Haunted Places in Yankee Lake, Ohio
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Hell's Corners
Hubbard, OH
8.7 miles from Yankee Lake, OH
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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Kline Opera House
Cortland, OH
9.4 miles from Yankee Lake, OH
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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Pauni Apartments
Cortland, OH
9.8 miles from Yankee Lake, OH
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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Kinsman General Store
Kinsman, OH
12.3 miles from Yankee Lake, OH
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
12.3 miles from Yankee Lake, OH
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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Warren City Hall
Warren, OH
13.4 miles from Yankee Lake, OH
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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Austintown Log House
Canfield, OH
16.5 miles from Yankee Lake, OH
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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Downtown New Castle
New Castle, PA
21.7 miles from Yankee Lake, OH
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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Hill View Manor
New Castle, PA
25.1 miles from Yankee Lake, OH
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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Grove City College
Grove City, PA
26.6 miles from Yankee Lake, OH
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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Egypt Road Bridge
Salem, OH
27.0 miles from Yankee Lake, OH
The closed Egypt Road Bridge, or Crybaby Bridge, is haunted day and night by the sound of a crying baby. Legend has it that a baby went missing while its parents were fighting, and it fell over the side of the bridge. The scream of its mother and the crying …
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Knickerbocker Hotel
Linesville, PA
27.9 miles from Yankee Lake, OH
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
28.5 miles from Yankee Lake, OH
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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133 Kiester Road
Slippery Rock, PA
30.5 miles from Yankee Lake, OH
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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Days Inn Meadville
Meadville, PA
32.1 miles from Yankee Lake, OH
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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Summit Cut Bridge
Darlington, PA
32.7 miles from Yankee Lake, OH
On Shenango Road, just before it meets Ashwood Road, is Summit Cut Bridge (sometimes incorrectly referred to as Summer Cut Bridge). The bridge, locals say, has a ghostly white lady. Legend has it that she fell off the bridge onto the railroad tracks in 1894. Her spirit is said to …
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Snyder Cemetery
Slippery Rock, PA
35.4 miles from Yankee Lake, OH
Numerous paranormal events are reported at this location, but few precise details are available.
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Punderson Manor
Geauga, OH
36.3 miles from Yankee Lake, OH
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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Glamorgan Castle
Alliance, OH
37.3 miles from Yankee Lake, OH
The 1905 Glamorgan Castle, according to legend, is haunted by former owner Colonel Morgan of Morgan Engineering Company fame, who died in 1928. Guided tours are offered here throughout the year.
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Harmony Inn
Harmony, PA
39.4 miles from Yankee Lake, OH
Local legend has it that this restaurant is haunted by two spirits: a ghost named Louie and the apparition of a woman. Louie was allegedly killed right outside on the inn's front steps. The ghostly woman is seen near the entranceway, between the bar and the dining room.
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Chagrin Valley Athletic Club
Chagrin Falls, OH
39.5 miles from Yankee Lake, OH
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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Chestnut Grove Cemetery
Ashtabula, OH
42.1 miles from Yankee Lake, OH
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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Kelly Road
Industry, PA
42.6 miles from Yankee Lake, OH
This road, also called the Mystery Mile by residents, is said to be haunted. What else could the explanation be for strange white apparitions and the tendency for animals here to turn from tame to fierce and bloodthirsty? Strange sounds are also heard along this road and in the forest …
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Regal Vineyards and Mansion
Madison, OH
43.0 miles from Yankee Lake, OH
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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Kingsville Public Library
Kingsville, OH
43.5 miles from Yankee Lake, OH
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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J.C. Thompson Building
East Liverpool, OH
44.7 miles from Yankee Lake, OH
This building dates back to 1892, and is rumored to have once housed both a speakeasy and a brothel. Under new ownership and recently restored as of July 2014, numerous paranormal occurrences have been recorded here in the basement and elsewhere. It is believed multiple spirits reside here.
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The Step Above Lounge and Wine Bar
Geneva, OH
45.2 miles from Yankee Lake, OH
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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Riverside Inn
Cambridge Springs, PA
45.8 miles from Yankee Lake, OH
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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Lake County History Center
Painesville, OH
46.0 miles from Yankee Lake, OH
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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Cleveland Hotel
Conneaut, OH
46.8 miles from Yankee Lake, OH
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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Rider's Inn
Painesville, OH
47.4 miles from Yankee Lake, OH
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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U.S. Route 322
Cranberry, PA
48.4 miles from Yankee Lake, OH
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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James A. Garfield National Historical Site
Mentor, OH
49.1 miles from Yankee Lake, OH
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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Squire's Castle
Willoughby Hills, OH
49.2 miles from Yankee Lake, OH
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
49.2 miles from Yankee Lake, OH
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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Brush Creek Inn
Warrendale, PA
49.2 miles from Yankee Lake, OH
Keep watch for airborne bottles if you visit Brush Creek Inn! It is said that the spirits at the restaurant will shatter bottles at the bar or hurl them across the room. Witnesses also have reported that the windows open and close by themselves and furniture flips over.
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Guggenheim Air Institute
Akron, OH
49.8 miles from Yankee Lake, OH
This building has been abandoned for over fifty years, but people driving past still report seeing ghostly lights moving around the upper levels of the building, and hearing strange noises when no one is around. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Fairport Harbor Marine Museum and Lighthouse
Fairport Harbor, OH
50.1 miles from Yankee Lake, OH
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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Homestead House Bed and Breakfast
Willoughby, OH
50.7 miles from Yankee Lake, OH
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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University of Akron
Akron, OH
50.7 miles from Yankee Lake, OH
The University of Akron, founded in 1870 by the Universalist Church, has a few buildings rumored ot be haunted. One of them is the Sigma Nu House. Campus legend has it that a sorority girl hanged herself in the boiler room and her spirit lingers here to this day. Another …
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Akron Civic Theatre
Akron, OH
51.1 miles from Yankee Lake, OH
One of Akron Civic Theatre's ghosts is Fred the Janitor, who died during his shift and now returns to finish his work. He is said to get angry at people who mess up the restrooms. Another apparition of a well-dressed man appears sitting up in the balcony from time to …
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Gudgeonville Covered Bridge
Girard, PA
51.9 miles from Yankee Lake, OH
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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Hamlin Hall
University Heights, OH
52.2 miles from Yankee Lake, OH
Hamlin Hall has a haunt. Who is he? The apparition and cold spots that appear and disappear around a stairwell are said to belong to a young man who passed away inside the building.
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Old Hercules Engine Factory
Canton, OH
53.4 miles from Yankee Lake, OH
This historic abandoned building is haunted by several terrifying entities. In the section of the building that was previously an army training unit, an aggressive entity pushes visitors around, and has been known to swear or threaten those present during visits. Factory appliances move around by themselves, and cold spots …
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Edmund Gleason Farmhouse
Valley View, OH
54.5 miles from Yankee Lake, OH
This historic farmhouse property is rumoured to have a whole horde of ghostly inhabitants. Passing motorists claim to have seen the figure of a spectral woman standing at windows, and have seen strange lights moving from room to room on the downstairs level. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Burnt Wood Tavern
Brecksville, OH
55.3 miles from Yankee Lake, OH
This popular local eatery and restaurant is haunted by a former owner, who passed away several years ago and is still attempting to run his establishment. He has been known to welcome new staff members to the restaurant, and calls out peoples names. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Eagle Hotel
Waterford, PA
55.5 miles from Yankee Lake, OH
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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Rose Hill Burial Park
Fairlawn, OH
55.6 miles from Yankee Lake, OH
Rose Hill Burial Park, founded in the 1920s, is haunted by a ghostly lady in white and ghost lights that witnesses say appear toward the back of the graveyard, possibly near the Jewish section.
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4604 Turney Road
Garfield Heights, OH
55.8 miles from Yankee Lake, OH
This historic apartment has a darker history, and has a terrifying haunting associated with the building. In the early 1940's, a mass brawl occurred on the upper floor, and several people were murdered. Staff in stores below the apartments claim to hear thumps, screams and the sound of a body …
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Depreciation Lands Museum
Hampton Township, PA
56.4 miles from Yankee Lake, OH
A rather helpful man in a long coat and out-of-date boots has been responsible for catching a painter's ladder after the man lost his balance, catching a cleaning woman who fell, fixing a broken window, and saving a group of girl scouts when the ceiling collapsed over them. (Submitted by …
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