Knox County holds two of Tennessee's ten most haunted places

With Halloween approaching, two Knox County places rank among Tennessee's ten most haunted in HauntBound's 2026 index, including Knoxville's Bijou Theatre at #10. The index ranks 145 Tennessee sites by separate published accounts and how far back they go, not by fame or search popularity.

Bijou Theatre ranks #10. Union General William P. Sanders, wounded defending Knoxville during the 1863 siege, died in the building's bridal suite on November 19, 1863. Two separate published accounts describe activity there. Staff and visitors describe a uniformed, bearded figure in the second-floor corridor near the box seats who vanishes when observed, and a second presence blamed for disturbances in an upstairs bathroom.

Greystone Mansion (exterior viewing only) ranks #8. Coal magnate Eldad Camp built the Richardsonian Romanesque mansion between 1885 and 1890 and lived there until his death in 1920. Two separate published accounts describe activity there. WATE-TV staff, who have occupied the building since 1965, describe being pushed on the stairs, having their hair pulled and smelling bacon frying with no kitchen in use.

Statewide, the Siam Steel Bridge Site in Elizabethton ranks #1, and Bell Witch Cave in Adams, the state's most famous haunted site, misses the top ten.

"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. The ranking shows each site's documented record.

Visiting:Bijou Theatre, 803 S. Gay St., Knoxville, hosts ticketed concerts and theatrical performances.Greystone Mansion, 1306 N. Broadway, Knoxville, is exterior viewing only; the WATE-TV studio inside is not open to the public. Please do not trespass.

For media:The full ranking: https://hauntbound.com/most-haunted/tennessee/The fact sheet, with Knoxville numbers and cleared images: https://hauntbound.com/press/fact-sheets/tennessee/Photos: Bijou Theatre and Greystone Mansion, on the fact sheet.Venue contact: knoxbijou.org and wate.comA short version follows.

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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