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Haunted Places
Haunted Places in Tennessee and the Southeast U.S.
As researched by: Paranormal Spectrum
The following locations are reputed to be haunted. We will add haunted sites frequently to this page as we research them.
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Haunted Hotels & Places to Stay in Tennessee & Surrounding!
Haunted Bridges & Roads
Haunted Churches
Haunted Graveyards
Abandonded Buildings & Houses that are Haunted
Haunted Battlefields
Haunted Caves
Haunted Hospitals & Sanatoriums
Haunted Towns
Historic & Haunted Houses
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Haunted Hotels
Haunted Bridges & Roads 
Haunted Churches
Haunted Hospitals & Sanatoriums
Haunted Battlefields
Haunted Graveyards
Haunted Abandoned Buildings
Haunted Caverns
Adams, TN - The Bell Witch Cave & Farm
I waited for months to finally see the legendary Bell Witch Cave in Adams, TN. The infamous haunting surpasses most ghost stories, as the entity that uprooted the lives of the Bell Family seemed more intelligent and more visible than any spirit documented in the state of Tennessee thus far. I want to share my experience of the visit, but first here is a brief summary of the haunting of the Bell Witch Farm:
(Read More on The Bell Witch & see our pictures...)
Caryville, TN - Red Ash Coal Towers & Cemetery
Every rural town in the South could have a haunted legend attached to it. But some places fit the description a little more than others. In Caryville, TN there is such a place, an 8-10 mile stretch of road that once ran through a mining town, known to some as “Red Ash”. It is easily found on the map as Old Highway 63. There are many tales of death and haunting along this road...
(Read More about Red Ash & See Our Pictures...)
*Side note: There have been several people who have seen "hellhounds" in the Red Ash area. On two separate visits we did see 2 "black" stray dogs, not together but not far from each other. Maybe at night their glowing eyes and trips through the woods could cause alarm or confusion.
Alcoa, TN - The Millennium Manor - AKA The Stone House
The Nicholson’s believed that as long as they kept working on the stone house that they would have eternal life. This part of the story seems eerily true when you take into consideration many people over a period of the past 25-30 years have heard the sounds of continued construction, even during the time the structure stood vacant. Could the Nicholson’s still work on the manor in the afterlife?
(To read more and see pix on our experience at Millennium Manor)
Chattanooga, TN - The Read House Hotel - Room 311
The Read House - or Sheraton Inn in Chattanooga, formerly The Crutchfield House built in 1847. Legend has it that Room 311 is the most haunted room in the place. This is only partly true. The original room 311 has been moved, or sealed, depending on who you ask. The desk clerk who spoke to us said it was moved AND sealed when the remodeling took place. None the less, MANY guests and staff have seen shadowy apparitions, been awakened in the night by phantom hands, and captured odd anomalies in photographs and videos. In fact, a lot of guests leave early due to the haunting presence of a female spirit...(Read More about Room 311 & See Our Pictures...)
Harriman, TN - Swan Pond Church & Cemetery
I wonder sometimes how legends of hauntings begin! I have to say that by all accounts, Swan Pond Church and Cemetery in Harriman, TN appears to be nothing more than a humble structure for worship and remembrance. But since I am devoted to researching haunted locations in and around my home state of Tennessee, I had to see for myself if there are spirits lurking atop this small hill in Roane County, TN...
(Read More about Swan Pond & See Our Pictures...)
Jonesborough, TN - The Historic TownOne of Tennessee’s oldest towns with many buildings predating the Civil War, Jonesborough has a very interesting history. It was once listed on the Travel Channel as one of the Top Ten Most Haunted Towns in America. Could it be true? Who are the ghosts who haunt this town? One of our earlier presidents, Andrew Jackson served as a no-nonsense judge in Jonesborough. Does his spirit still preside over his former jurisdiction? Many people would think so, as his apparition has been witnessed walking down Main St. or around...
(continue reading and see more pictures on Jonesborough)
Knox County, TN - Copper Ridge Rd
In the mid 1990's Copper Ridge Baptist Church had visitors from around the world who flocked to the church to see the glowing crosses that appeared daily in the windows. The mystifying appearance of the crosses garnered media attention local and national. Not only were there lighted crosses, the church began to experience healings and miracles as people proclaimed to be cured from alcoholism, addictions and even cancer. So how could a church so blessed become a place where evil gained a foothold and earned its own dark reputation as suggested on many sites of the internet...
(Read more about Copper Ridge & see our pix...)
Knoxville, TN - Lakeshore Mental Asylum
The original building burned in the 1920's and is in ruins, yet people have reported hearing screams from the patients being mistreated & shackles being thrown around. The eerie song from old music boxes prickles the skin of sensitive listeners brave enough to visit the site of a building that stood long ago, housing the mentally unstable. It was here that many atrocities are said to have taken place, including shocking abuse of patients. A newer facility exists today, which is the subject of our photos where there is a white semi-transparent form that seemingly floats behind a window. We’re not sure it is anything paranormal, but we are sure it is not a solid piece of furniture, or a person...
(Click here for more of the Lakeshore legend and our pictures...)
A beautiful historic cemetery with a Victorian architecture. Old Gray Cemetery is the final resting place of many prominent members of Knoxvillian History: Old Gray Cemetery is well known for another occupant, though it does not seem to be a final “resting” place for the dark shadowy figure known as the “black aggie”. There have been a multitude of sightings of this mysterious shadow; it seems to roam late at night through the tombstones...
(Click here for our visit to Old Gray Cemetery & our pix)
Louisville, KY - The Seelbach Hotel
Take a ghost tour and visit the Seelbach Hotel in Louisville, KY while learning about the spooky happenings. Or stay a night in this lovely, historic hotel. You most likely will not be disappointed. Built in 1905, and renovated in 2000, you can enjoy the charm of yesteryear with modern amenities. But be careful, that reflection in the mirror may not be your own. Could it be the still mourning Patricia Wilson...
(click here to see pix and continue reading)
Louisville, KY - Waverly Hills Sanatorium
Who are the spirits of Waverly Hills Sanatorium? Indeed. With more than 6,000 deaths attributed to tuberculosis and patient abuse via attempts to eradicate the disease, as well as documented suicide behind the walls of Waverly, there could possibly be too many to name. Some of the most well known spirits at Waverly Hills seems to be an old woman specter who greets you at the main entrance, sometimes she briefly exits the front door, chains and blood dripping from her wrists and ankles as she screams “Help Me!” and “Somebody save me!” before disappearing into thin air...
(Continue reading and view pictures of Waverly Hills.)
The city of Oak Ridge, TN isn't very old, but it doesn't escape a few ghostly legends.
Featuring The Alexander Inn - AKA The Guest House.
It was once a lively place thriving with energy. It is thought that this same energy and importance which propelled the Inn through the 1940’s all the way to the 1990’s may be the cause for a residual haunting. Many have claimed to have seen a figure behind the curtains in the windows – eerie indeed, for these rumors began after the Inn became vacant for at least a decade. Past visitors also thought they saw shadows of people in the halls, when in fact no one was there. What of the rumored “blood stains” on the walls, or the sounds of footsteps going up the stairs? The speculation that the Inn is haunted has garnered enough attention that ORRE has to deal with calls from ghost chasers weekly. We had a chance to check it out to get a clear understanding of what is happening at the old Guest House...
(Read more & see our pictures of The Alexander Inn)
The George Jones Memorial Baptist Church has long been a site where people have either witnessed spirits or conjured them after the church was closed to services. Claims of murders in the area near the church, and an evil spirit on site, scaring those who dare visit especially after dark. Could it be one of the people forced from the land when the government stepped in and took this rural community, still angry and scornful? Or is it one of the murder victims, looking for his killer? Beliefs of spirits from the Wheat area following visitors home, bringing harm and bad luck with them. It sounds like plenty of curiosity seekers have got more than they bargained for at the church and graveyard. The other phenomena are similar to other cemetery legends, as this graveyard often presents disembodied voices and unexplained lights...
(Read the entire article & see our pics of Geroge Jones Church & Cemetery.)
Sevierville, TN - Bluff Mountain Old Hotel Site
In Sevierville, Tn, not far from Dollywood and the tourist trap that is Pigeon Forge & Gatlinburg, you can step back in time while visiting a bluff that has the best vantage point where you can see seven counties below and wide open skies as far as the eye can see. After we got there we almost forgot the sole reason we came. The initial attraction was the numerous reports of ghostly apparitions & disembodied voices at the site of an old hotel popular in the 1920's. Of course the old hotel is long gone. Not even the remains clutter the ground where it once stood, it burned in the 1930's and the site was never used for commercial purposes again. Campers & hikers enjoy the place, and maybe a few spirits as well...
(click here to continue reading & for pictures of Bluff Mountain)
Shiloh, TN - Shiloh Battlefield
We visited the Battlefield of Shiloh in Tennessee, refreshing our history as we researched the alleged haunted location. With more than 23,700 casualties combined, this location is ripe for residual imprint. There have been numerous reports of apparitions of Generals & Soldiers of both Union & Confederate. When visitors become lost or saddened, especially women & children visitors, some have encountered the spirit of a sympathetic “woman in white” ...
(Continue reading about Shiloh Battefield & see our pix)
Vonore, TN - Chota Memorial Site
Walk with the spirits of the Cherokee Indians, as we did when we visited the Chota-Tanasi Memorial Site in Vonore, TN. Not that you will find much information that this site is haunted, mind you. A few friends of ours visit this site and many places along “the trail of tears” regularly. They’ve mentioned the “presence” they always felt at the memorial site of Chief Oconostota, and how they’ve heard “footsteps” in the gravels when they are the only ones there...
(Read more & see our pictures of Chota Memorial Site)
When we visited this hotel for a 4 hour investigation, most of our experiences occurred only when we started speaking out to Floyd. So does Floyd Carothers return from time to time to see how the old place is thriving? Or is there an imprint upon the structure itself that produces brief glimpses of a proud owner and horse trainer from a time gone by?
(Read more & see pictures of The Walking Horse Inn)
