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Coal Grove, OH
Ohio · Boyd County · Huntington-Ashland Metro
Coal Grove is a small town in Ohio with a population of 2,144. Residents earn $53,324 per year, which is 29% below the national average.
2.8
/5.0
C+
Fair
2,144
Population
1,123/sq mi density
$53,324
Median Income
$24,889 per capita
$97,300
Home Value
$70,228 Zillow
$967
Median Rent
35.4% income on rent
54°F
Avg Temperature
293 sunny days/yr
172
Violent Crime/100K
2,888 property/100K
C+
Overall
2.8 / 5.0
Fair overall score based on economy, affordability, safety and education
B
Economy
3.3 / 5.0
$53,324 median income, 4.4% unemployment
A+
Affordability
5.0 / 5.0
$97,300 home value, $967/mo rent
F
Safety
1.0 / 5.0
172 violent crimes/100K (55% below avg)
D
Education
2.0 / 5.0
12.2% bachelor's degree or higher
Explore Near Coal Grove
Haunted Places
6
Locations with documented reports of paranormal activity and sightings
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Historic Markers
4
Officially designated historical markers from the Historical Marker Database
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Mines
1
Active and inactive mining sites tracked by the Mine Safety and Health Administration
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Haunted Places Near Coal Grove, OH
6 reported haunted locations found near Coal Grove, OH.
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| - Woodland Cemetery | Ironton is the home of Woodland Cemetery, where several hauntings take place. A statue of a woman has a handprint on its face, as the woman died of being slapped and falling down the stairs. The statue is sandblasted, but the handprint once again resurfaces days later. Another story is that of Dr. Lowry, who haunts the cemetery and the town library, where his house formerly was. Several older houses in the town are haunted, including the John Campbell building. More stories surface each day i... |
| Cement Factory | In the 1970's the wall of the basement of the cement factory broke and flooding killing several people. Ever since then the place has been closed for business. Several people have clamed to hear and see the ghost of these people, many of who's bodies were never recovered. This is only about a quarter of a mile from Woodland Cemetery. |
| Monitor School | The school closed about 10 years ago, and to this day, the lights flicker on and off. |
| Paramount Art Center | It is said that during some early renovation work on the Paramount Theatre, a death occurred there and the man’s ghost has forever since haunted the Paramount. In the early 1940s, four construction workers from Boyd Theater Company in Cincinnati, Ohio were working on a project inside the auditorium. It is reported that all of them had gone to lunch except one man, a guy named Joe. When the other three returned, they found Joe hanging from the curtain rigging, dead. And since then, sounds ha... |
| River Valley Health System | The third and fourth floors of the old county hospital, which is now closed, is haunted by the ghost of a doctor. Many eyewitnesses can account for that. Patients, in the past, had reported seeing a figure at the foot of their beds, staring at them. There have been many unusual occurrences there, when it was open, and most certainly now that "they" have the place to themselves. |
| Woodland Cemetery | at this cemetery there are many weird and unusual things that go on all though out many nights. There is one walking tomb kind of thing that the picture bleeds on certain nights because the ballerina that is buried there - got shot 2 times in the head and every time the picture is replaced the bullet holes and the bleeding come again. - This part of the story is untrue.a descendent of the ballerina would like to say that She was killed in a car accident in Illinois. We are not sure if there i... |