South — Media reported filings

Media-reported hauntings in Kentucky

9 Kentucky dossiers arrived through the press — a newspaper, a broadcast or an established publication that carried the story. The reporting is real, and the file says where it ran; what the reporting reported remains a claim, filed as such.

9 dossiers1 county covered78% open to visitorsPope Lick Trestle — deepest file

Also filed media reported:West Virginia16 Texas11 Pennsylvania10 Virginia10 Alaska8 Mississippi8 Massachusetts7 Washington7

Other Kentucky shelves:documented legends44 local folklore18 anecdotal reports12 investigation claims10

Railroad Bridge

Medium

Pope Lick Trestle

Louisville, Kentucky

Trestle of the "Goatman" legend—where the real danger is the train.

4 claims→

Historic Farm Area

Low

Kelly-Hopkinsville Encounter Folklore Area

Kelly, Kentucky

Historic farm area in Kelly; research record.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Natural

Medium

Cumberland Falls

Corbin, Kentucky

The moonbow falls—the only one in the Western Hemisphere.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Town

Medium

Old Washington

Maysville, Kentucky

The 1786 frontier town that time forgot—Harriet Beecher Stowe’s visit.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Town

Medium

Pikeville

Pikeville, Kentucky

The Hatfield-McCoy town—the feud’s Kentucky ground.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Site

Medium

Jenny Wiley grave

Prestonsburg, Kentucky

The captive who saw her children killed—1790, and the escape.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Site

Medium

Bloody Harlan

Harlan, Kentucky

The county where the coal wars killed for decades.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Airfield

Medium

Mantell incident site

Franklin, Kentucky

The 1948 pursuit that killed Captain Thomas Mantell.

1 claim→

Site

Medium

Heaven Hill

Bardstown, Kentucky

The 1996 fire that burned a bourbon empire—"the distillery fire."

1 claim→

Full Kentucky record → state index· Every media reported filing → evidence shelf

Record last amended October 2, 2026 · shelves recounted with the archive