Ohio Humanities has put together a series of trails highlighting points of interest to illustrate topics such as Historic Farms and Civil War Presidents. These curated trails offer opportunities to sample national history locally made.

Cemetery and Haunted Places Trail

For hours of operation and admission fees, click on the individual sites’ visitor information.

• Moonville Tunnel
• Payne Cemetery
• Rendville Cemetery
• Licking County Jail
• Otterbein Cemetery
• Molly Stark Park
• Johnson's Island Confederate Stockade Cemetery and Prison Camp
• South Bass Island Lighthouse
• Carthagena Union Cemetery
• Spring Grove Cemetery and Arboretum
• Congress Green Cemetery
• Spring House Gazebo in Eden Park

Ohio is full of historic cemeteries as well as many places with mysterious and sometimes disturbing pasts. This trail aims to show the traveler destinations where one can chance an encounter with the supernatural while being assured a good dose of Ohio history. Many stops on this trail offer outdoor trails, which make it perfect for the mild autumn weather. Hopefully you will discover a place near you and learn something new about Ohio’s historic cemeteries and haunted places.