This is the hauntings list for Stark 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.
Alliance
Crybaby Bridge - This bridge is located next to the Jewish Cemetery listed below. It is said that if one stands on the bridge at night, the sound of crying babies can be heard. Some say that mothers who did not want their babies during the "Baby-Boom" days would go to this bridge and toss their little ones over. One report we've received says that the KKK may have kidnapped back babies in the 1960s-1970s and killed them at this bridge as a part of a ritual.
Haines Street - Many of the homes on this road are said to be haunted and were part of the Underground Railroad. Small children have reported seeing figures and hearing voices. Residents on the road have reported their lights turning on and off by themselves and locked doors that unlock and open when they are not home. (Thanks to the Jessica M. for bringing us this haunting).
Jewish Cemetery - A small shed-like structure in Alliance's Jewish Cemetery, mysterious blue lights are quite often seen. It is said that there have been a few murders inside of the shed that may contribute to the haunting activities.
Pharmount Orphanage - Located on Route 183 heading towards Minerva, behind the Pharmount Greenhouse, is an old beat down Orphanage, also known as Fairmount Children's Home. The building stands three stories tall and has an enormous basement, with tunnels leading all over the place. Inside, voices and footsteps are frequently heard and shadows are seen darting around. The feeling of being watched while in the building and cold spots are also frequent. It is said that some of the children who died there were buried in the basement. UPDATE: The Pharmount Orphanage caught fire on December 9, 2002.
WDPN & WZKL Radio Station - This radio station is said to be haunted,
although no one is certain of the origin of the paranormal activity reported
here. People have felt cold spots while sitting at the table, have had ghostly
hands grab at them, and can hear mysterious whispers. Pictures of former company
presidents hang in the lobby overlooking the FM Air Studio. Disc Jockeys have
reported seeing spirit-like figures walk around the lobby, looking at the
pictures. Doors that have no locks mysteriously lock and music can be heard
coming from a radio in the garage that hasn't worked since the 1970s. People
standing in front of the station have reported seeing a lone spirit walking up
and down Smyth Avenue. 
White Lady - Supposedly a stop along the Underground Railroad, the White Lady is said to roam the back roads and countryside near Alliance.
Canal Fulton
Lock Four - When the canal started construction in 1857, many men worked on the complex structure. When the man who was heading up the project caught word that the government was going to shut down the Canal Fulton operation, he became enraged. He was angered so much, he burned many of the workers and himself with acid. His hateful spirit still haunts the buildings and waterways of Lock Four along with many of the souls he killed.
Warehouse On The Canal - This 1906 building was home of Finnefrock
Furniture for many years. Apparitions in period clothing have often been
witnessed along with unexplained footsteps, lights turning on and off by
themselves, radios changing stations, and other unexplainable noises. The lower
basement of the building was used as a mortuary from 1916-1936 and is now home
to very high EMF readings and cold spots. The building now houses antique shops
and a teahouse.
Canton
Hercules Engine Factory - In the older buildings of the plant, visitors and workers have been grabbed or pushed in the stairwell that leads to what used to be an army training facility in World War One and Two. Strange smoky figures have been seen in the same buildings. Part of the plant was built in 1845, where the basement has energy orbs and a strange haze that travels through the rooms. Voices are often heard when nobody else is around and cold spots move around the factory.
McKinley Monument Cemetery - This creepy cemetery touts a tombstone with the name Frankenstein engraved on it. It is said that the man buried there was buried alive, and on still nights, one can hear him screaming for help and clawing inside his coffin.
Crystal Springs
High Mill Avenue Bridge - This bridge that crosses the Tuscarawas River is said to be haunted by a woman and baby that were murdered there. The husband hanged his wife from the bridge and drowned his child.
Massillon
Black Plague Cemetery Subdivision - A subdivision of new homes were built atop an old black plague cemetery. When clearing the area for the new subdivision, the workers missed a few graves. People in the homes have dug up coffins when planting their gardens or making additions to their homes and a tombstone of a little girl was even found. The entire neighborhood seems to be haunted by footsteps, voices, and apparitions.
Calvary Cemetery - A man by the name of "Kirk" is said to haunt the cemetery.
Massillon Community Hospital - In the 1940s, several newborn babies were murdered in the nursery of the hospital by a still unidentified male in a white doctors coat. It has been suggested over the years that the suspect was the mentally ill son of a prominent local doctor. Even though the building where the murders originally took place is now gone, one can still hear the faint cries of newborn babies late at night when walking in areas of the hospital that are closed after hours.
Regency Inn - A ghost by the name of Jody, who was stabbed to death on duties as desk clerk, haunts the inn. She sometimes appears right in front of occupants exiting the elevator. A Civil War soldier by the name of Larry also haunts the inn. Update: The Regency Inn has been demolished. (Thanks to the Rivera's for bringing us this update).
YMCA - The third and fourth floors of the YMCA used to be a homeless shelter, where there were multiple suicides and murders. Maids working at the YMCA have reported keys being moved from one room to the other, a feeling of being watched, and hearing screams, knocks, and creaks. Rooms that were clean become dirty with trash. Bloodstains can still be seen on the old wooden floors of some of the rooms. Screams and yells can be heard from the second floor basketball court, even when no one is on those floors. At least half the staff refuses to go on these floors alone because of the paranormal activity.
Navarre
Massillon State Hospital - The old Massillon State Hospital is said to be haunted by those who died within its walls.
Perry Heights
Doctors Hospital - Water faucets turn on and off in plain view. The ghosts there call out nurses' names and play pranks on the staff. Sometimes apparitions of a humanoid mist are seen. A nurse's aide who died of a heart attack can be heard humming from beyond the grave. One room is haunted by an elderly woman who yells out profanities. Coldness often fills the room. A hospital administrator tried to stay in the room one night and only made it to 2:00am. The room was then sealed off and no patients were ever assigned to it again.
