The Most Haunted Places in Mississippi
Mississippi has 68 documented haunted locations in the HauntBound index.
Top 10 identified after source-level analysis of the 18 strongest Mississippi candidates.
By the numbers
- Total documented
- 68
- Haunted House / Historic Home
- 14
- Haunted Hotel / Inn
- 13
- Cemetery / Burial Ground
- 12
- Family-friendly
- 68
- Bookable
- 22
- Oldest documented site
- King's Tavern (1769)
- Most-reported phenomenon
- apparitions
Ranked
- 1. King's Tavern Built around 1769 as a blockhouse for Fort Panmure, this building became Richard King's tavern in 1789, serving Natchez Trace travelers. A 1930s renovation found the remains of three people behind the fireplace; none were identified. Local tradition names one of them Madeline, and visitors report figures in mirrors and a woman in period dress upstairs. 6 original accounts · documented across 6 decades, 1799-2013 · retold in 4 later publications
- 2. McRaven House Built in three phases between 1797 and 1849, McRaven's oldest section began as a highwayman's hideout. Stephen Howard added a wing in 1836, the year his wife died in childbirth there; John Bobb added the Greek Revival front in 1849, and the grounds served as a Confederate camp during the 1863 siege before Bobb was killed by soldiers in 1864. Tour guides report footsteps attributed to Bobb. 5 original accounts · documented across 12 decades, 1811-2025 · retold in 3 later publications
- 3. Rowan Oak William Faulkner bought this 1844 house in 1930 and lived there until his death in 1962, writing most of his major fiction inside it. Its best-known ghost story, that the original owner's daughter leaped from a balcony and was buried under a magnolia tree, was Faulkner's invention, told to family and later mistaken for local history; the curator says no ghost appears in any record. Visitors still describe a wandering presence they take for Faulkner. 4 original accounts · documented across 7 decades, 1862-2024
- 4. Amos Deason Home Amos Deason built this Greek Revival home in 1847, the oldest surviving structure in Jones County. On October 5, 1863, guerrilla leader Newton Knight shot and killed Confederate Major Amos McLemore on the front porch, an episode later dramatized in the film Free State of Jones. Visitors report five presences, most often a figure resembling McLemore near the porch, and cold spots and unexplained sounds. 4 original accounts · documented across 8 decades, 1845-2022 · retold in 1 later publication
- 5. Cahill Mansion / Gregory House Site HauntBound identified six distinct published accounts at this historic home, across four kinds of published source. One later publication retells those accounts. Reported phenomena include cold spots and disembodied voices. 6 original accounts · documented across 3 decades, 1957-1970 · retold in 1 later publication
- 6. Burnt Bridge Burnt Bridge Road takes its name from a fire that destroyed an earlier bridge, since replaced with modern infrastructure. Legend holds that a young couple died there in a car accident one prom night, though no record confirms the popularly cited name Debbie. Motorists, especially in storms, report a woman in a prom dress near the road, and some describe a hitchhiker matching her description who vanishes from the back seat mid-drive. 4 original accounts · documented in 1980 · retold in 4 later publications
- 7. Stuckey's Bridge HauntBound identified two distinct published accounts at this outdoor site, across six kinds of published source. Five later publications retell those accounts. Reported phenomena include apparitions. 2 original accounts · documented across 8 decades, 1830-2022 · retold in 5 later publications
- 8. Lyric Theatre HauntBound identified three distinct published accounts at this working theater, across four kinds of published source. Four later publications retell those accounts. Reported phenomena include electrical anomalies and objects moving. 3 original accounts · documented across 3 decades, 1936-2021 · retold in 4 later publications
- 9. Deer Island HauntBound identified two distinct published accounts at this outdoor site, across four kinds of published source. Four later publications retell those accounts. Reported phenomena include apparitions and electrical anomalies. 2 original accounts · documented across 6 decades, 1717-2015 · retold in 4 later publications
- 10. Glenwood Cemetery — Witch's Grave HauntBound identified two distinct published accounts at this burial ground, across four kinds of published source. Four later publications retell those accounts. 2 original accounts · documented across 4 decades, 1884-1995 · retold in 4 later publications
By city
- Natchez: 11 documented sites
- Vicksburg: 10 documented sites
- Biloxi: 5 documented sites
- Jackson: 5 documented sites
- Hattiesburg: 4 documented sites
- Columbus: 4 documented sites
- Oxford: 4 documented sites
- Corinth: 2 documented sites
- Holly Springs: 2 documented sites
- Tupelo: 2 documented sites
- 17 more across the rest of Mississippi
Press images
- King's Tavern James Case, CC BY 2.0, via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:King%27s_Tavern,_Natchez_MS,_2018.jpg hauntbound.com/images/locations/mississippi/kings-tavern/hero.jpg
- McRaven House Zamburak, CC BY-SA 4.0, via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:McRaven_House.jpg hauntbound.com/images/locations/mississippi/mcraven-house/hero.jpg
- Rowan Oak Wescbell, CC BY-SA 3.0, via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rowan_Oak.JPG hauntbound.com/images/locations/mississippi/rowan-oak/hero.jpg
- Amos Deason Home Librarylady2726, CC BY-SA 3.0, via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Amos_Deason_Home.jpg hauntbound.com/images/locations/mississippi/amos-deason-home/hero.jpg
- Stuckey's Bridge Nicolas Henderson, CC BY 2.0, via https://www.flickr.com/photos/texasbackroads/45752572902/ hauntbound.com/images/locations/mississippi/stuckeys-bridge/hero.jpg
- Lyric Theatre ShanMcG213, CC BY-SA 2.0, via https://www.flickr.com/photos/shan213/21064527769/ hauntbound.com/images/locations/mississippi/lyric-theatre-tupelo/hero.jpg
- Deer Island /\ \/\/ /\ from USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Deer_Island_from_Point_Cadet_(4631009194).jpg hauntbound.com/images/locations/mississippi/deer-island/hero.jpg
- Glenwood Cemetery — Witch's Grave NatalieMaynor, CC BY 2.0, via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Glenwood_Cemetery_(Yazoo_City,_Mississippi)_1.jpg hauntbound.com/images/locations/mississippi/glenwood-cemetery/hero.jpg
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Superlatives
- Oldest documented site: King's Tavern Documented since 1769.
- Most documented: Cahill Mansion / Gregory House Site (Exterior viewing only) 6 distinct published accounts.
- Top haunted stay: Stained Glass Manor / Oak Hall Bed & Breakfast Overnight stays bookable.
- Most family-friendly: Rowan Oak Family Comfort rating: High.
Methodology
For purposes of the HauntBound Index, "most haunted" means the location with the strongest documented record of reported haunting phenomena. We evaluate the quantity, independence, persistence, and documentary quality of published reports. We do not attempt to determine whether paranormal phenomena are real, and we never count a source that only establishes a building's history as evidence of haunting claims. Repetitive coverage is subject to diminishing returns, so a story retold many times does not outrank a story independently documented. Rankings never consider commercial relationships.
The 2026 Index reflects sources identified and classified as of September 15, 2026.
Updated September 29, 2026: documented totals now exclude the private homes, operating hospitals and venues with nothing left to visit that were withdrawn on September 25 and 26. The ranked ten are unchanged.
Updated October 19, 2026: listings that could not be sourced, or that are private or have no public access, were withdrawn after an October review, so some of the state's town counts are lower. The documented total stays as published until the November update.
Updated October 23, 2026: more listings were withdrawn after a dignity and sourcing review, so some of the state's town counts are lower. The documented total stays as published until the November update.
This is a documentation ranking, not a visitation guide; sites not open to visitors are marked on their entries.