Graniteville Cemetery

A 19th-century mill town cemetery near Aiken where a witch ghost places flowers on children's graves and screams echo from unmarked burial sites on full-moon nights.

Graniteville Cemetery serves the historic textile mill town founded in 1845 by William Gregg, one of the first planned industrial communities in the South. The cemetery contains the remains of generations of mill workers, many of whom died young from the harsh working conditions of 19th-century textile manufacturing. Late at night, visitors have reported sightings of a spectral woman — described as a witch ghost — who walks through the cemetery placing flowers on children's graves. The back section of the cemetery, where unmarked graves are located, is particularly active: screams, gunshots, and laughter can all be heard on cold full-moon nights. The area's tragic history includes not just industrial deaths but also the devastating 2005 train derailment that released toxic chlorine gas and killed 9 people near the cemetery, potentially adding more restless spirits to an already haunted ground.