New London Ledge Lighthouse tops Connecticut's new evidence-ranked haunted index

New London Ledge Lighthouse in New London ranks #1 in HauntBound's 2026 index of Connecticut's most haunted places, which ranks sites by published evidence rather than reputation. Snedeker House (exterior viewing only), the state's most famous haunted site, ranks #7. Hartford County holds four of the top ten.

The top five:

1. New London Ledge Lighthouse, New London
2. Daniel Benton Homestead, Tolland
3. Union Cemetery, Easton
4. Gunntown Cemetery, Naugatuck
5. Seventh Day Baptist Cemetery, Burlington

New London Ledge Lighthouse in New London has the most distinct published accounts of any Connecticut site, four. The oldest documented site is First Church Cemetery in Wethersfield, dating to 1638. Gunntown Cemetery in Naugatuck is the index's most family-friendly pick in the state. Apparitions are the most commonly reported phenomenon, on record at 53 sites.

"We rank by evidence, not legend: independent published accounts, documented history, and how far back the reports go. We don't claim ghosts are real, or that they aren't. We document where the reports concentrate, and we show our work," said Ben Fineman, editor of HauntBound.

HauntBound ranks each state's places by the documented record of reported haunting phenomena: the quantity, independence, persistence and documentary quality of published reports. A story retold many times counts for less than independent accounts, and a source that only establishes a building's history never counts as evidence of a haunting. The index does not try to determine whether paranormal phenomena are real. The 2026 index reflects sources identified and classified as of September 15, 2026.

For media:The full ranking: https://hauntbound.com/most-haunted/connecticut/The fact sheet, with city-by-city numbers and cleared images: https://hauntbound.com/press/fact-sheets/connecticut/Interviews by email and city-by-city data on request.

HauntBound (hauntbound.com) is a family-friendly field guide to more than 6,000 documented haunted and historic places across the United States, ranked by published evidence rather than legend. No venue pays to be listed or ranked.

Media contact: Ben Fineman, Editor, HauntBound, editor@hauntbound.com

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