Few states have the shared history that Tennessee has, thanks to the region’s connections to various eras of American history, teemed with its role in various cornerstone moments.
Between Civil War hotspots like Murfreesboro and modern outposts of American history like Chattanooga and Knoxville, the Volunteer State is no stranger to Southern Gothic lore — which lends itself naturally to an above-average number of supernatural sightings in the state.
With October unfolding fast and Halloween approaching closer by the day, now is the perfect time for a ghoulish getaway to one of the Volunteer State’s most haunted destinations.
BetTennessee.com took a break from Tennessee sports betting and utilized GhostsofAmerica.com to compile the amount of ghost sightings across the state. After determining the number of sightings per city, we developed the Top 10 cities for ghost sightings.
Tennessee Cities You’d Most Likely See A Ghost
Rank | City | No. of Sightings |
1 | Murfreesboro, TN | 39 |
2 | Knoxville, TN | 36 |
3 | Clinton, TN | 26 |
4 | Tullahoma, TN | 24 |
5 | Maryville, TN | 22 |
6 | Chattanooga, TN | 21 |
7 | Cleveland, TN | 20 |
T-8 | Lawrenceburg, TN | 18 |
T-8 | Lenoir City, TN | 18 |
T-8 | Columbia, TN | 18 |
T-8 | Gatlinburg, TN | 18 |
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The Tennessee town with the most ghost sightings over the years is Murfreesboro, which beat out No. 2 Knoxville by three with a grand total of 39 paranormal encounters.
The home of the Battle of Stones River and Middle Tennessee State University finished ahead of the home of the University of Tennessee — which is +450 to win the Southeastern Conference in football at Tennessee betting apps.
Knoxville did beat out Clinton (26), Tullahome (24), Maryville (22) and Chattanooga (21). It seems like no matter where you pull up camp in Tennessee, there’s a decent chance you’ll run into some form of the supernatural, which lends itself perfectly to the spookiest month of the calendar year.
Stick with BetTennessee as spooky season rolls on, as does the Volunteers' CFP chances.
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Christopher Boan writes for BetTennessee.com and has been covering sports and sports betting for more than seven years, with experience at ArizonaSports.com, the Tucson Weekly and the Green Valley News.
