This is the hauntings list for Van Wert 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.
Ohio City
County Line Cemetery - Actually in Mercer County.
Woodlawn Cemetery - There's an odd tombstone statue in the cemetery featuring a man and his wife, Philip and Jane. The legend states that the two killed one another, he throttled her with rope while she stabbed him with scissors. They are holding their murder weapons in the tombstone. It has been determined though that Philip is holding wheat and Jane is holding sheep shears. They also died in different years.
Van Wert
Apartment Buildings - This largely empty apartment building across from the old Van Wert High School seems plagued by ghosts. Utilities fluctuate and items have flown from shelves. The low occupancy rate is blamed on the spiritual activity there.
Van Rue Building - Formerly the Van Wert County Hospital, this building is said to be very haunted. Witnesses have heard mysterious voices, singing of nursery rhymes, and feeling cold spots throughout the building. Lights turn on and off by themselves, doors slam shut after being opened, and objects have moved unexplainably. Several visitors, including children, have had uneasy feelings that something unseen is watching them. The ghost of an old man is said to linger in the furnace room and the spirit of a little girl roams the building, not knowing that she is dead.
