Haunted Places in Simpson, North Carolina



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    Tar River

    Tarboro, North Carolina

    26.1 miles from Simpson, NC

    In a Revolutionary War tale, a miller and patriot was drowned in the river by a group of British soldiers. Before he died, he threatened that if they killed him, they would be haunted by a banshee. According to the tale, the banshee appeared, killed the soldiers, and avenged the ...


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    New Berne House Inn

    New Bern, North Carolina

    34.9 miles from Simpson, NC

    Though no longer currently operating as an inn, this old brick home was said to have had two haunted rooms. The owners received multiple reports from guests of various "odd occurrences" that happened during different stays.


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    Attmore-Oliver House

    New Bern, North Carolina

    34.9 miles from Simpson, NC

    Originally built in 1790, the Attmore-Oliver House is reported to be haunted by poltergeists, possibly stemming from the last private owner or from deaths during a long-ago smallpox epidemic. The large historic home, normally used for Society functions, is open for tours by appointment.


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    Harvey Mansion Historic Inn

    New Bern, North Carolina

    35.2 miles from Simpson, NC

    Established in the early part of the 1800's it is one of the last remaining original buildings in the town. People claim that a woman in period dress glides through the dining room and through walls of the restaurant located in this Inn. Some people also say that ...


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    Foscue Plantation House

    Pollocksville, North Carolina

    37.2 miles from Simpson, NC

    Foscue Plantation House was constructed in 1824 and is said to be haunted by the ghosts of slaves from the 1800s. According to reports, slaves were chained in the attic and their cries and moans are said to ring out at night. A legend about the staircase says that slaves' ...


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    Somerset Place

    Creswell, North Carolina

    51.3 miles from Simpson, NC

    The Somerset Plantation house and its grounds are believed to be haunted by the former lady of the house, who screams and cries. Folks in the know say she is mourning the death of her son, who drowned in an irrigation canal.


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    Chowan University

    Murfreesboro, North Carolina

    60.3 miles from Simpson, NC

    Chowan University has a ghostly "Brown Lady" on the third floor of its Columns Building. Her footsteps have been heard, and security guards have chased her thinking she was a prankster. And at Belks Hall, the ghost of a little girl who fell down the stairs while riding a tricycle ...


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    Bentonville Battlefield

    Four Oaks, North Carolina

    61.8 miles from Simpson, NC

    Phantom gunfire and shouts have been heard on the battlefield at night, and the ghost of a girl who died of tuberculosis is believed to haunt an upstairs room in the plantation house.


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    Louisburg College

    Louisburg, North Carolina

    67.9 miles from Simpson, NC

    Louisburg College, founded in 1787, is a private Methodist institution with many suspected ghosts. Its Main Building, used as a hospital during the Civil War, is haunted by a little boy with no face. Voices and sounds abound here, and other ghosts are suspected to call the building home. In ...


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    Patterson-Noble-Baker House

    Louisburg, North Carolina

    67.9 miles from Simpson, NC

    The circa-1820 Patterson-Noble-Baker House was a plantation home originally, but now serves as a private home. Reports say it is a hot spot for paranormal activity, and ghost hunters have recorded EVPs inside.


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    Cousin Martha's Bed and Breakfast

    Beaufort, North Carolina

    68.5 miles from Simpson, NC

    According to "Haunted Inns of the Southeast," guests and staff regularly hear "giggling and footsteps" in the upper floor of the house, when no one else is around. (Seems only to be expected at an inn that sells a trademarked line of spice products called "Satan's Breath"!)


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    Elizabeth Inn - Sabiston House

    Beaufort, North Carolina

    68.6 miles from Simpson, NC

    Built by Capt. Sabiston in the 1850s, it is believed he still haunts the place to this day. The Elizabeth Inn is unfortunately now closed.


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    Alston House - Cryptozoology and Paranormal Museum

    Littleton, North Carolina

    68.7 miles from Simpson, NC

    The Alston House is home to many disembodied voices. Items in the house have moved, reappeared and disappeared again. Contractor had to stop working and leave the house because he felt there was a presence with him. (Submitted by Stephen Barcelo)


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    Mordecai House

    Raleigh, North Carolina

    77.5 miles from Simpson, NC

    The oldest part of Mordecai House, part of a public park, dates to around 1785 and was constructed by Joel Lane for his son Henry. The name of the house changed when Moses Mordecai married Margaret Lane in 1817. It is said to be haunted by family member Mary Willis ...


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    Nell Cropsey House

    Elizabeth City, North Carolina

    77.9 miles from Simpson, NC

    The Nell Cropsey House is a private home that is known for its namesake ghost, the beautiful Nell Cropsey. She moved here with her parents in 1898. She became engaged to the sheriff's son Jim Wilcox, but in 1901, she vanished from the house. Jim was arrested on suspicion of ...


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    North Carolina State University

    Raleigh, North Carolina

    80.1 miles from Simpson, NC

    The ghostly campus legends at North Carolina State University include a haunting by a student who threw herself off the roof of the D.H. Hill Library in the 1980s (her silhouette is occasionally spotted on the roof) and a construction worker who haunts the Bell Tower.


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    Bellamy Mansion

    Wilmington, North Carolina

    99.9 miles from Simpson, NC

    Bellamy Mansion is believed to be haunted by members of the Bellamy family and their servants. Investigators have recorded several EVPs and witnessed slamming doors.


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    USS North Carolina

    Wilmington, North Carolina

    100.1 miles from Simpson, NC

    The World War II battleship is believed to be haunted by a blond sailor who shows up in passageways and another sailor who peeks out from portholes. Witnesses say hatch doors slam, cold spots are felt and footsteps are heard.


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    Gaffos House

    Portsmouth, Virginia

    102.9 miles from Simpson, NC

    This late eighteenth century house is now a private residence, but the house is believed to be home to a single apparition. Visitors to the house have reported various sightings of the apparition of a sea captain on the stairs and in the attic of the house. People have heard ...


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    The Glencoe Inn

    Portsmouth, Virginia

    103 miles from Simpson, NC

    This 1890 Victorian inn, originally built as a home for a family of Scottish immigrants, is said to be haunted by one of its old residents. The apparition of an elderly lady is seen looking over her beloved roses in the establishment's Rose Garden.


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    Smithfield Station

    Smithfield, Virginia

    103.8 miles from Simpson, NC

    Smithfield Station is a restaurant frequented not only by the living. Witnesses say the apparition of a man can be seen sitting at the bar late at night when the place is closed. Some say he's the spirit of a man who long ago left the bar and drowned in ...


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    Page House Inn

    Norfolk, Virginia

    104.2 miles from Simpson, NC


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    Ferry Plantation House

    Virginia Beach, Virginia

    110 miles from Simpson, NC

    This colonial and plantation era house is said to be home to 11 ghosts, including Henry, a former slave; Sally Rebecca Walke, who mourns the loss of her soldier lover; former resident and painter Thomas Williamson; a Lady in White who is said to have fallen down the stairs in ...


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    Howmet Plant

    Hampton, Virginia

    110.9 miles from Simpson, NC

    1 Howmet Dr. Hampton, Va, 23661. Back in the early 1980's I was a security guard working through the Wackenhut Corp, at the Howmet plant in Hampton, Virginia. One hot and misty night I saw what I thought was a young woman wearing a gossamer gown wandering in front ...


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    Adam Thoroughgood House

    Virginia Beach, Virginia

    111.9 miles from Simpson, NC

    Employees at this circa-1719 house museum have seen the apparition of a woman in Colonial-period clothing. The red-haired woman has been seen in various places on the premises wearing different Colonial dresses.


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    The Chamberlin

    Hampton, Virginia

    112.2 miles from Simpson, NC

    The Chamberlin was once a historic hotel that welcomed the likes of George Washington. However, it has been renovated and is now a senior living facility. The top floor, according to rumor, is closed because of the many apparitions that freely roam there. One story about this building tells of ...


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    Fort Monroe

    Hampton, Virginia

    112.6 miles from Simpson, NC

    The official Fort Monroe was completed in 1834, although the spot has housed some sort of headquarters or fortification since the early 1600s. Witnesses claim that the site is haunted by the ghost of Abraham Lincoln, as well as that of Jefferson Davis, who was imprisoned here after being falsely ...


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    The Cavalier Hotel

    Virginia Beach, Virginia

    114.9 miles from Simpson, NC

    Famous folks such as Al Capone and Woodrow Wilson stayed at this 1927 swank establishment, and it is from one of its windows that Adolph Coors of brewery fame jumped to his death in the 1929. Also, the previous owner is said to have shot himself in the hotel. Reports ...


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    Old Tram Road Light

    Whiteville, North Carolina

    124.7 miles from Simpson, NC

    A light comes out of the swamp and chases you as you drive down Old Tram Road. (Submitted by Brian)


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    Heartbeat Bridge

    Nakina, North Carolina

    126.1 miles from Simpson, NC

    Shadowy figures can be seen. Lights in the woods sounds of a heart beat can be heard. (Submitted by Brian)


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