For A Double Dose Of Ghost Hunting Thrills, Visit This Abandoned Train Tunnel In An Ohio Ghost Town
By Sarah McCosham|Published November 08, 2022
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Sarah McCosham
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I write like it's my job - because it is! I have a Master's in English and love words: crossword puzzles, Scrabble games, Wordle, and, of course, good, old-fashioned books.
I'm a writer and editor at OnlyInYourState, and a contributing writer at Cincinnati Magazine. I love the Great Outdoors and am endlessly awestruck by this beautiful country of ours. Coffee keeps me going, yoga keeps me sane, my kids keep me grounded, and my writing keeps me inspired.
Ohio is home to some of the most notoriously haunted places in the country, from the Mansfield Reformatory and the Golden Lamb to the entire town of Athens. There are all sorts of abandoned places in Ohio and even entire ghost towns. But none are as eerie nor fraught as Moonville. This Ohio ghost town is home to the abandoned Moonville Tunnel, making for a double dose of ghost-hunting thrills for brave Buckeye State ghost hunters.
In Southeast Ohio, there is a place where time stands still. An unsettling place full of ghostly lore and legend. A real-life ghost town with a haunted history.
What is this place? It's Moonville, Ohio's long-forgotten ghost town. As with so many ghost towns across the U.S., Moonville sprung up as a result of the railroad.
In 1856, local resident Samuel Coe gave the Marietta and Cincinnati (M&C) Railroad permission to construct a railroad line across his property, thinking it would boost business in the area.
But the town was like a house of cards, lacking any sort of foundation to stand on its own. So when the coal mines began to close, so, too, did Moonville.
Some say that ghosts of railroad workers struck down by a train in the Moonville Tunnel still wave their lanterns in the abandoned passageway. Flickering lights and disembodied voices have been reported as well.
And although Moonville might be the most well-known ghost town in Ohio, it remains a devilishly dark place that's not for the faint of heart... even in broad daylight.
Have you visited this Ohio ghost town before? Would you dare attempt this haunted day trip in Ohio? Share your stories with us in the comments below — we’re always up for more spooky adventures!
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