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28 dossiers27 claims14 legends12 alleged entities3 ghost townsheaviest files, ranked →

The record for New Jersey opens with Emlen Physick Estate, Clinton Road and Pine Barrens (Jersey Devil country) — the deepest files in the jurisdiction. The most-filed claim types here are Named Ghost Legend (6 dossiers), Reported Anomalies (5) and Apparition (4). Of its 28 sites, 21 are listed as open to the public — confirm access before visiting. The oldest dated entry is Seabrook-Wilson House, established 1720.

Localities:Hammonton3 Cape May2

Counties:Monmouth Co. 2

By filing type:Historic sites7 Roads3 Lighthouses3

By phenomenon:named ghost legends6 reported anomalies5 apparitions4

High confidence

Emlen Physick Estate

Cape May, New Jersey

Victorian house museum with history and staff-led paranormal interpretation.

3 claims · 1 legend→

Clinton Road

West Milford, New Jersey

America’s most "haunted" road—phantom trucks, Klan gatherings and a snowman that stalks cars.

3 claims · 1 legend→

Pine Barrens (Jersey Devil country)

Hammonton, New Jersey

1.1 million acres of cedar swamp—the Jersey Devil’s hunting ground since 1735.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Burlington County Prison Museum

Mount Holly, New Jersey

Former county prison with museum interpretation and organized paranormal sessions.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Shades of Death Road

Allamuchy, New Jersey

Warren County road whose grim name fuels decades of ghost stories.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Barnegat Lighthouse

Barnegat Light, New Jersey

"Old Barney"—the 1859 tower that failed to stop the wrecks.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital

Morris Plains, New Jersey

The 1876 Kirkbride where Woody Guthrie was a patient—demolished 2015.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Morro Castle

Asbury Park, New Jersey

September 8, 1934—the burning liner on the Jersey beach.

2 claims · 1 legend→

High confidence

Batsto Village

Hammonton, New Jersey

Preserved Pinelands ironmaking and glassmaking community.

1 claim · 1 legend→

Cape May Lighthouse

Cape May Point, New Jersey

The 1859 Jersey Shore light—two earlier towers lost to the sea.

1 claim · 1 legend→

Sandy Hook Lighthouse

Highlands, New Jersey

The oldest working lighthouse in the U.S.—1764 and still lit.

1 claim · 1 legend→

Annie’s Road

Totowa, New Jersey

The Totowa road where "Annie" is said to flag down drivers.

1 claim · 1 legend→

New Jersey Pinelands

Hammonton, New Jersey

Forest region research record.

1 claim · 1 legend→

High confidence

Seabrook-Wilson House

Port Monmouth, New Jersey

Restored former inn known locally as the Spy House.

Historic Village

Historic Village at Allaire

Wall Township, New Jersey

Former ironworks village with archival corrections to abandonment and ghost stories.

Action Park

Vernon, New Jersey

"Class Action Park"—the 1978 park famous for its dangers.

Ringwood Manor

Ringwood, New Jersey

Historic house museum whose staff explicitly dispute misleading haunting narratives.

Abigail and Elizabeth Goodwin House

Salem, New Jersey

NPS-listed historic site associated with the Underground Railroad.

Stephen Smith House

Cape May, New Jersey

NPS-listed historic site associated with the Underground Railroad.

Huntoon and Van Rensalier Underground Railroad Historic Site

Paterson, New Jersey

NPS-listed historic site associated with the Underground Railroad.

Presbyterian Plane Street Colored Church(Frederick Douglass Field)

Newark, New Jersey

NPS-listed historic site associated with the Underground Railroad.

Rev. Alexander Heritage Newton Burial Site at Mount Peace Cemetery

Lawnside, New Jersey

NPS-listed historic site associated with the Underground Railroad.

Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church

Springtown, New Jersey

NPS-listed historic site associated with the Underground Railroad.

Timbuctoo Community

Westampton, New Jersey

NPS-listed historic site associated with the Underground Railroad.

Historic Village

Double Trouble Village

Bayville, New Jersey

Historic village research record.

Deserted Village of Feltville

Berkeley Heights, New Jersey

Former mill community and resort preserved in Watchung Reservation.

Proprietary House

Perth Amboy, New Jersey

Former royal governor's mansion with ghost-tour programming and a current closure notice.

Former Company Town

Whitesbog Historic Village

Browns Mills, New Jersey

Preserved rural company village and agricultural landscape.