AMERICAN HAUNTINGS GHOST HUNTS
NIGHT AT THE OLD PERRY COUNTY COURTHOUSE
PERRY COUNTY MUSEUM
CANNELTON, INDIANA
NEXT AVAILABLE DATE: JUNE 12, 2026
8:00pm TO 2:00 am
$48 PER PERSON
Join American Hauntings at one of the most unusual haunted places in the state as we take you behind the stone walls of the old Perry County Courthouse in Cannelton, Indiana. Now home to the county historical museum, many believe the eerie happenings that occur here have as much to do with the hundreds of donated artifacts as they do with the historic past of the building itself!
Cannelton is located 15 miles west of Rome in Perry County, Indiana. The unique name of the town comes from the American Cannel Coal Company, which operated a railroad in the area. Although it wasn’t platted until 1841, the town grew quickly, and with a population of more than 2,000 in just a few short years, the county seat was moved from Rome to Cannelton in 1859.
Government officials floated county records downriver from Rome to Cannelton on barges, although no courthouse existed at the time. The first courts were temporarily held in sandstone-block schoolhouse for the next 40 years, while the new courthouse was being planned.
After a battle with Tell City – who wanted to host the county seat – and donations adding up to $30,000 from Cannelton locals, the yellow-brick courthouse was finally constructed and opened in 1896. It remains today one of the most imposing structures in town, although it’s no longer a courthouse. Tell City lost the battle, but they won the war in 1994.
Four years later, the old courthouse was purchased by the Perry County Museum, and today, it’s used to house its collection of local pottery and glass, school and sports memorabilia, military and natural history, church documents, and more.
It’s also used to house some resident ghosts.
Whether the haunting in the building is caused by the building’s past or the items that have been donated over the last couple of decades, some spectral figures from the past seem to have taken up residence here.
Guests, staff member, volunteers, and ghost enthusiasts have reported seeing chairs move in the school room display, where the bell often rings. Disembodied voices have been heard, items have moved around and vanished, and sounds like applause, laughter, knocking, and footsteps have also bee reported.
A handful of guests have also seen shadowy figures and apparitions, usually going about their business, with no awareness of being watched.
No one knows when one of the former occupants of the courthouse will make their presence known again – so why not when you’re there? Don’t miss your chance to experience a place that isn’t overrun by other ghost hunters and discover it for yourself!