost. Her favorite room appears to be Room 37. The Thomas House was featured on the TV show "Paranormal State."
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The Haintin' Holler
Burkesville, KY
48.3 miles from Monterey, TN
As it's called by locals "The Haintin; Holler" is located on HWY 3115, about 1/4 mile past the Gray Gap Road you will enter this area. It runs from there to about 1/4 mile from the end of Turner Branch Road. Turner Branch Road comes to a dead end with …
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Alexander Inn
Oak Ridge, TN
57.8 miles from Monterey, TN
Although this 1943 inn is now closed and set to be turned into a senior living facility, it was rumored to be haunted. Folks said footsteps could be heard walking up the stairs and blood could be seen on the hotel walls. From the outside, an apparition has been seen …
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Samuel Cleage House - Clegg House
Athens, TN
59.5 miles from Monterey, TN
The Samuel Cleage House dates back to around 1826. Local residents know it colloquially as "The Clegg House." Locals gave accounts of noises and voices that have caused the inability to hold tennants in the past. Now, the building is gutted and going thru possible restoration. Summary of events: Plenty …
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Keith Mansion Bed and Breakfast
Athens, TN
61.5 miles from Monterey, TN
At this inn, built in 1858, you may come across the ghost of a Civil War soldier. The inn was taken over by the troops during the war, and it is believed that this soldier died on the premises. Voices have been reported, as well as objects that move on …
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Cragfont
Castalian Springs, TN
62.5 miles from Monterey, TN
Brothers James and George Winchester built the first Cragfont, a log cabin, in 1785. George was killed by Indians in 1794, and James and his wife Susan went on to build the upscale manor house Cragfont, finished in 1802. The historic mansion has been restored and is open to the …
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Historic Tower House Inn
Manchester, TN
64.9 miles from Monterey, TN
The spirits that live here are said to be former owner John P. Adams, his wife May and his son, Marion. John's apparition has been seen in the parlor and Civil War museum area, and Marion is seen in the children's room upstairs. The hauntings have been mentioned in several …
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Lindsey Wilson College
Columbia, KY
66.0 miles from Monterey, TN
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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Free Union Separate Baptist Church
Columbia, KY
66.8 miles from Monterey, TN
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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Stones River National Battlefield
Murfreesboro, TN
67.7 miles from Monterey, TN
The Civil War Battle of Stones River was fought from late December 1862 until January 2, 1863. The Stones River National Battlefield includes the Stones River National Cemetery and Stop No. 4, the “Slaughter Pen,” where Union General Phil Sheridan did his best to hold back the Confederates in a …
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Oliver's Restaurant - Grayfeather Grill
Gallatin, TN
67.9 miles from Monterey, TN
It has had many names, including Loco Lupe's, Oliver's Restaurant, Grecian's and Grayfeather Grill. The 1800s building that houses the eatery was once the county jail, and it is rumored to be haunted. Witnesses have heard voices, knocking, footsteps on the stairs and slamming doors late at night, and toilets …
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Baker Peters Mansion
Knoxville, TN
68.2 miles from Monterey, TN
The mansion, now Baker Peters Jazz Club, is said to be haunted by Abner Baker, a former resident of the 1840 building. The mansion was inhabited by Dr. Baker's family and several wounded Confederate soldiers whom he was helping during the Civil War. When the Union learned Dr. Baker was …
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Sam Davis Home
Smyrna, TN
69.5 miles from Monterey, TN
The Sam Davis Home, now a house museum, was built around 1810 but was restored completely in 1850. Sam Davis himself lived here until 1860 and in 1863 he was hanged by the Union Army as a spy. Apparitions of a young man, believed to be Sam Davis' brother Oscar, …
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Fairvue - Isaac Franklin Plantation
Gallatin, TN
69.7 miles from Monterey, TN
The historic Isaac Franklin Plantation, also called Fairvue, was built in 1832. Isaac Franklin was a successful slave trader who sold approximately 1,200 enslaved people into the Southwest region, earning almost $1,000,000 in his lifetime. After changing hands several times over the years, the site was designated a National Historic …
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Cumberland Falls State Resort Park
Williamsburg, KY
70.3 miles from Monterey, TN
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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United States Post Office
Jellico, TN
70.7 miles from Monterey, TN
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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Coral Hill Road
Glasgow, KY
70.8 miles from Monterey, TN
A harrowing tale has been told by a man who was walking along Coral Hill Road one night. He saw the transparent white form of a headless horseman, which then followed him home. The ghost was spotted by the man's family members, who awoke to find the ghost in the …
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Pinhook Plantation House
Calhoun, TN
70.8 miles from Monterey, TN
Many ghosts have been reported here, including the Lady in the Gray Gown, a ghost who has been known to open the front door and walk up the stairway. There is also a monk who once held a meeting with several other ghosts in the Gathering Room. Reports say another …
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Walking Horse Hotel
Wartrace, TN
73.3 miles from Monterey, TN
At this very spot, the Union soldiers released many Confederate prisoners at the end of the Civil War, many of whom were very sick and malnourished and died in the hotel. To make matters worse, in the 1970s a Vietnam vet had a flashback and shot 4 hotel guests to …
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Super 8 Chattanooga Ooltewah
Ooltewah, TN
74.1 miles from Monterey, TN
Witnesses reported experiencing a feeling of terror when they saw the ghost of a 20-something woman sitting at the edge of the bed. She appears to be in the process of undressing, leading speculators to believe she was a prostitute who was murdered while on the job.
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The Hermitage
Nashville, TN
75.2 miles from Monterey, TN
Settled by Nathaniel Hays in 1780, Hays sold the farm to Andrew Jackson in 1804 for $3,400. Jackson built the Federal-style, two-story brick home around 1820. He came back here after his U.S. presidency term ended in 1837, and died here June 8, 1845. The property fell into disrepair until …
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Greenwood Cemetery
Chattanooga, TN
75.2 miles from Monterey, TN
Greenwood Cemetery is said to be haunted by the wife who lived in a large house across the lake. She became wheelchair-bound after an illness, and her husband began to have an affair. To get rid of his wife, he pushed her wheelchair into the lake. She is said to …
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Sheraton Read House Hotel
Chattanooga, TN
76.1 miles from Monterey, TN
Room 311 is alleged to be haunted by the ghost of Annalisa Netherly. Although not much is known about her, her legend claims she was living in the hotel and was killed when her husband caught her in a tryst with another man.
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Millenium Manor House
Alcoa, TN
77.0 miles from Monterey, TN
The manor was built during the early 20th century, and the owner and his wife believed that as long as they worked on the property, they would never die. They eventually passed away, but many believe that their spirits still linger on the property. People have reported hearing disembodied footsteps …
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Hales Bar Marina and Dam
Guild, TN
77.5 miles from Monterey, TN
Constructed in 1905 to tame the whirlpools along the Tennessee River, legend has it that the dam was cursed by Native Americans. Some say if visitors get too close, they'll be sucked in. Witnesses have seen eerie black figures and heard chanting, and some have seen apparitions of drowning Native …
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Greensburg Court House
Greensburg, KY
78.0 miles from Monterey, TN
The historic Greensburg Courthouse, built 1802-06, was used until 1931. With a history that long, of course it's bound to have some ghosts. Folks say that in the courtrooms you can hear ghostly activity such as footsteps and murmured talking.
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Two Rivers Mansion and Golf Course
Nashville, TN
78.7 miles from Monterey, TN
People have reported seeing apparitions in the mansion and having items moved around the building. The lights turn on and off at night. People report seeing strange lights from across the golf course moving around the house. Disembodied footsteps and strange laughter are heard on the fairways of the golf …
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Gaylord Opryland Resort
Nashville, TN
79.6 miles from Monterey, TN
This famed resort is said to be haunted by The Black Lady, who has been seen all over the hotel. As her nickname suggests, the appparition is dressed all in black. She is a young woman in antebellum-style clothing, and wears a long black veil over her face. She is …
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Campbellsville University
Campbellsville, KY
82.7 miles from Monterey, TN
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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Old South Pittsburg Hospital
South Pittsburg, TN
83.0 miles from Monterey, TN
The Old South Pittsburg Hospital was built in 1959 and is located on the foothill of South Pittsburg Mountain, in South Pittsburg, TN. The hospital was built on a solid Limestone rock, as its foundation and a natural spring running directly under the hospital and into the most Northwest part …
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Hiestand House
Campbellsville, KY
83.3 miles from Monterey, TN
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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Congress Inn
Nashville, TN
83.5 miles from Monterey, TN
In 1987, a guest awoke from sleeping on his stomach to find that someone was sitting on his backside, so he was unable to turn over. After asking around, he learned that the inn had been used as a Civil War hospital, and it is said that the death toll …
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Chickamauga Battlefield
Chickamauga, GA
84.7 miles from Monterey, TN
Apparitions of soldiers are said to be spotted here just about any evening. Sounds of gunshots and screams have been captured here, and flickering lantern lights have been seen as well. Some visitors reported hearing cries for help and feeling cold spots during the summer months. An apparition called Old …
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Octagon Hall
Franklin, KY
85.1 miles from Monterey, TN
The historic Octagon Hall was completed in 1859, and is rumored to be haunted. In the 1860s it is said that a young girl burned to death in the basement kitchen, and local stories tell that during a 2003 Halloween ghost tour, the fireplace kettle, which hangs from a moveable …
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Whitman-Anderson House
Ringgold, GA
85.4 miles from Monterey, TN
This 1918 residence is haunted by a soldier named Captain, who has been known to knock on the front door and materialise by the bedsides of resident's of the house, as if to wake them up in the morning. Legend has it that he is waiting for a letter from …
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Mammoth Cave National Park
Mammoth Cave, KY
85.5 miles from Monterey, TN
Around 4,000 years ago, it is believed that prehistoric Native Americans mined these cave walls for its minerals and buried their dead inside the cave. In the 1800s, Dr. Frank Gorin (or, some reports say, Dr. John Croghan) established a colony for tuberculosis patients in the cave, believing the cave …
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Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, KY
87.9 miles from Monterey, TN
Western Kentucky University is rumored to have many haunts in many different buildings: Academic Complex - Formerly a hospital and now classrooms, medical facilities and TV and radio stations, the complex workers have heard strange sounds, seen apparitions out of the corners of their eyes, and saw a CD player …
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Gordon Lee House
Chickamauga, GA
88.2 miles from Monterey, TN
The 1840's antebellum mansion is said to be haunted by a man in a civil war uniform, along with the ghost of a German Shepard that belonged to a former owner. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Warfield Cemetery
Barbourville, KY
89.7 miles from Monterey, TN
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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Chetoogeta Tunnel
Tunnel Hill, GA
91.3 miles from Monterey, TN
Begun in 1848 and completed two years later, the tunnel was used until 1928 when a new tunnel was built close by. The old tunnel was forgotten and became overgrown with kudzu vines until 1992, when preservationists lobbied to save it. It is now a park centerpiece, and a site …
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Union College
Barbourville, KY
91.7 miles from Monterey, TN
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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Wink Theater
Dalton, GA
96.6 miles from Monterey, TN
Wink Theater was built in 1941 by J.C.H. Wink, who in fact may be the ghost who is believed to haunt the building. Wink was buried on the premises when he passed away during the theater's construction. Witnesses have reported footsteps and strange banging noises.
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Moody Brick House
Fackler, AL
102.0 miles from Monterey, TN
The current owners of the Moody Brick claim that the old plantation is definitely not haunted. However, that doesn't stop the tales from being told and retold. In the absence of documented fact, people are free to claim their own version of history and never is that more evident than …
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Saint Ivos Cemetery
Lebanon, KY
102.2 miles from Monterey, TN
At St. Ivos Cemetery, witnesses have reported video camera malfunctions and unexplained noises and voices.
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Berea College - Boone Tavern
Berea, KY
112.6 miles from Monterey, TN
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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Union Cemetery
Woodville, AL
117.8 miles from Monterey, TN
It is alleged that you can hear the screams of soldiers who died in the Civil War at this cemetery.
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Old Dallas Mill Site
Huntsville, AL
121.3 miles from Monterey, TN
Although the spot where the Dallas Mill was is now open field, legend has it was once haunted by a man who died while working there.
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