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Explore 50 haunted places in Mississippi. Read ghost stories, local history, source notes, and visiting information in the PHASM Haunted Atlas.
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Philadelphia, Mississippi · Other
A chef working alone reported a loud bang, a running faucet and a man standing near the kitchen doorway. He subsequently heard footsteps and left until coworkers arrived. Powell recorded the encounter from the cafe’s earlier Brandi’s period.
Vicksburg, Mississippi · Historic house
McRaven’s rooms belong to three different building periods, and its ghost stories follow the same passage through time. In Vicksburg, guides recount Mary Elizabeth Howard’s playful presence, Andrew Glass in the oldest rooms and John Bobb on his balcony. Private investigations may be arranged through the operator.
Meridian, Mississippi · Other
Staff accounts include an unseen woman calling a janitor’s name, a crying child, and an elevator bell sounding without movement. The spirit’s proposed identity varies between a former resident and librarian Jeanne Broach.
Meridian, Mississippi · Historic house
Lore describes a mischievous boarding-house resident and Eugenia Gary’s green-clad apparition, associated with a portrait brought here.
Glen Allan, Mississippi · Historic house
A local guide reported a door slamming during a visit, followed by a figure fleeing from it. Powell places this encounter at the Mount Holly house near Lake Washington. Historical account; current physical condition needs checking. House destroyed by fire in June 2015; profile concerns historical location.
Rosetta, Mississippi · Road or bridge
A community account summarized by Powell describes southbound headlights appearing on the bridge and vanishing before reaching its far end. The story belongs to this specific river crossing near Rosetta.
Natchez, Mississippi · Cemetery
Visit Mississippi describes reports of apparitions and sudden chills among the monuments. Its Turning Angel is another focus of cemetery legend, giving visitors a recognizable landmark around which these stories are told.
Macon, Mississippi · Prison
In the story collected by Alan Brown, former inmate Si Connor continued appearing inside the jail after his execution. The building later became a library, and the legend says the presence remained.
Jackson, Mississippi · Other
Visit Mississippi recounts footsteps, abrupt chills and apparitions in the old legislative chambers. The stories identify former legislators and staff as the building’s lingering residents.
Jackson, Mississippi · Other
A staff member arriving to unlock the building reportedly found a woman already seated at the bar. Realizing the locked premises should be empty, he waited outside. Powell recounts this report alongside a local paranormal investigation.
Meridian, Mississippi · Other
Powell collects accounts of a white-gowned woman, female laughter, and merchandise found scattered after closing.
Vicksburg, Mississippi · Historic house
A resident told WAPT that she awoke to an angry-looking soldier standing over her bed. Powell recounts that report from the historic former bank, which later served as a residence and museum.
Columbus, Mississippi · Theater
Local tourism staff attributed theater apparitions to original owner Mr. Kirkendall; a figure was reportedly photographed upstairs.
Natchez, Mississippi · Other
A museum founder reported voices, music, doors moving, and framed photographs discovered on the floor. Powell relates these accounts from the Natchez Area Paranormal Society. The museum commemorates the catastrophic 1940 nightclub fire at this site.
Pass Christian, Mississippi · Other
Stories describe party sounds at the site of apartments destroyed by Hurricane Camille. Powell traces the haunting to the widely repeated hurricane-party legend and explains that the supposed defiant party is not an established historical event. Original building destroyed. Preserve distinction between catastrophe history and disputed party legend. Original apartments destroyed in Hurricane Camille; historical-site profile.
Oxford, Mississippi · Historic house
Faulkner explained odd events at his home with a tale of Judith Shegog, a girl who died meeting a lover. Powell notes researchers found that Judith was fictional, while unexplained sounds remain part of the house’s folklore.
Columbus, Mississippi · Historic house
Stories place Stephen Lee’s ghost in the parlor; his wife’s apparition was reportedly mistaken for a guide.
Lauderdale County, Mississippi · Road or bridge
The tourism account retells a legend of a murderous innkeeper hanged at this crossing. His figure is said to appear beneath the bridge, with unexplained splashes recalling the story of his body falling into the river.
Glen Allan, Mississippi · Historic house
A fishing guide reported an elderly woman carrying an oil lamp upstairs in the empty house. The account identifies her as Susie Law. Investigators also described a door moving by itself.
Columbus, Mississippi · Historic house
Elizabeth Kennebrew is the reputed apparition; unexplained voices are also part of the house’s lore.
Meridian, Mississippi · Theater
Staff described a shadow-shaped visitor in a doorway and a white-haired man beneath the stage.
Vicksburg, Mississippi · Hotel
A couple reportedly followed a woman in Victorian clothes toward the house and watched her pass through a closed door. Powell also recounts investigators recording odd voices and a clock radio switching on at midnight.
Natchez, Mississippi · Historic house
Visit Mississippi describes sightings of Civil War soldiers and apparitions identified with the Fleming family, former owners of the home. Their stories accompany the property’s candlelight-tour tradition.
Meridian, Mississippi · Other
Former music-store employees reportedly heard children running and laughing upstairs when nobody was there.