Haunted Places in Raleigh, Florida
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Wacahoota Cemetery
Micanopy, FL
5.3 miles from Raleigh, FL
Not much detail, except that more than a few people say there are strange phenomena here.
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Kosicki House
Archer, FL
7.0 miles from Raleigh, FL
The old-fashioned mansion dates back to 1893, and is believed to be haunted by the spirit of Cora Wood. Local lore states that her ghost, dressed in white, has returned to the house to search for her lost children. Submitted by Callum Swift
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Herlong Mansion Bed and Breakfast
Micanopy, FL
12.1 miles from Raleigh, FL
Originally built in 1845, the Helong Mansion is now a stylish bed and breakfast. Some believe the ghost of Inez Herlong still haunts the place, but details are sketchy.
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Wayside Antiques / Antique Emporium
Reddick, FL
13.1 miles from Raleigh, FL
This place is usually referenced as "Wayside Antiques" but today it is called "Antique Emporium", off exit 368 on Interstate 75 in Reddick. Look for the large red barn-like building. Employees back in the day swore that they would hear their names being called from the back of the store …
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Goody's / Trader Joe's
Gainesville, FL
13.5 miles from Raleigh, FL
Once a "Goody's", as of late 2012 this store is now a Trader Joe's, in Butler Plaza. During its Goody's days, employees were constantly harassed by a ghost that would rearrange things to his or her own whims, and set off alarms in the middle of the night.
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Crispers Restaurant
Gainesville, FL
13.9 miles from Raleigh, FL
In earlier days this building was a record studio and a Goodwill - now it's a Crispers restaurant. Locals believe someone died in the Goodwill store long ago, and that person's spirit still haunts the place. Shadows and knocking sounds have been experienced after closing time, as well as a …
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Steak and Shake
Gainesville, FL
15.4 miles from Raleigh, FL
There's a story that five people were murdered inside the walk-in freezer at this Steak and Shake, but so far no evidence for this has yet to be found. Still, modern employees often refuse to spend any time in or around the freezer, even in daylight.
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Gainesville Cemetery / Pine Grove Cemetery
Gainesville, FL
15.9 miles from Raleigh, FL
Two cemeteries side-by-side, supposedly great spots to hang out at night with a digital camera to capture some ghostly apparitions.
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Beaty Towers
Gainesville, FL
15.9 miles from Raleigh, FL
Local legend has it that a girl committed suicide in the 1960s by jumping from the Beaty Towers, but no records of any such incident exists. Locals go even farther to say that Tom Petty (who was resident in Gainesville at around this time) wrote the song "American Girl" specifically …
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Norman Hall - University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
16.1 miles from Raleigh, FL
Norman Hall (originally known as P. K. Yonge Laboratory School) is an historic academic building on the eastern campus of the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida. It was designed by architect Rudolph Weaver in the Collegiate Gothic style, and built in 1932. It originally housed the university's research and …
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Florida Ghosts and Pirates: Jacksonville, Fernandina, Amelia Island, St. Augustine, Daytona
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Thomas Hall - University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
16.2 miles from Raleigh, FL
Thomas Hall, built in 1905, is a historic building located in Murphree Area on the campus of the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, United States. The building is named for William Reuben Thomas, the Gainesville mayor and businessman responsible for bringing the University of Florida to Gainesville. Architect William …
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Purple Porpoise / Gator City Grille
Gainesville, FL
16.3 miles from Raleigh, FL
The Purple Porpoise was a Gainesville institution for years, until it shut down in 2002. According to some, a female student was brutally murdered in the upstairs bathroom of this building in the 1960s, and her spirit (and possibly that of her killer) still remains in the tiny upstairs hallway. …
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Hippodrome State Theater
Gainesville, FL
16.7 miles from Raleigh, FL
So the story goes, the historic theatre is haunted by the apparition of a woman in a beautiful white dress. The theatre building was originally the country courthouse, and during this time, a man went on trial for a murder he didn't commit. His wife, who had evidence to exonerate …
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Sweetwater Branch Inn
Gainesville, FL
17.0 miles from Raleigh, FL
The Sweetwater Branch Inn has several buildings, but the blue one in particular seems to have the most paranormal activity - particularly in the attic rooms. Guests sometimes complain of a "heavy feeling" on their chest while sleeping up there. Occasionally the bureau door will open and close on its …
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Walmart on 13th Street
Gainesville, FL
18.0 miles from Raleigh, FL
Until January 2013 there was a Walmart on 13th Street, in Gainesville. It's now shut down (Walmart moved to a larger facility) but we don't know if anyone told the resident ghost that! A female spirit, possibly an ex-employee, is said to have haunted certain areas of the store in …
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Mount Pleasant Cemetery
Gainesville, FL
18.2 miles from Raleigh, FL
The back part of this cemetery has been left to ruin, and supposedly its in that area that ghost hunters have the most success capturing orbs on their digital cameras.
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Devil's Millhopper Geological State Park
Gainesville, FL
18.7 miles from Raleigh, FL
This state park features a natural sinkhole, 120 feet deep and 500 feet wide. It was originally called the "Devil's Millhopper" because bones and fossils were found at the bottom, and it resembled a "millhopper" funnel used in grist mills at the time. Locals thought the devil used this sinkhole …
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Chief Theater
Chiefland, FL
23.8 miles from Raleigh, FL
Two ghosts, one is supposedly a little girl from the time when there was a General Store/Post Office on the location. The second is supposedly a man named Tom. The story is that while it was a movie theater (segregated) the blacks were in the balcony and whites were down …
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Alachua Sports Pub and Grill
Alachua, FL
24.3 miles from Raleigh, FL
This local establishment has served the community for a long period of time, and was formerly a funeral parlour before its conversion to a bar and grill. Staff have reported that a mischievous spirit haunts the kitchen and main dining room, who has been known to throw pots and pans …
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Old Gilchrist County Jail
Trenton, FL
24.5 miles from Raleigh, FL
Old Gilchrist County Jail has been open since 1928 and closed since 1968. Its a 2 story building with 3 cells downstairs and 5 upstairs. It has been visited by many a paranormal persons investigating the activity. It is most definitely haunted. There have been photo shoots and movies are …
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Hardee Cemetery
Chiefland, FL
25.0 miles from Raleigh, FL
Hardee Cemetery, or Hardeetown Methodist Cemetery, is supposedly haunted, but details are few and far between. It's the final resting place of Isaac P. Hardee (1817-1879), and, allegedly, many of his slaves. The house, called "Pine Hill," still stands nearby, though it has been moved from its original location.
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Newnansville Cemetery
Alachua, FL
25.1 miles from Raleigh, FL
Vague reports have been made about "ghostly figures" walking through the cemetery at night. Newnansville, once a county seat, no longer truly exists - it was long ago swallowed up by the town of Alachua.
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Tiger Trail
Dunnellon, FL
25.4 miles from Raleigh, FL
"Tiger Trail" is the local name for SW 180th Avenue in Dunnellon, FL. It was the location where part of the 2001 film "Jeepers Creepers" was filmed. And maybe for good reason... there are local claims that the ghosts of three children killed at the intersection of Tiger Trial and …
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Muse Cafe
Ocala, FL
26.8 miles from Raleigh, FL
The 1888 mansion and restaurant is haunted by the apparition of a woman in an old-fashioned dress, who has been known to appear on the grand staircase. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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720 SE Osceola Ave.
Ocala, FL
26.8 miles from Raleigh, FL
I worked as a counselor at this facility for several years, and have too many stories and accounts about all the paranormal activity in this building. It was built sometime in the early 1900's and transported to Florida from some other state. My boss told me that the original owner …
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Seven Sisters Inn
Ocala, FL
26.9 miles from Raleigh, FL
Ghost Hunters has featured this inn on the TV show, and it is said to have several spirits. Apparitions of a man, woman, and child have been seen, and the woman has been reported to check out guests in the bathroom. She wears white and has the ability to pass …
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Ritz Historical Inn
Ocala, FL
27.1 miles from Raleigh, FL
Built in 1925, the Ritz Historical Inn was said to have experienced a fire in its early days which killed several guests. Their ghosts apparently still haunt the premises. The building was handed over in 2010 to Volunteers of America, and plans are underway to convert the building to housing …
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Grady House Bed and Breakfast
High Springs, FL
28.0 miles from Raleigh, FL
An apparition of a lady in an old-fashioned nightgown has been seen, bringing with her the scent of flowers, lilacs or orange blossoms. The Red Room is the spot where the ghost most often materializes. She also likes to move the chess pieces on a board set up in the …
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Antioch Cemetery
Chiefland, FL
28.2 miles from Raleigh, FL
Reports of the spirit of a small boy playing amongst the gravestones (some call him Josh), along with vague stories of other ghostly encounters. Other websites place this in Chiefland but it is more accurately placed in Levy, FL (just southwest of Chiefland).
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The Bridal Chamber
Silver Springs, FL
29.4 miles from Raleigh, FL
The Bridal Chamber Spring is believed by many to be haunted by the ghosts of two star-crossed lovers. Rich boy Claire Douglas and poor girl Bernice Mayo declared their love for each other here, but when Claire's father found out, he sent his son to Europe to get him away …
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Site of the Rosewood Massacre
Cedar Key, FL
31.4 miles from Raleigh, FL
In 1923, white woman Fannie Taylor lied and said she had been assaulted by an African-American man. She lied because she didn’t want her husband to know she was actually beaten by her white lover. But Fannie’s maid Sarah Carrier witnessed the incident and knew the truth. As a result …
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Riverside Drive
Yankeetown, FL
32.3 miles from Raleigh, FL
I have heard many ghost stories about some of the houses on Riverside Dr. The one I know happened was the old house across from Izaac Walton Lodge. Yankeetown is called an "original cracker town" and the houses by the river still had the slave quarter houses standing. My sister …
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Silver Lake Lodge / Panorama Inn
Ocala, FL
36.3 miles from Raleigh, FL
This place no longer exists, but at one time it was a huge hotel with about 200 rooms. It was the Panorama Inn, then the Silver Lake Lodge, then it was left to ruin in the 1980s for about twenty years before finally being demolished around 2006. Before it was …
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Plantation Inn
Crystal River, FL
39.5 miles from Raleigh, FL
This replica plantation house now serves as an resort and golf course, but is supposedly haunted by a young girl heard calling for her mother. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Cedar Key - Shell Mound
Cedar Key, FL
39.6 miles from Raleigh, FL
This shell mound, created by local Native Americans over about 1,000 years, is now part of the Lower Suwannee National Wildlife Refuge. There is a nature trail surrounding the mound called "Shell Mound Trail." Locals believe the area around the shell mound is haunted by the ghost of Annie Simpson …
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Ma Barker's House
Marion, FL
42.3 miles from Raleigh, FL
Ma Barker - once Public Enemy #1 - met her end along with her son Freddy at this lakefront house in Ocklawaha, FL. The town does a re-enactment of the shootout (which consumed more than 2,000 bullets) every January. Some say the Barkers' spirits still haunt the place. The house …
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Headless Pirate of Seahorse Key
Cedar Key, FL
42.8 miles from Raleigh, FL
The ghost of a headless pirate riding a palomino is said to haunt this area at night. He is said to be Pierre LeBlanc, was pirate who was working for the notorious Jean LaFitte. LaFitte left LeBlanc with a palomino and some supplies and charged him with guarding his treasure …
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Putnam Lodge Hotel and Spa
Cross City, FL
42.9 miles from Raleigh, FL
The historic lodge and hotel was frequented by Al Capone, who had his own room on the upper floor equipped with a ladder for a hasty exit if needed. Guests nowadays staying in the vicinity of the room claim to have heard arguing voices, disembodied footsteps and felt an eerie …
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Fort Cooper State Park
Inverness, FL
44.3 miles from Raleigh, FL
This state park was once home to Fort Cooper during the Second Seminole War. Nothing of the fort remains apart from some archaeological finds, but at least one staff member thinks the spirit of an Indian chief still lingers. There aren't many sightings - most people just "feel" his presence …
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Sumter County Service Center
Wildwood, FL
48.1 miles from Raleigh, FL
It begins with loud banging which echoes throughout the main hallway a few times every night. Sometimes after the banging you'll find the men's handicapped bathroom stall locked. Second floor in the hr offices there's one hallway that smells like death for about 20 ft and then it's back to …
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Rolling Acres Road
Lady Lake, FL
48.9 miles from Raleigh, FL
Those traveling this road claim to often hear screams and roars from the surrounding forests throughout the length of Rolling Acres Road. A few have seen a bright white ghostly figure walking up and down the road. Locals refer to her as "Julia".
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Hotel Blanche
Lake City, FL
52.8 miles from Raleigh, FL
Gangster Al Capone was among the guests to stay at this one-time luxury hotel. These days, it is inhabited by businesses on the ground floor and office space on the second, but the third floor remains empty--except for the hotel's haunts. Witnesses here have described disembodied footsteps and voices, the …
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Walmart
Leesburg, FL
53.6 miles from Raleigh, FL
Various claims of footsteps, lights turning on and off, and merchandise flying off the shelves (literally).
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Olustee Battle Field
Baker, FL
53.9 miles from Raleigh, FL
Civil War reenactors claim to occasionally capture strange orbs in photographs, almost like they are soldiers' spirits interacting with the reenactments.
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Warren W. Willis United Methodist Camp
Fruitland Park, FL
54.4 miles from Raleigh, FL
Two cabins are alleged to be haunted: North Boys Cabin 5 - items are moved inside the cabin, particularly suitcases. Girls Cabin 41A - lights turn on and off, bathroom flushes on its own. No one feels threatened by these spirits - they just seem to be playful.
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Church of the Nazarene
Putnam, FL
54.4 miles from Raleigh, FL
There are accounts of an "old man" ghost haunting the church. He's been seen walking up and down the main aisle. Other accounts of a woman screaming in the nursery.
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Gobbler Road Campsites
Astor, FL
58.8 miles from Raleigh, FL
There's an area of trailer homes called the "Astor Campsites" on Gobble(r) Road in Astor, Florida where a "glowing white male" is reported to have been seen walking down the road at night. Mapping this location is a bit tricky because sometimes it comes up as "Turkey Drive" and other …
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Umatilla Cemetery
Umatilla, FL
59.2 miles from Raleigh, FL
Female screams, calls for help and other strange noises are heard in this cemetery late at night. Lots of orbs/mist photos have been taken here. Most of the activity centers on the older section, near the back of the cemetery.
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Stanna's Restaurant
Umatilla, FL
59.7 miles from Raleigh, FL
The ghost of a young woman is said to haunt this restaurant. Supposedly she hung herself on the third floor sometime in the early 1900s. Shadows of a woman in a long flowing dress are seen, and objects are thrown around in the women's bathroom. Cold spots are felt, and …
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