This is the hauntings list for Pickaway 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.
Ashville
Stage's Pond - The sounds of a horse and buggy can be heard that were pulled into the pond in the 1800s. The area around the pond is mostly quicksand.
Teays Valley High School - This high school is said to be haunted in several locations. Ghostly footsteps have been heard in the main gymnasium. A large, heavy door that is usually locked near the band room has opened and closed by itself. The balcony is said to be haunted as well, either by hanging themselves or by falling over the edge. In either case, many students will not enter the balcony. Orbs regularly appear in photographs throughout the school.
Village House Restaurant - The restaurant is supposedly haunted by it's former owner. The ghost is said to pull ghostly pranks, such as making things float and rearranging furniture.
Circleville
Genealogical Library - Runaway slaves that once hid in the basement of the old house is said to haunt the place.
Franklin Street Firehouse - Chief J.M. Baer used to haunt the firehouse after he died there of a heart attack. Footsteps and shadowy figures could sometimes be seen. The firehouse has since been demolished.
Manna Pro Feed Mill - Employees of the mill report it to be very haunted. Guards have reported seeing shadowy figures while doing rounds at night. Machinery will start by themselves and the man lift rattles as if someone is getting on/off of it, but no one is there. Four known deaths have occurred at the mill.
Memorial Hall - A ghost in a blue uniform haunts the hall. He is believed to be a Civil War veteran, maybe one who helped build the hall in the 1890s. Toilets have been known to flush by themselves and some have reported seeing the ghost in the reflection in the mirrors.
Pickaway Township Elementary School - The ghosts of those who died on the property are said to haunt the 100 year-old school. Janitors and teachers have reported many strange activities and have seen the ghost of a child.
The Roundhouse Theater - This theater is the home of several ghosts. There have been many reports of mysterious sights and sounds, such as footsteps in the balcony. Once a dog was so frightened by a ghost that it had to be removed from the building. A ghost named Charlie is said to be seen peering out of the mirrors into the eyes of the person looking into it.
Five Points
Hannawalt Road - Sometime in the 1800s, a woman named Cathy was on her way to her wedding when someone spooked her horses and her buggy wrecked killing her. Many believed that her soon-to-be husband caused the accident, although no one knew why. Cathy's ghost can be seen walking down a hill in her wedding dress just off Hannawalt Road near the Deer Creek dam. People who have witnessed the ghost have reported strange things happening to them until they visited the grave of Cathy Smith at a nearby cemetery.
Lockbourne
Lockbourne Hell House - Once located just down the driveway from Paul Peters Farm Cemetery, this house was haunted by shadowy figures that moaned and flickered the kitchen lights. It was said that anyone who lived in the house would have extremely bad luck. The original large brick farmhouse had been ripped to shreds by a tornado that passed through the area, killing the old man who lived there. A significantly smaller house was built in it's place from scavenged material of the farmhouse. Two families that lived there had their husbands / fathers killed in violent car accidents. The last family who lived in the house lost their head of the household when the home burned to the ground killing him. All that remains of the house today is the foundation.
Paul Peters Farm Cemetery - Just past the border between Franklin and Pickaway Counties is the Paul Peters Farm Cemetery, also known as the old Cholera Cemetery. No stones can be seen from the road as many have been destroyed or are buried in the ground. Electronic equipment has failed while on the premises of the cemetery for no apparent reason. Cold spots can be felt and EMF readings are high at the front of the cemetery. Some witnesses have reported seeing a misty figure in the tree-line and/or red balls of light floating around in the cemetery. It is said that hangings used to take place from a large tree in the cemetery and the bodies were buried there. Screams have been heard coming from the cemetery late at night. Be warned, if you go here at night, the neighbors have been known to call in law enforcement.
