Haunted Places in Sam Rayburn, Texas



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    Grady Hill

    Many, Louisiana

    42.9 miles from Sam Rayburn, TX

    One of the numerous La Llorona or "weeping woman" haunting claims.


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    Diboll House

    Diboll, Texas

    44.5 miles from Sam Rayburn, TX

    This small residential property is believed to be haunted. It was apparently a former sector of a nursing home, before conversion to a one story house. Former resident reported being attacked by an aggressive entity, and of seeing a shadowy apparition running through the hallways at night. (Submitted by Callum Swift)


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    Sterne-Hoya House

    Nacogdoches, Texas

    51.9 miles from Sam Rayburn, TX

    An former housekeeper reported that she felt a happy presence in the house, and described a gentle pressure upon her body while in the attic. She encountered a negative feeling in the cellar.


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    Stephen F. Austin State University - Mays Hall 11

    Nacogdoches, Texas

    52.7 miles from Sam Rayburn, TX

    According to some reports, the building was once a hospital with a morgue in the basement. Other reports say the city hospital did not actually have a morgue in the basement. A 1940s-era ruined bomb shelter is said to be one one end. An eerie, negative feeling is said to ...


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    Stephen F. Austin State University - Griffith Hall

    Nacogdoches, Texas

    52.8 miles from Sam Rayburn, TX

    On the third floor, rumor has it that a female student once jumped out the window after playing with a Ouija board. Her ghost causes the lights in the shower room to flicker at the same time every night, at the exact time she died. Her apparition has been seen ...


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    Turner Auditorium

    Nacogdoches, Texas

    53 miles from Sam Rayburn, TX

    A ghost named Chester haunts the theater building, who is rumored to have been an architect of the building, but passed away before its completion. Legend has it that the building was erected backward and he killed himself in disgrace. His ghost has manifested as a face on a stage ...


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    Light of Saratoga - Bragg Road Ghost Lights

    Saratoga, Texas

    58 miles from Sam Rayburn, TX

    The Ghost Light is known to appear and disappear at night without a known cause. Some attribute the phenomena to swamp gas; others say it is the spirit of a railroad worker who was decapitated in a train accident and is searching for his head. The light is said to ...


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    Big Woods Cemetery

    Vinton, Louisiana

    63.2 miles from Sam Rayburn, TX

    Shadows and electrical interference are the two big ticket items to look for when visiting Big Woods cemetery.


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    Forest Lawn - Kissing Statue

    Beaumont, Texas

    64.7 miles from Sam Rayburn, TX

    Legend has it that at night at this cemetery, two statues awaken and kiss. So the story goes, if you shine car bright headlights on the man and woman statues from the driveway that runs behind them, they will come to life, turn around, and kiss. Another point of note ...


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    Holiday Inn

    Beaumont, Texas

    67 miles from Sam Rayburn, TX

    Security Cameras picked up a creepy shadow on the wall of the 2nd floor. There are no windows down this hall, and the camera was only activated by motion. Ghost hunters came to check this out and what they found was astonishing. The hotel is currently closed, ...


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    Lamar University - Sigma Phi Epsilon

    Beaumont, Texas

    70.7 miles from Sam Rayburn, TX

    Local tales say this house, purchased by the university in the 1980s, was once a dream house built by a farmer. After the farmer passed, it fell into disrepute as a brothel. Now a frat house, a ghost named Chester is said to reside here, making himself known by knocking, ...


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    Magnolia Plantation

    Cloutierville, Louisiana

    72.8 miles from Sam Rayburn, TX

    The 1830 Magnolia Plantation has a main plantation house, slaves' quarters, store, blacksmith shop and slave hospital. The site, built by Ambrose Lecomte II and his wife Julia Buard, is now owned by the National Park Service and is believed to be haunted by mistreated slaves. Reports say that the ...


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    Northwestern State University Campus

    Natchitoches, Louisiana

    73 miles from Sam Rayburn, TX

    A ghostly woman that students call Isabella is reported to haunt the campus.


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    Front Street

    Natchitoches, Louisiana

    73.9 miles from Sam Rayburn, TX

    The street is reported to be haunted by the ghost of a confederate soldier.


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    Elizabeth Town Hall

    Elizabeth, Louisiana

    74.8 miles from Sam Rayburn, TX

    Probably the only thing to beware at this town hall are the very sketchy rumors of it being haunted. Very little anecdotal evidence exists to support the claims, but we'll include it for the sake of completeness.


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    Calcasieu Courthouse

    Lake Charles, Louisiana

    75.6 miles from Sam Rayburn, TX

    Calcasieu Courthouse is said to be haunted by Toni Jo McQuiston (born Annie Beatrice McQuiston), a murderess and the only female to die in Louisiana’s electric chair. Toni was a beauty but a tough girl, into drugs and prostitution. But after she fell in love with Claude Henry (nicknamed Cowboy)at ...


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    Keachi Women's College

    Keachi, Louisiana

    78.1 miles from Sam Rayburn, TX

    Cold spots and ghostly moans are reported to happen on the second floor.


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    St. Maurice Plantation

    Natchitoches, Louisiana

    79.3 miles from Sam Rayburn, TX

    It is said that the ghost of a child comes from the cemetery and visits the manor home, making sudden noises or rushing past. He also likes to change the pages on the calendar. He is believed to have started the fire that burned the mansion down in 1980.


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    Buena Vista Plantation

    Sam Rayburn, Louisiana

    82.2 miles from Sam Rayburn, TX

    It's a plantation. In the south. It was used for a Civil War hospital. Of course it's haunted. The usual - civil war soldiers have been spotted. Currently a private home and not open to the public.


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    Ghost Lady of West 7th St

    Port Arthur, Texas

    82.7 miles from Sam Rayburn, TX

    It is said that one night, a woman was decapitated here as she was trying to cross the train's path while it was stopped. Folks say her ghost can be seen walking down the tracks.


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    The Historic Ott Hotel

    Liberty, Texas

    83 miles from Sam Rayburn, TX

    This 1928 historic hotel is said to be haunted by several spirits. Two are thought to be Anna and Joshua, a couple who were killed under mysterious circumstances while Anna was having an affair in the hotel in 1930. Oddly enough, they were said to have been killed by the ...


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    Historical Jail

    Colfax, Louisiana

    84.2 miles from Sam Rayburn, TX

    We are a local Paranormal Research Team filming and investigating places for the brand-new TV series, called True Ghost Stories. Upon our scouting and places to film and investigate for the show, we ran across the well known and documented place in Colfax Louisiana called " The Colfax Riot Of ...


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    Old Ellerbe School

    Shreveport, Louisiana

    88.9 miles from Sam Rayburn, TX

    Rumored to be haunted by the ghosts of children who died in a fire at the school.


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    Taylortown Tower

    Elm Grove, Louisiana

    94.9 miles from Sam Rayburn, TX

    It's an eerie looking tower standing all alone in a field. Of course people will say it's haunted. It pretty much has to be. Rumor has it that it is haunted by yet another jilted bride, who either died of a broken heart, hanged herself in grief, ...


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    Old Jail - Pea Farm

    Shreveport, Louisiana

    95.5 miles from Sam Rayburn, TX

    The old jail is reported to be haunted by former inmates, especially in the women's section of the jail. Those wishing to view it for themselves should be aware that the jail is owned by the GE plant next door and they do call the cops and prosecute anyone ...


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    Huntsman Chemcial Plant

    Conroe, Texas

    95.6 miles from Sam Rayburn, TX

    In the administrative building of the chemical plant, the apparition of a tall pale man has been seen wandering the corridors. He is believed to be a former worker who died in an explosion here. Doors open and close by themselves, and night patrol staff have reportedly been followed by ...


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    Old Greenwood Cemetery

    Greenwood, Louisiana

    95.7 miles from Sam Rayburn, TX

    It's a cemetery. Of course it's haunted.


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    Chambersea

    Anahuac, Texas

    97.4 miles from Sam Rayburn, TX

    The 1845 plantation-style mansion was formerly owned by surveyor general Thomas Jefferson Chambers, who was shot dead through a ground floor window in 1863. Local folk say that a shadow has been seen pacing the downstairs room where he was assassinated, and screams have been heard coming from the ...


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    Shreveport Municipal Memorial Auditorium

    Shreveport, Louisiana

    101.1 miles from Sam Rayburn, TX

    The 1920s art deco auditorium is known for its musical program, the Louisiana Hayride, on which Elvis Presley performed in 1954. Other greats who performed here include Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, and Johnny Horton. It is said to be haunted by an apparition of a young man who sits in ...


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    Potter Road

    Doyline, Louisiana

    101.5 miles from Sam Rayburn, TX

    Although the exact location of the accident site is not known, it is reported that four teenagers died in a drunken accident on this road decades ago and every year on the anniversary of their deaths blood runs from the tree they hit.


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    Spring Street Historical Museum

    Shreveport, Louisiana

    101.6 miles from Sam Rayburn, TX

    The Spring Street Historical Museum, housed inside the late-1800s Tally’s Bank Building, has a resident ghost thought to be Edward, a former bank manager who worked in the building. One story about Edward says that an employee was about to climb a ladder when he saw the heavy front door ...


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    Railroad Tracks

    Bossier City, Louisiana

    102.4 miles from Sam Rayburn, TX

    Supposedly the cries of a family who was killed on the tracks can be heard late at night.


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    Killough Monument

    Bullard, Texas

    103 miles from Sam Rayburn, TX

    Killough Monument stands in remembrance of the 1838 Killough Massacre, said to be the largest and last Native American attack in East Texas. Eighteen people were killed here, and it's said that at least some of their spirits have remained behind. Visitors have seen black apparitions and noticed strange feelings ...


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    Cinemark Tinseltown 17 and XD

    Spring, Texas

    105.1 miles from Sam Rayburn, TX

    This spot, as urban legend tells it, is haunted by the apparitions of a small boy and a man. They were said to have died in a trailer park long ago when one was murdered and the other burned to death in a fire. Witnesses have also heard voices and ...


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    Wunsche Brothers Cafe and Saloon

    Spring, Texas

    106.7 miles from Sam Rayburn, TX

    A benign and lively ghost apparently haunts this cafe in Spring, Texas. The ghost is believed to be the original owner Charlie Wunsche. Although the ghost appears more inclined to mischievous pranks - holding doors closed, hiding items and messing with electronics- he has been sighted by employees ...


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    Cork Grinders Wine and Coffee Bar

    Baytown, Texas

    107.5 miles from Sam Rayburn, TX

    I own a wine, craft beer and coffee bar in the historic district of Baytown, Texas. Our building is very eclectic and was built in the late 1920's. It was originally a theater (The Texan Theater). My staff and I sense a paranormal presence on a regular basis. Recently we ...


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    Bonnie and Clyde Ambush Site

    Gibsland, Louisiana

    110.1 miles from Sam Rayburn, TX

    They say that on the night of the full moon, you can hear the sounds of gunfire. Which doesn't make a whole lot of sense since Bonnie and Clyde died in the bright morning sunshine, but regardless, it's an interesting spot to visit, just a little pull out on the ...


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    First Line Apartments

    Pasadena, Texas

    116.2 miles from Sam Rayburn, TX

    The apparition of a woman in white haunts the apartment complex. She has been seen pacing the hallways and walking in and out of rooms in owners suites. She has also been seen by motorists staring down into the street late at night. Residents have reported hearing strange noises and ...


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    H.E.B. - Auto Zone

    Houston, Texas

    119.3 miles from Sam Rayburn, TX

    This site formerly was an H.E.B. grocery, and is now an Auto Zone. The ghost of a little girl has been seen walking in the back warehouse. Before the location was bought by H.E.B., it was there that she was murdered after being kidnapped.


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    Spaghetti Warehouse

    Houston, Texas

    119.5 miles from Sam Rayburn, TX

    Supposedly rife with spirited activity. The haunting tales usually center around an elevator shaft where one or more people plunged to their deaths.


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    Jefferson Davis Hospital

    Houston, Texas

    119.6 miles from Sam Rayburn, TX

    The hospital opened in 1925, and it had been built over an 1840s city cemetery that held thousands of graves. Many were unmarked, suspected to be cholera and yellow fever victims. Although some gravesites were moved, it is said that the actual remains were not transferred along with them. The ...


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    Jefferson Davis Hospital - Elder Street Artists Lofts

    Houston, Texas

    119.6 miles from Sam Rayburn, TX

    Elder Street Artists Lofts, formerly the Jefferson Davis Hospital, is said to be haunted by deceased hospital patients. The activity here is said to stem from the fact that the site was built over an 1800s cemetery where about 3,000 Civil War and yellow fever victims were buried. Before the ...


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    La Carafe

    Houston, Texas

    119.7 miles from Sam Rayburn, TX


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    La Carafe

    Houston, Texas

    119.7 miles from Sam Rayburn, TX

    The unoccupied second floor is the site of most of the haunting claims. People report ghostly footsteps and items moving as well as the full-body apparition of a large black male ghost.


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    Bob Casey Federal Courthouse

    Houston, Texas

    120 miles from Sam Rayburn, TX

    This courthouse is said to be haunted by a former judge who died after complications from surgery. Apparently, unable to let his work go, even after death, he continues to haunt the building. People claim that his chambers are colder than the rest of the building (no reports ...


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    Old Downtown Library - Julia Ideson Building

    Houston, Texas

    120.2 miles from Sam Rayburn, TX

    Reported to be haunted by the ghost of a former caretaker and his dog.


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    Patterson Street

    Houston, Texas

    121.2 miles from Sam Rayburn, TX

    Some say if you drive down the street slowly you will see black figures begin to follow the car and see handprints appear on the windows. The car will feel very cold in spots.


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    2309 Wichita Street

    Houston, Texas

    122.3 miles from Sam Rayburn, TX

    The unusually pointy and turreted private home at 2309 Wichita St., made up of half-timbered gables, spires and rooftop decks, is rumored to be haunted, perhaps by former owner and former VA nurse Charles Fondow, who passed away in 2011 in a Barbados hospital at age 64 after becoming ill ...


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    Kingsgate Village

    Houston, Texas

    129.6 miles from Sam Rayburn, TX

    The ghost of a girl apparently haunts the apartment complex. There's a story of her ghost seeking revenge and killing her unfaithful boyfriend but the story is so obviously the product of an overactive, watched-too-many-B-movies mentality that we can't be bothered to reproduce here. Just because one believes ...


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    Biomedical Engineering Building

    Ruston, Louisiana

    129.6 miles from Sam Rayburn, TX

    A former hospital this site is said to be haunted by the ghosts of patients who died.


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