Old Moore County Jail & Old Lynchburg Funeral Home Ghost Hunt, Lynchburg, Tennessee
$129.00
Two haunted buildings, one night. Investigate the Old Moore County Jail, Lynchburg’s 1893 county jail, where sheriffs and their families lived alongside the prisoners for nearly a century, and the Old Lynchburg Funeral Home directly across the street, where investigators report voices, movement and full apparitions. Small groups rotate between both buildings all night with Haunted Rooms America.
General Admission ($129 per person), 8PM to 2AM CT: a six-hour after-hours investigation of both the Old Moore County Jail and the Old Lynchburg Funeral Home, professional ghost hunting equipment, snacks and refreshments, and free time to investigate on your own.
Tickets are extremely limited!
18 & over only, or from 16 with a responsible adult.
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Old Moore County Jail & Old Lynchburg Funeral Home Ghost Hunt
A century-old county jail and the funeral home across the street. Two buildings, one night, and a small town’s dead.
A Jail Where the Sheriff Lived
Lynchburg, Tennessee is a small town of brick storefronts around a courthouse square in the rolling hills south of Nashville. Just off that square stands the Old Moore County Jail, built in 1893 for under $600 out of brick, oak and concrete.
For almost a hundred years it was more than a jail. It was also the sheriff’s family home. Cells filled one side of the building and the family’s living quarters the other, and the sheriff’s wife cooked every meal for her own children and the prisoners alike. There were sixteen beds. When more than twenty men were locked up, the rest slept on the floor upstairs.
Twenty-five sheriffs served from this building. In 1932, Sheriff Wiley Hobbs died of a heart attack inside the jail, and his widow, Pearl, took over his badge to become the county’s first female sheriff. A sheriff’s wife also died here, of pneumonia, after a short illness. The jail finally closed in 1990, when a court and a state inspector ruled its cramped cells violated prisoners’ civil rights.
The Stories the Guides Tell
Local guides say that Jack Daniel himself once spent a few nights in these cells, and that Frank James, brother of the outlaw Jesse James, did time here. Carved into a cell wall are the letters “JJ 1887”, and guides still argue over who left them. They tell of a woman who gave birth in a ground-floor cell in 1922 after her husband was arrested for bootlegging, and of a man born in the jail who came back to visit at the age of 93 and died within months. Darker still are the stories of a mob that broke in to take a prisoner, and of two prisoners said to have hanged themselves from the bars of the cellblock.
The Old Lynchburg Funeral Home
Directly across the street stands the Old Lynchburg Funeral Home, a large white two-storey house with deep front gables, a wide porch and nearly 11,000 square feet of rooms, where generations of Lynchburg’s dead were laid out and prepared for burial. Today it sits silent, with its wood-panelled parlours empty and its lights off. There is no heating and no air conditioning, just the cold and the dark.
The Spirits of Lynchburg
Who Still Walks the Cellblock?
Paranormal groups have been investigating the old jail for years, and they report experiences they struggle to explain. With deaths inside its walls, a century of prisoners, and families who lived and died beside the cells, investigators believe the jail holds more than its history.
Voices in the Funeral Home
The Old Lynchburg Funeral Home is said to be even more active. Investigators report disembodied voices, movement in empty rooms and full-bodied apparitions, in a building that spent decades receiving the dead.
Two Buildings, One Night
The jail and the funeral home face each other across the same street, and for one night we will have both. Our team will split guests into small groups and rotate them between the two buildings, so you can compare what you experience in the cells with what you find in the rooms where the dead were laid out.
Places on every Lynchburg night are strictly limited. Are you brave enough to join us?
What’s Included in the Ghost Hunt
Your six-hour after-hours investigation includes:
- Exclusive after-hours access to both the Old Moore County Jail and the Old Lynchburg Funeral Home
- Structured investigation sessions led by experienced Haunted Rooms America investigators, rotating between both buildings
- Use of professional ghost hunting equipment, including EMF detectors, trigger objects, thermal imaging devices and motion sensors, plus EVP sessions run by our team
- Free time to investigate independently
- Optional Estes Method sessions run by our team during free roam
- Snacks and refreshments provided
Equipment and recording: Guests are welcome to bring their own ghost hunting equipment (EMF meters, spirit boxes, REM pods and similar). For the privacy of other guests and venue security, photography, video and audio recording are not permitted at any point during the event.
Good to know: the Old Lynchburg Funeral Home has no heating and no restrooms. Restrooms are in the jail across the street, and the funeral home can be very cold in the colder months, so dress warmly in layers.
TICKETS ARE EXTREMELY LIMITED
Event Details
From just $129 per person, you will enjoy the following:
- A six-hour ghost hunt across two buildings with the Haunted Rooms America team,
- Exclusive after-hours access to the Old Moore County Jail and the Old Lynchburg Funeral Home,
- Group vigils and experiments, guided by our experienced team,
- Use of our professional ghost hunting equipment,
- Free time to investigate at the end of the night,
- Snacks and refreshments provided at intervals throughout the night.
Event Location: The Old Moore County Jail, 231 Main Street, Lynchburg, TN 37352. The Old Lynchburg Funeral Home is directly across the street.
Event Time: 8:00 PM – 2:00 AM CT (Central Time)
Meet up at the jail at the earliest 7:30 PM. Parking details will be included in your event information email the week of the event.
Before You Arrive
Please bring with you a form of photo ID, and your booking confirmation email (printed or on your phone).
We will be providing you with paranormal equipment to use, however, we will need something of value per group to hold onto as collateral (phone, car keys, watch, etc.)
The Old Lynchburg Funeral Home has no heating and no restrooms. Restrooms are in the jail, a short walk across the street. Please dress warmly in layers and wear sturdy, comfortable footwear.
We will be providing snacks and drinks at intervals throughout the night.
Other than that, just yourself and an open mind!
FAQ
What Should I Expect on a Ghost Hunt?
Become a paranormal investigator for the night like the TV stars of Most haunted, ghost adventures or TAPS Ghost hunters.
Use some of the specialized equipment and be guided by experienced paranormal investigators who will share their knowledge, techniques and experiences of hunting for ghosts or spirits.
Feel free to bring along your own ghost hunting equipment, such as EMF meters, spirit boxes or REM pods. For the privacy of other guests, photography, video and audio recording are not permitted.
Bring extra clothing as in some parts old buildings may get cold but please refrain from wearing clothing that can cause distracting sounds. Many old buildings have a story to tell and we will supply them to you along with of course the ghost stories.
There will be breaks and light refreshments are provided.
We are not out to try and convince the world of the existence of an afterlife. That’s for you to decide.
We can be Sceptical and logical yet open to other beliefs and prayers of protection will be carried out.
We do not perform tricks and will not be running around with sheets on our heads!
You will be with like-minded people looking for the answer “is there really an afterlife”?
However much we try unfortunately we can’t guarantee that members of the spirit world will make their presence known but we can at least guarantee that you will experience a fun and interesting night.
Do I receive an actual ticket?
The event is ticketless. Your proof of booking is your booking confirmation email. You will also receive an email with important information prior to your event, usually the week of.
Is there any age limit of who can attend these events?
18 and over only, or from 16 with a responsible adult.
Will there be a Medium at the event?
All events listed on Haunted Rooms are hosted by experienced Hosts and Professional Psychic/Clairvoyant Mediums. However sometimes a Medium(s) may not always be present – but as usual, you will be in very safe hands with our experienced Hosts who have a wealth of knowledge and are fully trained in all aspects of professional public ghost hunting events and experience nights.
Can I sleep at an event?
Unless it is otherwise stated, events don’t include sleepover.
Will I see a Ghost?
Unfortunately, the activity will not just happen on command, however using the various experiments and experienced hosts on the events, everything will be done to offer the best chance of spiritual activity.
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Paulina and her staff were amazing. The location and experience was superb. Cannot wait to see them again!
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Bought this as a gift to my brother. I went in not expecting much but had a great time at Valerie Hill winery. We caught some pretty cool stuff and he had a great Estes session. Highly recommend.
Everything was well organized and smooth. There was no gimmick, it started off as a quiet night paranormal wise, maybe because there was a long game of soccer going on right outside. Nothing to be done about that. Mid-Orange Correctional facility is now also part sports complex. The guides demonstrate tools used for investigating and even though the night started quiet, they didn’t hype up every little sound. They debunked sounds and explained what to look for. By 1am my husband and I ran into a group that came with their own equipment and had returned to a spot they had previously had activity. They welcomed us to join them and my EMF meter flew to red pretty steadily. They brought out the dowsing rod and it pointed at me directly so I was asked if I would hold it. I have never really understood how people don’t move the rods themselves. When I held it I realized there is a sleeve on the handle. So you’re not touching the rod. The rod was very responsive and corresponded with the EMF consistently for a few minutes. Anyway, what I liked most is it seems like the community cares. Everyone in the group checked in on my comfort. It was my favorite part of the night.
