This is the hauntings list for Ashland County. Remember that some of the places listed are merely legend or hearsay, but many are genuine and documented haunts. If you know of any more hauntings or legends for this county, please submit them to our Hauntings Submission Page.
Ashland
Brookside West Park - The park is haunted by the ghosts of children who were murdered there. One in particular is a girl who was hung in a wooded area. Screams can sometimes be heard coming from the woods, along with the sound of a body being thrown into the pond. The murderer was never caught.
Haunted Tunnel - Just off of Route 42 going towards Mansfield is a haunted tunnel. It is said that if you stop just inside the tunnel, turn off your headlights, and put the car in neutral, that your vehicle will be pushed or pulled through the tunnel even thought the ground is totally flat. Some have even reported seeing handprints on the trunks or backs of their vehicles that were not previously there. The road that this tunnel is on the road to the right of Ohio Battery, formerly Carothers Brothers Pest Control.
Hereford
Hereford Station - In the mid 1890s, Hereford Station was a bustling stop on the B&O Railroad Line. Though nothing is left of the town today, a hotel, restaurant, and railway depot once stood in the valley, just south of New London on Route 60. Augusta Bauman came to the area to work in Hereford's restaurant. Being a single mother with two children, Bauman was said to have become involved with the married owner of the restaurant. When the man found out that she was planning on leaving with another suitor, he killed her and dumped her body in the nearby creek. For more than 100 years, railway workers have reported seeing a distressed young woman roaming along the edge of the woods that line the tracks and local residents have reported seeing a white-faced woman peering into their windows at night.
Katotawa
Kokosing Creek - The creek near the site of Katotawa Community Club (formerly the Riddle School) is said to be haunted by the town's namesake, an Indian by the name of Katotawa. Katotawa was peaceful with the white settlers to the area and was a great help and guide for them. One settler, however, thought the only Indian was a dead Indian cut off Katotawa's head and threw it into the creek. Katotawa's ghost is now said to haunt the creek at night, headless.
Lake Fork
County Road 175 - This stretch of road is haunted by an Indian scouring the nearby creek bed for wood to make handles for his tomahawk.
Loudonville
Mohican State Park - The park is haunted by an Indian looking to kill his next victim. An asylum occupied the park in the 1800's and a mysterious light has been seen for more than 20 years.
