This is the hauntings list for Trumbull 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.
Braceville
Shanks Phalanx Road Residence - A home along this road is believed to be haunted. Occupants of the home have heard things falling and conversations behind faint music, seemingly from the beyond. One witness clearly saw a very clear white figure of a young boy walking through the wall of the hall closet.
Bristolville
Hatchetman - A path off of Corey Hunt Road leads back to a spooky swamp surrounded by dead trees. A metal cable blocks the road, so if one gets there in a car, the cable must be moved. There is said to be an abandoned house deep within the woods/swamp. This is where the Hatchetman and his family lived. It is said that Hatchetman killed his whole family with a hatchet, chopped them up, and buried them somewhere in his yard. The spirits of his family and of Hatchetman himself are occasionally seen in the area. He is said to chase off those who get too close. Reports of hearing mysterious voices and footsteps are common among those who try to find the house. One group of people who were driving on the road before the barricade was set up reported that they got stuck in mud and left the car. Upon returning to the car some time later, they found the car pulled from the ditch and a no trespassing sign on the windshield.
Sager Memorial Cemetery - This cemetery is said to be very haunted during the nighttime. Upon entering the cemetery, there is a feeling of not being welcome, almost like a cloud of evil. Shadow people have been seen on the grounds and there have been trails of blood on the ground. Some say they have seen the devil himself with razor-sharp teeth and red eyes. Faint whispers can be heard occasionally. On the not-so-scary side, the ghost of a boy named Damieus is said to haunt the cemetery as well. (Thanks to Thomas for submitting this haunting).
Champion
Champion Elementary School - Students have claimed that there once was a pool under the girl's restroom where two students drowned years ago. Their spirits still haunt the school. They have been seen in the restroom laughing, and then disappear.
Cortland
Debra Place - There are many hauntings here. Most notable is that the people who live here are awakened at night by feeling a presence in the room. Objects are said to move across the room in mid-air. Some of the object seen moving follow a long white tail of a dress.
Kline Opera House - Built in 1841, this building was originally the first Methodist Church in the county. The building was moved twice, and today is haunted by a ghostly woman who plays the piano and sometimes makes loud banging noises.
Pauni Apartments - Reports of doors slamming, objects moving, and uncomfortable feelings in bedrooms are common here. Eyewitnesses have seen a ghostly man walking the halls wearing a large odd hat. It is believed that the apartments may have been built atop an old Indian Burial ground. Several tenants have complained about the hauntings and described different ghostly encounters in their apartments.
Hartford
Five Points - There are many legends and hauntings in the Five Points area. If you take the diagonal road and go under the bridge and put your car in neutral, you will feel it being pushed by the ghosts of children who died in a car crash there. It is also said that you can look back and see the ghost of an old man walking there. If you go down Amy Boyle Road, you'll come up to a set of railroad tracks. If you stop on the tracks, put your car in neutral, and honk three times, a phantom train will appear, heading straight toward you. The house along the tracks is said to be haunted by a woman who was killed there. Even more legends of Five Points include ghosts of drowned witches, a ghostly car that plays chicken with motorists, and corpses hanging over the roads.
Kinsman
General Store - The basement of this flea market building is haunted by a man known as the man with the cherry pipe. His presence is often smelled (cherry pipe smoke) and is sometimes felt. The basement is only open on request since employees don't like going into the basement.
Leavittsburg
Leavittsburg Cemetery - Also known as Lover's Lane Cemetery, it is known to be haunted by a lady in white. She bothers lovers who go to the cemetery for seclusion. The cemetery is also haunted by the ghosts of those whose coffins fell into the river due to erosion.
Lordstown
Lordstown Elementary School - A shadowy figure of a three or four year old girl is sometimes seen in the auditorium. Witnesses have reported hearing the little girl crying and sometimes scream.
Newton Falls
Crybaby Bridge - This crybaby bridge is a historic bridge, one with a covered pedestrian walkway, the oldest of it's kind. A woman who didn't want her baby threw it off the bridge. Today, it is said that one can hear crying coming up from beneath it.
Sam's Pizza Place - In the upstairs portion of the pizza place (the attic), employees have reported hearing voices and unexplained noises when no one else is around. The telephone is constantly ringing and no one talks on the other end. It is said that a 13 year old boy haunts the place. He past away on the premises before it was a pizza shop.
Niles
Hill Top Cemetery - Faint cries and whimpers of a ghostly child can be heard at this cemetery.
Orangeville
Post Office - Poltergeist activity has been reported in the old post office in this town.
Vienna Center
Kenneth Biros House - On February 2, 1991, Kenneth Biros murdered a woman named Tami Engstrom who he persuaded to come with him to see the cabin (a shed in the woods) in his backyard. He then cut off her head, gutted her, and dismembered her body. He spread the body parts around Butler, Pennsylvania. Her ghost roams the woods behind Biro's boarded up house. Biros is now on death row, serving time at the Mansfield Corrections Facility. UPDATE: This house was destroyed by fire in 2005, only the foundations remain.
Warren
Central Parkway Home - Several witnesses have reported seeing a the spirit of a young Indian woman around the property. When a room was added to the home in the mid-1900s, the remains of an Indian woman were found.
City Hall - Strange happenings go on inside of Warren's City Hall. It is haunted by the ghost of a woman who was responsible for her nephew's death. She roams the grounds looking for him, calling his name.
Kent State University - Trumbull Campus - Night workers on the campus hear all kinds of knocks and tapping noises. After checking everything in the building, checking for both people and mechanical problems, but could not find an explanation. A medium who was called in indicated that the campus had been built on what was formerly the grounds of a retirement home. The campus is haunted by those who passed away there. The noises heard could be tapping canes and walkers. The theater on campus is haunted by the apparition of a woman in blue. She is seen sitting outside the theater lobby. Some people have reported feelings of being watched and hearing footsteps.
Mahoning River Underground Railroad - Many period homes all have secret passages and hidden doors. One such passage was a tunnel that was built beneath the Mahoning River that has been blocked off for danger of collapse. It had, in fact, collapsed once during its use to aid escaping slaves, trapping slaves for days. At that time, their moans and screams were heard for days until they all died. On cool autumn nights, one can still hear their screams.
Old Inn Shrine - The abandoned house in the countryside was once an inn during the 1800s. An unknown traveler died there when he became ill. The innkeeper denied the man's request for a priest to deliver last rights and he died unblessed. Soon after his death, mysterious happenings began, tormenting the innkeeper. Dishes would break, strange lights were seen, and the sound of a galloping ghostly horse was heard. The innkeeper's nearby barn caught on fire and his cattle died of an unknown illness. Driven nearly to insanity, the innkeeper donated his land and home to the church and built a small shrine. A priest is said to still visit the shrine once a year to conduct Mass.
Red Cross Graveyard - The cemetery just behind the Red Cross Central Office is haunted. A very weary and distraught widow of a Civil War Officer threw herself to the river, which was much more deep at that time. Her apparition is seen every year during the winter months, wither in a beautiful white gown or in a blood drenched white gown. Ghostly cries can sometimes be heard.
Warren Judicial Courthouse - At one time, the courthouse had its own cells to jail those who awaited trial. The basement, where the cells were located, is home to the ghostly footsteps of those who met ill fate.
