The Red Ash Cemetery Is One Of Tennessee's Spookiest Cemeteries
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Meghan Kraft
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When spooky season rolls around, you’ll find ghost hunters and legend seekers like looking for creepy places with a history to them. If you’re in Tennessee, then there’s no better place to visit than the Red Ash Cemetery in Caryville. Learn a little bit about it below, and perhaps plan a visit for yourself. A wander around Caryville just might give you the shivers.
Red Ash Cemetery can be found in Caryville, Tennessee, and is known as one of the most haunted places in the state. You'll find that the legends that reference both the cemetery and surrounding area are some of the most profound you'll find.
Red Ash was a coal town, one that grew and depleted with the local economy. Many folks believe that it's the spirits of the former locals that wander the cemetery at night.
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Some people have reported seeing ghostly apparitions in the dark, and others have said that a half-goat, half-human demon wanders the grounds at night.
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Red Ash Cemetery is considered one of the most haunted cemeteries in the state for its odd and expansive ghostly history. The 8-10 miles of the surrounding area is also said to be haunted, with a nearby creek, coal stack, and railroad tracks reported for the most activity.
Mysterious blue lights, the apparition of a man in the Red Ash Coal Towers, and a woman crying over her own grave have also been reported.
Of course, it's up to the visitor to decide whether or not they feel the eerie stories are true.
Have you been to the Red Ash Cemetery? Would you dare to visit? If you have any creepy experiences of your own in Caryville, make sure to leave them in the comments below! We love a good ghost story.
Learn more about this creepy Tennessee cemetery right here, or perhaps right here.
A little spooked? No worries! This Tennessee hike is definitively not haunted at all. Happy trails!
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