Hocking County Ohio Ghosts and Hauntings
Ash Cave Hiking Trail
South Bloomingville, OH 43152
Ash Cave at Hocking Hills State Park -A ghostly lady walks the trail at Ash Cave dressed in the clothing of the 1920s and 1930s
Old Man’s Cave Upper Trail
Logan, OH 43138
A man by the name of Retzler, who once lived near Lower Falls of Old Man's Cave has been greeting visitors in the park with his dogs for over a hundred years. His dog, Harper, has been heard baying in the night deep in the bowels of Old Man's Cave.
Rockhouse Hotel
Laurelville, OH 43135
In the 1800s, Rockhouse Hotel was located where the shelter house is now. The spirit of a young woman named Mary who was found dead in her room roams the area.
Conkle’s Hollow State
Nature Preserve
Rockbridge, OH 43149
Conkle's is in Hocking Hills State Park. Native Americans once living in the area would rob settlers traveling through the area and hide their loot in the caves and hollows that are now along the trail. Several of the thieves were caught, but not before they could hide their treasure in Conkle's Hollow. They were hanged in a hollow and to this day, it is said you can see their shadows roaming up and down the trails.
Scotts Creek Falls
Logan, OH 43138
In August of 1887 while driving a load of wheat to Logan, newlyweds 19 year-old Clara and 29 year-old Johannes Bensenhafer began to cross Scotts Creek, only to have their wagon slip into what is known as the "Death Hole", a 15 foot pool with undertow. Tragically, they both drowned. After, people swore they heard the sound of ghostly chatter of the couple along Scotts Creek Road and the creek itself. Then, they would hear the horses screaming in the area and saw a woman walking by the water.
Jobs New Pittsburg Road
Jobs, Ohio
I love discovering old ghost towns, walking their old roads, and peering into their abandoned buildings. Ohio and West Virginia are packed with these communities, jilted when the coal mining industries waned around the Great Depression, and many are now claimed by the states as wildlife areas. Jobs and New Pittsburg, in southeastern Ohio's abandoned coalfields, are two of my favorite places to visit. And not just because I can explore the towns. There is also a ghost that still walks.
Abandoned Road off Tick Ridge Road: Simcoe Ghost
New Plymouth, Ohio
Not far from Union Furnace, in an isolated pocket of forestland, there is a mysterious valley with a meandering stream. A rugged road once led past an old wooden shack deep in the valley where the land became swampy, and most were reluctant to live. Few traveled the old road for years because mournful cries and death moans were often heard at a certain point along its path. Then, a form surrounded by a smoky haze would arise from a darkened bit of earth, trudge a short distance, and disappear at the shack. The remains of an old road lead to this hollow of haunted land. And it is said you can still hear the ghostly cries to this day. You can read this story and find more haunted places in my book, Haunted Hocking Hills: https://www.amazon.com/Stories-Virginia-Appalachian-Jannette-Quackenbush/dp/1940087236
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