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Haunted Location Directory
This directory contains documented haunted locations, historic sites, and culturally recognized paranormal landmarks. Entries are compiled from historical records, publicly accessible data, and widely reported experiences to support exploration, documentation, and personal investigation.
Maine has 16 counties, and this v8 build uses the approved Maine research file as the foundation for a full state HTML. The final build includes cemeteries, lighthouses, forts, roads, woods, jails, historic inns, campuses, theatres, dams, cliffs, lakes, and coastal legends with meaningful rooms, zones, or evidence buckets.
Bangor, ME
Historic Cemetery
Access: Public
Mount Hope Cemetery is a major Bangor haunted-location anchor tied to 1830s cemetery history, epidemic-era burials, older paths, apparition traditions, and reported light/orb activity.
Activity Reported
- Apparitions
- Orb / light reports
- Presence along older paths
- Cemetery atmosphere claims
- Unexplained movement near older sections
Structure Layout
- Older paths
- Cemetery roads
- Older burial sections
- Tree-line areas
- Gate / approach areas
Location Data
Address / Reference: 1048 State St, Bangor, ME 04401
Website: https://mounthopebgr.com/
Coordinates: 44.8040° N, 68.7780° W
Classification
Residual or Mixed — historic cemetery lore tied to older burial paths and stable outdoor evidence buckets.
Phippsburg, ME
Historic Island Lighthouse
Access: Seasonal / Island Access
Seguin Island Lighthouse is a classic Maine lighthouse haunt tied to keeper legends, island isolation, tower activity, footsteps, and keeper-house history.
Activity Reported
- Footsteps
- Keeper-spirit traditions
- Island presence reports
- Tower-area sounds
- Unexplained lighthouse activity
Structure Layout
- Lighthouse tower
- Keeper house
- Island trails
- Dock / approach area
- Exterior grounds
Classification
Residual or Mixed — lighthouse and keeper-history lore tied to tower, house, and island zones.
Saco, ME
Historic Island Lighthouse
Access: Seasonal / Ferry Based
Wood Island Lighthouse is an island lighthouse entry with war and keeper lore, reports of soldiers and figures, and defined tower, keeper-house, island, and shoreline buckets.
Activity Reported
- Soldier apparition traditions
- Footsteps
- Keeper-house presence reports
- Unexplained sounds
- Island atmosphere claims
Structure Layout
- Lighthouse tower
- Keeper house
- Island trails
- Landing / ferry approach
- Shoreline areas
Classification
Residual or Mixed — coastal lighthouse haunting with keeper-house and island evidence zones.
Prospect, ME
Historic Fortification
Access: Public / State Historic Site
Fort Knox State Historic Site is one of Maine’s strongest haunted forts, with corridors, casemates, tunnels, parade-ground spaces, EVPs, apparitions, and military-history claims.
Activity Reported
- EVP reports
- Apparitions
- Footsteps in corridors
- Cold spots
- Military presence reports
Structure Layout
- Corridors
- Casemates
- Tunnels / lower areas
- Parade ground
- Exterior ramparts
Location Data
Address / Reference: 711 Fort Knox Rd, Prospect, ME 04981
Website: https://fortknoxmaine.com/
Coordinates: 44.5680° N, 68.8110° W
Classification
Residual or Mixed — historic fort activity tied to corridors, stonework, and military zones.
Franklin, ME
Roadside Legend
Access: Public Roadway / Caution
Catherine Hill is a classic Maine roadside legend tied to Route 182 / Black Woods, a phantom hitchhiker tradition, carriage-accident lore, and roadway / woods evidence buckets.
Activity Reported
- Phantom hitchhiker reports
- Roadside apparition traditions
- Carriage-accident lore
- Unease near wooded bends
- Night driving reports
Structure Layout
- Roadway bends
- Wooded shoulder
- Roadside pull-off context
- Hill approach
- Black Woods corridor
Location Data
Address / Reference: Route 182 / Black Woods Road, Franklin, ME
Website: Not publicly maintained
Coordinates: 44.5790° N, 68.1730° W
Classification
Residual or Folkloric-Mixed — roadside tragedy legend with stable route-based buckets.
Forest City Twp, ME
Roadside / Woods Legend
Access: Public Roadway / Caution
Haynesville Woods on Route 2A is a northern Maine legend site tied to crash history, phantom trucks, roadway encounters, and dense-woods atmosphere.
Activity Reported
- Phantom truck reports
- Crash-related apparitions
- Unexplained roadside sounds
- Woods presence reports
- Night-driving encounter lore
Structure Layout
- Route 2A corridor
- Wooded shoulders
- Road bends
- Roadside pull-off context
- Forest edge
Location Data
Address / Reference: Route 2A near Houlton / Haynesville Woods, ME
Website: Not publicly maintained
Coordinates: 46.3000° N, 67.9000° W
Classification
Residual or Environmental — road-and-woods haunting tied to crash history and route buckets.
Lewiston, ME
Historic Cemetery
Access: Public
Riverside Cemetery is a Lewiston cemetery entry tied to river-bluff history, local figure sightings, and tragedy-linked stories connected to the Androscoggin River area.
Activity Reported
- Figure sightings
- Orb / light reports
- Bluff-area presence reports
- Cemetery unease
- River-tragedy lore
Structure Layout
- Bluff area
- Cemetery paths
- Older burial sections
- River-facing edge
- Entry lanes
Location Data
Address / Reference: 44 Campus Ave, Lewiston, ME 04240
Website: Not publicly maintained
Coordinates: 44.0900° N, 70.2030° W
Classification
Residual or Mixed — cemetery and river-tragedy lore with outdoor evidence buckets.
Augusta, ME
Historic Military / Institutional Site
Access: Exterior / Restricted Context
Kennebec Arsenal is a historic military-industrial and later institutional site tied to sobbing reports, barracks lore, Arsenal Green, and preserved exterior/building-context buckets.
Activity Reported
- Sobbing reports
- Footsteps
- Military-site atmosphere
- Institutional presence claims
- Unexplained sounds
Structure Layout
- Barracks context
- Arsenal Green
- Exterior buildings
- Grounds
- River-facing approach
Location Data
Address / Reference: Arsenal Green, Augusta, ME
Website: Not publicly maintained
Coordinates: 44.3160° N, 69.7680° W
Classification
Residual or Mixed — arsenal and institutional memory tied to building and grounds zones.
York, ME
Historic Jail Museum
Access: Public / Museum
Old York Gaol is a strong southern Maine jail entry tied to colonial imprisonment, hanging history, cell spaces, moans, and museum-route buckets.
Activity Reported
- Moans
- Cell-area presence reports
- Footsteps
- Prisoner apparition traditions
- Hanging-history lore
Structure Layout
- Cells
- Jail corridors
- Museum rooms
- Exterior grounds
- Entry / stair areas
Classification
Residual or Mixed — colonial jail history with cell and museum-route evidence buckets.
Camden, ME
State Park / Outdoor Legend
Access: Public Trail / Caution
Maiden’s Cliff is an outdoor legend site tied to an 1864 fall, girl-ghost traditions, trail access, cliff-edge zones, and overlook evidence buckets.
Activity Reported
- Girl apparition tradition
- Trail presence reports
- Cliff-edge unease
- Phantom sounds
- Fall-history lore
Structure Layout
- Trail approach
- Cliff edge
- Overlook area
- Wooded trail sections
- Memorial / marker context
Classification
Residual or Environmental — tragedy-linked cliff legend with trail and overlook buckets.
Poland, ME
Historic Resort / Inn
Access: Public / Guest or Event Based
Poland Spring Resort is a historic inn/resort candidate with reported guest spirits, hall activity, room atmosphere, and resort-ground evidence buckets.
Activity Reported
- Guest-spirit reports
- Footsteps
- Hallway activity
- Room presence reports
- Historic resort atmosphere
Structure Layout
- Guest rooms
- Hallways
- Lobby / public rooms
- Grounds
- Historic resort buildings
Classification
Residual or Mixed — historic resort lore with lodging and grounds buckets.
Presque Isle, ME
Historic House / Regional Site
Access: Reference / Local Context
Flewelling House Site is included as an Aroostook County historic-house legend entry tied to shadow figures, old-house context, and exterior / room-context buckets.
Activity Reported
- Shadow figures
- Footsteps
- Old-house presence reports
- Unexplained sounds
- Exterior approach unease
Structure Layout
- Main house context
- Upper-room context
- Stair / hallway context
- Exterior grounds
- Approach area
Location Data
Address / Reference: Presque Isle, ME
Website: Not publicly maintained
Coordinates: 46.6810° N, 68.0160° W
Classification
Residual or Folkloric-Mixed — regional historic-house lore with limited public details but county-spread value.
Bucksport, ME
Lake / Drowning Lore
Access: Public Outdoor Area
Silver Lake is an outdoor haunted-location entry tied to drowning lore, lake-edge claims, water sounds, shorelines, and local apparition traditions.
Activity Reported
- Drowning-related apparition lore
- Water sounds
- Lake-edge presence reports
- Unexplained lights
- Nighttime atmosphere claims
Structure Layout
- Lake edge
- Shoreline access
- Roadside pull-off context
- Waterline areas
- Wooded edge
Location Data
Address / Reference: Silver Lake, Bucksport, ME
Website: Not publicly maintained
Coordinates: 44.5870° N, 68.7910° W
Classification
Environmental or Residual — lake tragedy lore with water and shoreline buckets.
Owls Head, ME
Historic Lighthouse
Access: Public / Seasonal
Owls Head Lighthouse is a coastal lighthouse entry tied to keeper-ghost traditions, tower reports, keeper-house context, and shoreline evidence buckets.
Activity Reported
- Keeper ghost reports
- Footsteps
- Tower presence claims
- Unexplained sounds
- Shoreline atmosphere
Structure Layout
- Lighthouse tower
- Keeper house context
- Walkway / stairs
- Shoreline
- Exterior grounds
Classification
Residual or Mixed — keeper-history haunting with tower and shoreline buckets.
Kennebunk, ME
Historic Jail / Local Site
Access: Reference / Museum Context
Kennebunk Jail is a York County jail entry tied to prisoner apparitions, cell-area lore, and historic incarceration context.
Activity Reported
- Prisoner apparition reports
- Footsteps
- Moans
- Cell-area presence
- Unexplained sounds
Structure Layout
- Cell areas
- Jail corridor context
- Exterior grounds
- Entry area
- Historic town context
Location Data
Address / Reference: Kennebunk, ME
Website: Not publicly maintained
Coordinates: 43.3830° N, 70.5450° W
Classification
Residual or Mixed — jail-history lore with incarceration buckets.
Rangeley, ME
Historic Inn
Access: Public / Guest Access
Rangeley Inn is a historic lodging entry tied to guest-spirit stories, hallways, rooms, stairways, and lakeside-town atmosphere.
Activity Reported
- Guest spirit reports
- Footsteps
- Room activity
- Hallway presence
- Historic inn atmosphere
Structure Layout
- Guest rooms
- Hallways
- Stairways
- Lobby / public rooms
- Exterior grounds
Location Data
Address / Reference: 2443 Main St, Rangeley, ME 04970
Website: https://rangeleyinn.com/
Coordinates: 44.9660° N, 70.6420° W
Classification
Mixed — historic inn claims tied to guest and public lodging areas.
Orono, ME
Campus Building / Dorm Lore
Access: Restricted / Campus Context
University of Maine Perry Hall is a campus haunt entry tied to dorm traditions, student reports, and hallway / room / stairwell buckets.
Activity Reported
- Dorm haunting reports
- Footsteps
- Voices
- Room presence claims
- Hallway activity
Structure Layout
- Dorm rooms context
- Hallways
- Stairwells
- Campus paths
- Exterior building area
Location Data
Address / Reference: University of Maine, Orono, ME
Website: https://umaine.edu/
Coordinates: 44.8990° N, 68.6690° W
Classification
Folkloric-Mixed — campus residence lore with restricted-access handling.
Lovell, ME
Lake Camp / Outdoor Lore
Access: Reference / Outdoor Area
Lake Kezar Camps is an Oxford County outdoor/lodging legend entry tied to lake apparitions, camp areas, docks, wooded paths, and shoreline buckets.
Activity Reported
- Lake apparition reports
- Camp-area presence
- Dock sounds
- Nighttime waterline lore
- Unexplained voices
Structure Layout
- Lake edge
- Camp areas
- Docks
- Wooded paths
- Shoreline
Location Data
Address / Reference: Lake Kezar, Lovell, ME
Website: Not publicly maintained
Coordinates: 44.1340° N, 70.8910° W
Classification
Environmental or Mixed — lake/camp folklore tied to water and camp zones.
Boothbay Harbor, ME
Historic Opera House
Access: Public / Event Based
Boothbay Opera House is a coastal Maine theatre entry tied to stage ghosts, performance-space sounds, balcony reports, and backstage buckets.
Activity Reported
- Stage ghost traditions
- Footsteps
- Performance-space sounds
- Balcony presence
- Backstage activity
Structure Layout
- Stage
- Auditorium
- Balcony
- Backstage
- Lobby
Classification
Residual or Mixed — historic performance-space haunting with stage and audience buckets.
Edgecomb, ME
Revolutionary-era Blockhouse
Access: Public / Historic Site
Fort Edgecomb is a small historic fort / blockhouse entry tied to soldier lore, waterfront atmosphere, and fort / grounds buckets.
Activity Reported
- Soldier apparition traditions
- Footsteps
- Riverfront atmosphere claims
- Unexplained sounds
- Blockhouse presence reports
Structure Layout
- Blockhouse
- Grounds
- Riverfront edge
- Trail / approach area
- Exterior walls
Classification
Residual or Environmental — historic fort memory with blockhouse and riverfront buckets.
Greenville, ME
Logging Camp / Ruins Lore
Access: Reference / Outdoor Caution
Piscataquis ruins are included as a logging-camp style outdoor entry tied to regional timber history, ruins, woods, phantom sounds, and camp-memory lore.
Activity Reported
- Phantom sounds
- Logging-camp presence reports
- Woods atmosphere
- Unexplained voices
- Ruin-area unease
Structure Layout
- Ruins / foundation context
- Wooded trail areas
- Camp approach
- Clearing / site area
- Forest edge
Location Data
Address / Reference: Greenville, ME area
Website: Not publicly maintained
Coordinates: 45.4590° N, 69.5900° W
Classification
Environmental or Folkloric-Mixed — logging-history outdoor lore with ruins and woods buckets.
Belfast, ME
Woods / Hitchhiker Lore
Access: Public Road / Outdoor Caution
Waldo Woods is a county-spread outdoor entry tied to hitchhiker traditions, wooded roadways, phantom figures, and forest-edge evidence buckets.
Activity Reported
- Hitchhiker apparition reports
- Woods presence
- Roadside figure traditions
- Unexplained sounds
- Night-driving unease
Structure Layout
- Wooded roadway
- Forest edge
- Roadside pull-off context
- Trail / approach area
- Dark road sections
Location Data
Address / Reference: Belfast / Waldo County woods area, ME
Website: Not publicly maintained
Coordinates: 44.4260° N, 69.0060° W
Classification
Folkloric-Mixed — roadside woods legend with defined route and forest buckets.
Calais, ME
Bridge / Accident Lore
Access: Public Roadway / Caution
Washington Bridge is a Washington County bridge entry tied to accident ghosts, roadway approaches, river/stream edge, and bridge-deck buckets.
Activity Reported
- Accident ghost reports
- Bridge presence
- Phantom sounds
- Roadside unease
- Water-edge atmosphere
Structure Layout
- Bridge deck
- Roadway approach
- River / stream edge
- Guardrail areas
- Roadside pull-off context
Location Data
Address / Reference: Calais, ME bridge area
Website: Not publicly maintained
Coordinates: 45.1880° N, 67.2780° W
Classification
Residual or Environmental — bridge accident lore with stable outdoor buckets.
Jackman, ME
Wooded Trail / Outdoor Legend
Access: Public Outdoor Area / Caution
Somerset Woods Trail is a northern Maine outdoor entry tied to phantom sounds, isolated wooded paths, and trail / clearing / forest-edge buckets.
Activity Reported
- Phantom sounds
- Trail presence reports
- Unexplained voices
- Woods atmosphere
- Nighttime unease
Structure Layout
- Trailhead
- Wooded trail
- Clearings
- Forest edge
- Approach road
Location Data
Address / Reference: Jackman, ME woods trail area
Website: Not publicly maintained
Coordinates: 45.6230° N, 70.2570° W
Classification
Environmental or Folkloric-Mixed — isolated woods legend with trail-based evidence buckets.
Portland, ME
Jail / Institutional Site
Access: Restricted / Reference
Cumberland jail is a Portland-area institutional entry tied to cells, corridors, prisoner lore, and restricted-access reference handling.
Activity Reported
- Cell-area presence reports
- Footsteps
- Voices
- Prisoner apparition traditions
- Institutional atmosphere
Structure Layout
- Cell areas
- Corridors
- Exterior grounds
- Entry context
- Institutional perimeter
Classification
Residual or Mixed — jail-history lore with restricted institutional buckets.
Rumford, ME
Historic Cemetery
Access: Public
Oxford cemetery coverage is represented through the Rumford cemetery context as an Oxford County burial-ground entry tied to orbs, apparitions, and old-row buckets.
Activity Reported
- Orb reports
- Apparition traditions
- Older-row presence
- Cemetery sounds
- Cold spots
Structure Layout
- Older grave rows
- Paths
- Tree line
- Entrance lanes
- Perimeter areas
Location Data
Address / Reference: Rumford, ME cemetery area
Website: Not publicly maintained
Coordinates: 44.5530° N, 70.5520° W
Classification
Residual or Mixed — cemetery folklore with stable outdoor buckets.
Gouldsboro, ME
Coastal Lighthouse / Shipwreck Lore
Access: Reference / Coastal Caution
Hancock light is included as a coastal/shipwreck lore entry tied to Gouldsboro-area maritime history, shoreline, light context, and shipwreck claims.
Activity Reported
- Shipwreck apparition traditions
- Phantom lights
- Coastal sounds
- Keeper / sailor lore
- Shoreline presence reports
Structure Layout
- Light / beacon context
- Shoreline
- Rocky coast
- Approach area
- Water-facing edge
Location Data
Address / Reference: Gouldsboro coastal light area, ME
Website: Not publicly maintained
Coordinates: 44.4780° N, 68.0400° W
Classification
Environmental or Maritime-Mixed — shipwreck and coastal light lore with shoreline buckets.
Bangor, ME
Historic Theatre
Access: Public / Event Based
Penobscot Theatre / Bangor Opera House is a performance-space entry tied to actor spirits, stage sounds, balcony claims, and backstage buckets.
Activity Reported
- Actor-spirit traditions
- Stage sounds
- Footsteps
- Balcony presence
- Backstage activity
Structure Layout
- Stage
- Auditorium
- Balcony
- Backstage
- Lobby
Classification
Residual or Mixed — historic theatre lore tied to performance and audience zones.
Guilford, ME
Dam / Drowning Lore
Access: Public Outdoor Reference
Piscataquis Dam is a waterway entry tied to drowning lore, dam overlook, river edge, and public outdoor evidence buckets.
Activity Reported
- Drowning-related lore
- Water sounds
- River-edge presence
- Phantom voices
- Dam-area unease
Structure Layout
- Dam overlook
- River edge
- Access path
- Bridge / road approach
- Waterline
Location Data
Address / Reference: Guilford, ME dam area
Website: Not publicly maintained
Coordinates: 45.1680° N, 69.3840° W
Classification
Environmental or Residual — drowning and waterway lore with dam and river buckets.
Bath, ME
Historic Inn / Maritime Town
Access: Reference / Local Context
Sagadahoc inn coverage is represented as a Bath historic-inn / maritime-town entry tied to historic deaths, lodging areas, stairs, halls, and seaport atmosphere.
Activity Reported
- Historic-death lore
- Guest-spirit reports
- Footsteps
- Hallway presence
- Maritime-town atmosphere
Structure Layout
- Guest-room context
- Hallways
- Stairways
- Exterior frontage
- Historic district approach
Location Data
Address / Reference: Bath, ME historic district area
Website: Not publicly maintained
Coordinates: 43.9100° N, 69.8200° W
Classification
Residual or Mixed — maritime town lodging lore with inn-style evidence buckets.
Searsport, ME
Historic Maritime Cemetery
Access: Public / Cemetery
Waldo cemetery coverage is represented as a Searsport maritime cemetery entry tied to sea-captain burials, shipwreck memory, cemetery rows, and coastal lore.
Activity Reported
- Sea-captain apparition traditions
- Shipwreck memory lore
- Cemetery presence reports
- Unexplained lights
- Coastal wind / sound reports
Structure Layout
- Sea-captain grave rows
- Cemetery paths
- Tree line
- Perimeter areas
- Coastal approach
Location Data
Address / Reference: Searsport, ME cemetery area
Website: Not publicly maintained
Coordinates: 44.4570° N, 68.9250° W
Classification
Residual or Maritime-Mixed — maritime cemetery lore with burial-row and coastal-memory buckets.