Haunted Places in Springboro, Pennsylvania
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Knickerbocker Hotel
Linesville, PA
10.3 miles from Springboro, PA
This historic hotel is not your average lodging place. Yes, you can spend the night for a fee, but as they will tell you, you won't sleep. The paranormal activity is said to be rich here, because some guests checked in but did not check out.
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Hotel Conneaut
Conneaut Lake, PA
11.9 miles from Springboro, PA
Several ghosts are said to haunt this hotel including a ghost bride who allegedly died in a fire, a young child who died after falling down the stairs, and even a mad butcher who was dismembered in the kitchen. If you are looking for a haunted room, the Elizabeth's room …
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Gudgeonville Covered Bridge
Girard, PA
13.6 miles from Springboro, PA
Even though the bridge was destroyed by an arsonist in 2008, activity has not stopped. EVP's are picked up; a little girl (believed to be a girl who fell from nearby cliffs) is thought to be one of the voices that is picked up as well other unrecognizable voices. Light …
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Cleveland Hotel
Conneaut, OH
13.8 miles from Springboro, PA
This century-old building was purchased in 2012 and is slated to be renovated into condominiums. It was once a fashionable hotel, but fell into disrepair and was known as a hang-out for the homeless for several decades. There are rumors about a "ghost bride" that some believe to haunt the …
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Days Inn Meadville
Meadville, PA
16.1 miles from Springboro, PA
Witnesses at this Days Inn have been startled to see apparitions in the main building's kitchen and second-floor hallway. Spirits are said to tamper with the radio and lights, and unexplained footsteps and thumps have been heard from vacant rooms and in the hallways. Doors also have been known to …
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Riverside Inn
Cambridge Springs, PA
16.3 miles from Springboro, PA
At this historic 1880s inn, the spirits have been known to crawl into bed with guests, dance in the ballroom to ghostly music, and open and close the doors.
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Kingsville Public Library
Kingsville, OH
17.0 miles from Springboro, PA
In the older section of 1885 Kingsville Public Library, folks say the apparition of a man in a tall black hat wanders the stacks. Strange noises and events have been reported as well. Many believe the library is haunted by several spirits.
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Axe Murder Hollow
McKean, PA
19.4 miles from Springboro, PA
On the dirt roads and wooded area behind Thomas Rd is where an axe murderer supposedly went on a rampage. One of the victims, a young woman, has been reported running and screaming as if she is being chased. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)
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Chestnut Grove Cemetery
Ashtabula, OH
21.6 miles from Springboro, PA
Chestnut Grove Cemetery was once an Erie burial ground and, since its establishment in 1819, has seen the burial of over 18,000 folks. Twenty-five of them were victims of a local train disaster in 1876. The Pacific Express fell into the river when the bridge collapsed, killing between 80 and …
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Eagle Hotel
Waterford, PA
22.1 miles from Springboro, PA
At this 1826 former hotel building, a restuarant called Sugar 'n Spice occupies the first floor and the second and third floors are a history museum. Mysterious sounds have been reported here, such as voices calling your name when no one is there, and a baby crying. Items are moved …
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Erie Cemetery
Erie, PA
25.9 miles from Springboro, PA
There's blackened areas as if they have burned; some say that they have been scorched in Satanic rituals. Visitors feel as if they are being followed or like someone is standing behind them. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)
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The Brewerie at Union Station
Erie, PA
26.6 miles from Springboro, PA
A girl named Clara fell down the staircase here; staff, visitors, and investigators believe that she is still here, even creating a beer dedicated to the beloved ghost! (Submitted by Chris Berglund)
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Watson-Curtze Mansion
Erie, PA
26.6 miles from Springboro, PA
General Anthony Wayne was initially buried here, but he was boiled down by his family before being transferred to a family plot. The cauldron itself is still located here and is said to rattle and make noises. A little girl is also said to be seen on the second floor …
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Cathedral of St Paul
Erie, PA
26.9 miles from Springboro, PA
Members of the congregation believe a little girl named Katie still remains here. After her death in a car accident, members would report hearing a jovial laugh similar to Katie's, but also the sound of heavy objects moving around in empty rooms. The church organ has played by itself before …
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Nicky's Pub
Erie, PA
26.9 miles from Springboro, PA
Before it was Nicky's Pub, this building served as a variety of business venues, even rumored to have mafia and prostitution connections. Nowadays, guests have reported a man in a long coat floating along the East Hallway. Guests have reported the common paranormal phenomenon (disembodied voices, electronic devices acting strangely, …
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Gannon University
Erie, PA
26.9 miles from Springboro, PA
Legend has it that a fraternity costume party had a guest dressed as a cowboy who disappeared upstairs, then was responsible for poltergeist activity inside of the house. While that story is more debatable, students commonly report activity in Schuster Theatre. (Submitted by Chris Berglund)
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Kinsman General Store
Kinsman, OH
27.1 miles from Springboro, PA
This old-fashioned general store is believed to have a ghostly inhabitant in the basement, and is generally off limits to the public and visitors. Staff have reported seeing an old man smoking a pipe in the basement, and visitors have also smelt the overwhelming aroma of tobacco smoke on all …
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Market Square Building
Kinsman, OH
27.1 miles from Springboro, PA
This building features both an old-fashioned book store and a fascinating antiques market, which are both believed to be haunted. In the book store section of the building, staff report an entity that pushes books off shelves, and has been known to rearrange furniture while they are in the basement. …
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The Step Above Lounge and Wine Bar
Geneva, OH
29.0 miles from Springboro, PA
The Step Above is a bar housed over a restaurant that closes earlier, and bar patrons have seen shadowy figures moving about inside the locked restaurant after closing.
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Wintergreen Gorge
Erie, PA
29.0 miles from Springboro, PA
The ghost of a boy, named Tim (who died in his twenties, but appears as a child) and his dog (Dutch) have been seen along the trails. The pair would often hike there until Dutch died; Tim was later killed in a car accident but has been reported here. (Submitted …
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Old Crowley Mansion Site
Erie, PA
31.5 miles from Springboro, PA
The home that once occupied this area was said to be Erie's first haunted house, but now, only a field remains here. The Crowley family were rich, but plagued with tragedy including murder, illness, and untimely death. One of those who was murdered (by his wife) chose to torment her …
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Regal Vineyards and Mansion
Madison, OH
32.6 miles from Springboro, PA
This historic mansion and vineyard has now returned to its use after being boarded up for a long period of time. It was originally built by immigrants, but abandoned after a family tragedy. Staff immediately began to report a vortex in the building, and various cold spots. The tip of …
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Pauni Apartments
Cortland, OH
36.8 miles from Springboro, PA
These recently constructed apartments were built over the top of an ancient burial ground, and residents have reported paranormal occurrences in the building ever since. Doors open and close by themselves, objects move around by themselves and the apparition of a man in a sombrero has been seen in the …
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Kline Opera House
Cortland, OH
37.3 miles from Springboro, PA
This historic opera house was formerly the town church, built in the mid nineteenth century and the first in the surrounding county. The ghostly events surrounding the opera house began in the 1980's, when staff closing up the opera house for the night began to hear loud crashing noises and …
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Jaquins Pond
Clymer, NY
42.2 miles from Springboro, PA
Jaquin's Pond is legendary in local ghost stories. The area is basically a swampy woodland with some narrow dirt roads through it and three bridges. All three bridges are said to be haunted by George, a former school bus driver who killed himself in despair when a little boy died …
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Lake County History Center
Painesville, OH
44.3 miles from Springboro, PA
Now housing the Lake County History Center, this imposing building was for many years, the Poor House. In the 1800s, and up until the 1970s, this was the place of last resort for the indigent, abandoned, and in many cases, insane. Both men and women were housed there, in separate …
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Warren City Hall
Warren, OH
45.3 miles from Springboro, PA
This historic mansion was built in 1871, and was turned into the town hall sometime later. The grounds of the beautiful mansion are haunted by a woman responsible for the death of her beloved nephew, who has been seen wandering around after hours calling his name, Night staff also report …
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Rider's Inn
Painesville, OH
46.3 miles from Springboro, PA
A Civil War soldier's ghost is said to stand near the windows and wave. Also, the spirit of a former innkeeper's wife named Suzanne is said to reside here as well. Suzanne is said to have come to the door in her nightgown to let guests in when the owners …
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Hell's Corners
Hubbard, OH
46.5 miles from Springboro, PA
In Hubbard, Ohio, the area where Pathour Wheeler Road and John White Road intersect is known to locals as "Hell's Corners." It is said that a young native American boy was shot on this spot many years ago, and that a jail once stood here where many hangings took place. …
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Fairport Harbor Marine Museum and Lighthouse
Fairport Harbor, OH
46.9 miles from Springboro, PA
Legend has it that an 1870s lighthouse keeper, Captain Joseph Babcock, gave his wife many cats to keep her company when she was bedridden. Today, one of those cats remains behind, a ghostly gray cat that does that playful cat-skitter across the kitchen floor in the second-floor living quarters. The …
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Grove City College
Grove City, PA
47.0 miles from Springboro, PA
Grove City College's Lily Room is the stuff of legend. Campus lore says it's a locked-up room in a girls' dorm in which a girl hanged herself. Rumor has it the room was locked for 15 years and when it was opened again, her lily perfume was still heavy in …
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Punderson Manor
Geauga, OH
49.6 miles from Springboro, PA
It is alleged that the original owner of Punderson manor committed suicide by drifting out on the lake in a bathtub, and then, when he reached the middle, he pulled the plug and drowned. Why precisely he would have chosen this method is not known, whether it actually occurred like …
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U.S. Route 322
Cranberry, PA
50.5 miles from Springboro, PA
General Anthony Wayne was buried, unearthed, then boiled so he could be transferred to his family grave. It is said that he lost some bones along the way and was reburied as an incomplete body. Some people still see him wandering along this road (used to transfer him); he is …
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Hunter Mansion
Tidioute, PA
50.6 miles from Springboro, PA
The library of the 1874 mansion is rumoured to be haunted. The apparition of a woman in an old-fashioned dress, perhaps the wife of the original owner, has appeared to visitors on several occasions. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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James A. Garfield National Historical Site
Mentor, OH
51.4 miles from Springboro, PA
James A. Garfield National Historical Site, former residence of president James A. Garfield, is believed to be haunted by Garfield's wife Lucretia. Security personnel have heard Lucretia walking upstairs at night and she has been known to turn lights on after the guards turn them off. She also is said …
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133 Kiester Road
Slippery Rock, PA
53.8 miles from Springboro, PA
The house at this address is apparently haunted by a malevolent spirit that many people believe to be Sam Mohawk a Native American mass murderer who was hanged for murdering a woman and her five children near the place this house stands.
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Austintown Log House
Canfield, OH
54.4 miles from Springboro, PA
There have been reported sightings of the apparition of a headless soldier in the historic log cabin. He is seen in various rooms of the house, as well as by motorists driving past the house in an upstairs window. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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McClurg Museum
Westfield, NY
54.4 miles from Springboro, PA
The 1818 mansion that's now the McClurg Museum was originally built by James McClurg, son of a wealthy industrialist, as his stately private residence. It is said to be haunted by the ghost of a maid. Children on a fourth-grade field trip encountered the ghost, whom they described as a …
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Homestead House Bed and Breakfast
Willoughby, OH
54.6 miles from Springboro, PA
This historic mansion is haunted by Sarah and Alonzo Gunn, who formerly owned the house when it was a private residence. Guests and owners have reportedly heard footsteps, and seen the apparitions of a woman in a shawl and a man in a top hat and old-fashioned cape. (Submitted by …
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Downtown New Castle
New Castle, PA
55.2 miles from Springboro, PA
New Castle's downtown and Historical North Hill have several haunted locations including the old Stritmater Building, the Wallace House, the Historical Society's Greer-Clavelli Mansion, the old Temple Building, and the Joseph White House. Apparitions have been seen in some of the buildings and ghost hunters have recorded activity in others. …
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Chagrin Valley Athletic Club
Chagrin Falls, OH
55.8 miles from Springboro, PA
This historic building now houses the county athletic club, but was formerly a schoolhouse. During its history, a cruel schoolmistress punished a girl to the extent that she died, leading to the closure of the school and the basis of the haunting that occurs nowadays. People in the quiet library …
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The Village Casino
Bemus Point, NY
55.8 miles from Springboro, PA
The Village Casino is a teen dance hall rumored to be haunted by the ghost of former teenaged chef Jordan Basile, who died in an explosion due to a malfunctioning oven. The ghost makes himself known by causing food to disappear and dancers to trip over nothing on the dance …
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Hotel Lenhart
Bemus Point, NY
55.9 miles from Springboro, PA
Hotel Lenhart, which dates back to 1880s, was rebuilt in 1890 after a fire and partially restored again in 1941, after another fire. An unknown haunt is said to reside in the building, opening and closing doors and tugging at the hair of visitors.
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Squire's Castle
Willoughby Hills, OH
56.2 miles from Springboro, PA
Squire's Castle is only a shell of a castle built in the 1890s by Feargus B. Squire. It was meant to be the gatekeeper's house for his future country estate, never built. Now Squire's Castle is open to the public, and it is said to be haunted by Squire's wife …
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Squire's Castle
Willoughby Hills, OH
56.2 miles from Springboro, PA
Squire's Castle is actually a 3-story stone caretaker's cottage for a never-built mansion, and legend has it that it's home to an unhappy female ghost. Feargus B. Squire planned to built a mansion as well, but until then, his family took up residence in the cottage. His wife hated the …
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Dewittville Cemetery - Poor House Cemetery
Dewittville, NY
56.8 miles from Springboro, PA
Dewittville Cemetery, aka Poor House Cemetery, was a place to bury the poor folks who were housed here and passed away. The cemetery was in use between 1833 and 1918, although grave markers weren't used until 1869. The cemetery, barn and woods are said to be full of spirits who …
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Hill View Manor
New Castle, PA
57.9 miles from Springboro, PA
The historic manor was once a nursing home, and folks claimed the spirit of a little boy would pay a visit now and then. It was said that those who saw him would pass away shortly. Witnesses also have reported full-body manifestations that float through walls.
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Snyder Cemetery
Slippery Rock, PA
59.9 miles from Springboro, PA
Numerous paranormal events are reported at this location, but few precise details are available.
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Lucille Ball Little Theatre
Jamestown, NY
61.6 miles from Springboro, PA
According to rumors, the historic Lucille Ball Little Theatre has been the setting for many reports of ghostly apparitions and other paranormal phenomena.
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Hollenbeck Cemetery
Jamestown, NY
62.4 miles from Springboro, PA
Tiny Hollenbeck Cemetery, with about 25 graves, hasn't been used since before the turn of the century. But legends abound about the place; folks have witnessed a headless horseman, a woman in white, ghostly babies crying, screams for help, knocking sounds, orbs, and tombstones that are said to have disappeared. …
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