Haunted... Tilley Bend Cemetery and the Chastain House!!! Near Blue Ridge Georgia!

[@jeffreymanley1745]

My Grandmother was born in that house.... She lived there until she was 12. I'll just say that the family doesn't agree with much of this version of history. I do remember hearing about the secret closets to hide soldiers, but absolutely nothing else about these stories makes any sense to me. The "blood" on the original floor is iodine,-from a bottle that fell off the table- for instance. I was in that house with Dr Roger's original office was still intact, and remember it clearly.... If you talk to older locals who were around in the 20s, you'll hear a lot of stories about the good works of Dr Rogers-he certainly wasn't some demented man who ran around killing his patients for grins. . I gotta say, these stories make me a little angry.. I know the current owner wants to create some kind of interest in the site as a tourist attraction, but I don't think its right to concoct a bunch of BS like most of the material on this tour.

[@bjbobbijo5066]

That is so interesting about them having hidden solders. I used to be a civil war re-enacter and I remember hearing the historians talk about how bad each side could be to the other side in not all but in many cases. So I can see why the civilians on both sides hid the soldiers when needed. I am glad that I wasnt around back then. Thank you for your post 💜🙂

[@jeffreymanley1745]

@@bjbobbijo5066 It was a brutal war.... No wars are nice, but some are just all out hell.... WW1 was around that same level of terribleness.

[@suzanneadkins8033]

I would feel the same way if stories were concoted about my family that wasnt true. A great story at your families expense!

[@STho205]

@@bjbobbijo5066 maybe from the WW1 draft boards...the house is post Civil War. There were no big houses of sawmill cut lumber in the Dial, Newport, Due area until the late 19th cen. You may prefer a visit to the Stanley Settlement on the west side of the Toccoa River. Elisha Stanley, his brother and Ed O'Kelly were shot and hanged as deserters by confederate patrols out of Ellijay Camp in Sept 1864, during the Atlanta campaign. There's markers and wayside posters about that just north of the Shallowford steel bridge. Elisha's wife buried the two brothers in what is now the cemetery. She was a Garland from Tilley Bend (east side of the river). Oh that Tilley Bend church and graveyard was built in 1927. The original church is under Lake Blue Ridge flooded in 1926. Most ghost stories don't get even real facts, buildings, trees and timelines correct.

[@nathanlong1743]

Look these story's y'all telling isn't right and the disrespect for walking on the graves is b.s and the family my family along with all the families involved I'm sure they don't wanna have the family head stones.

[@DiamondDee7622]

@ Southern Adventures Thanks for showing this. My sister is married into the Tilley family.

[@Southern_Adventures]

It was a fun day. Thank you

[@DiamondDee7622]

@@Southern_Adventures oh I Shared this to my sister and brother in-law I'll make sure that they see it they'll get a kick out of it who knows I may even sweet talk them into going there

[@ILYS0]

I think it's cool that this guy is part Cherokee Indian becuase my great-great grandma was full-blooded Cherokee

[@wandaboring6066]

You missed Elizabeth's sister in law

[@nathansowers7769]

Bruce Keith was a good man. Was originally from Florida. He was the pastor when we used to go to church there. Royanna was his wife. Both good Christian ppl. He married My wife and I. We used to keep the cemetery mowed. I'm almost 42 and I've lived here my whole life. Never seen anything strange around the place. Been there many many times. Night and day.

[@WeaponsMachinist]

Great Tour! There's a lot of stories in the Appalachians.

[@Southern_Adventures]

Thank you! Yes the area is full of history.

[@outofbounds218]

Sadly, so much of the history is true however, this guy ruins it by his tour. He is full of BS and gave me the same identical tour antics with that ball and identical speech. The truth is revealed in the history of this house and he spins it for dramatic reasons. The Judge that bought that house gutted the interior and let this guy stay on the property. Tells everyone they have Cherokee Indian and gamples.

[@elaineburch5397]

I'm so happy that I took photos of this place before they "remodeled " it. I have always love it. And I suppose Alice stills haunts the house. And as far as Tilley bend church goes.Not scary. Lol Go there at night. I have lived with in 5 miles of these two places most of my life. But Tilley is definitely scary at night.

[@sherrymahsburn4317]

Tilley is scary at night. I have been there many times. I just live about 15 minutes from there

[@JBoogz82]

I went here last night at about 12 on the anniversary of her hanging .. it was definitely weird at night

[@PSBEadventures]

Subbed today! I found your videos just a few days ago searching about McFarland's history. Never knew that spot down on the river was there. Gonna come back and camp that this spring hopefully. Also that other spot where the river was running over that concrete bridge with the two nice sites looks worth checking out. Appreciate the videos!

[@Southern_Adventures]

Nice! Thank you! I've spent a lot of time in the Kimsey Mountain area where McFarland is located. Hit me up when you plan your trip and maybe we can do a meet up video. Either way thanks for watching and subbing!

[@PSBEadventures]

@@Southern_Adventures will do! Sounds like a plan, same to you man!

[@cathytn634]

I live here and enjoy your videos. I gotta say though the story sounds about right for this area at that time BUT the limbs on that tree really don't look strong enough to hold a persons weight to hang. Just saying, not denying. Keep the videos coming! Thanks

[@Southern_Adventures]

Thank you! We thought the same thing! Just telling the story as I’ve read. It’s probably been altered over the years though.

[@donnag8274]

@@Southern_Adventures there are very few trees left in the N Ga mtns that would still be standing from the late 1700s to 1800s

[@coonhunter967]

My mom always said that she was a witch and she was mean

[@FunsizeAmy81]

Ricky a friend of the family!!

[@donnag8274]

i couldn’t understand the caretaker- he said i found her baby doll clothes out there or what?

[@STho205]

He was so full of bullhockey...entertaining though. If they hid soldiers then it was from the draft boards in WW1 or Span Am...the house was built after 1865. The blood stains and prints are iodine spilled in the doctoring area. At least he didn't catch the family at Tilley graveyard...we would have spun even more fish stories than the normal local hockey presenter relayed.

[@paranormalresponseteam7210]

A friend and I that are local are looking for a place to buy to finish restoration and to turn it into a paranormal research facility. In other words, have teams come in for compensation. Do you think that the owner may be open to a sale?

[@mikemalone2462]

It has been years since I was there the church was white road not paved had relatives who had A frame in cabin down the road on the lake

[@entertainmentfanaticreviews]

Will be going to Tilley Bend next Saturday and can’t wait to go!

[@Southern_Adventures]

Nice! I hope you enjoy the trip! Cool place to visit. Be safe!

[@entertainmentfanaticreviews]

@@Southern_Adventures actually didn’t get to go that day Bc it was snowing and raining and so we didn’t wanna risk it but I am planning on going up there soon, if you’re ever in the area and wanna collab lemme know.

[@FunsizeAmy81]

My family is buried here… Garland

[@STho205]

Elisha Stanley's (killed by Ellijay confederate patrols) wife was a Garland. Garland and a son were magistrate officials of the late 19th early 20th century. Most birth and death records of the era have their signature.

[@roxannefarmer2715]

It's a very active cemetery my family is the first set of head stones you showed it is a haunted cemetery they told us the story growing up and my family is related to the Tilley's and the Bradley's they have church once a year as home coming

[@jimmywilson1388]

Papaw was f*ckin on one son… Your kids will never sleep again…😅🤣

[@angeliapittman4776]

I seen a video same one your doing but the people of town said at night is best to be there that's when it really Active

[@bridgetmccarthy7333]

I couldn’t find this site. I live here half the year. Where is is?

[@Southern_Adventures]

Email me and I’ll give you more information on location.

[@bridgetmccarthy7333]

I did end up finding it the following day. Thanks!

[@STho205]

@@bridgetmccarthy7333 The Tilley Church (Mount Pleasant 1858) is underwater and gone. This church next to Old Dial Road was built in 1927 and the 30s to replace the flooded church. Most of the fabricated witch, church shootings and hanging stories would have happened in 1864, 1880 and 1908 so this church wasn't built yet and this was private property deeded to the congregation in 1926. There were some graves on this hill in the late 19th cen.

[@lancebray3342]

I would love to share a pic I took while in that graveyard. I need someone to tell me exactly what I'm looking at. There is also another graveyard with most of the children on Lake Blue Ridge. There's at least a hundred more graves marked with only stones, rocks of the children she cursed.

[@jamieglancies7607]

Where is the other cemetery!?

[@codyrivera4935]

This was great to watch. I'm an avid ghost hunter. I've been researching places we can investigate while we are in blueridge. Any other places you could suggest I would appreciate. Also, how do we get ahold of the care taker for the Chastain house?

[@AlexandraR92]

Hi, I live in blue ridge. Ricky, the man giving them a tour of the house, no longer lives on the property. If you go there, the police most likely would be called. There’s a man named Don who helps him take care of the property now but there’s no telling on when he’ll be there. Ricky used to live in a trailer on the side of the property but recently moved closer to town. So whenever people would drive by to take pictures he would come out and invite people in for a free tour but now that he’s not there you’re kinda shit out of luck going in there.

[@gavinenglish7100]

I've been to Tilley bend but not the Chastain house

[@sherrymahsburn4317]

@@AlexandraR92 yes. I liked Ricky. I would go there all the time. I don't know if you can still go since Ricky has moved

[@AlexandraR92]

@@sherrymahsburn4317 yeah I’m pretty sure there’s no chance anymore. Glad I was able to while he was still there.

[@sherrymahsburn4317]

@@AlexandraR92 Me too. I just talked to him the other day

[@AlexandraR92]

I live in blue ridge! Ricky is awesome.

[@sherrymahsburn4317]

The witches grave is behind that big tree

[@shareegibson2574]

Oh it’s definitely haunted! I was raised in blue ridge ga and seen many weird things at this grave yard and church

[@suzanneadkins8033]

like what??

[@-.xanderthedino.-1074]

Your kids doing good?

[@BNN079]

Thanks for sharing

[@Southern_Adventures]

Thanks for watching!

[@rhondamc3642]

interesting video, but hon, please try to not walk on any graves. I know sometimes it can't be helped, but out of respect for the dead, and the fact that sometimes just your extra weight can cause a grave to cave in. Yes, it's happened before and would be so traumatic for everyone involved. Keep up the adventures! Cool!

[@bjbobbijo5066]

I had never thought about graves falling in if walked on too much but I can see how an old grave could fall in considering that the graves did not have the concrete vaults that we have in modern times. I have came across several graves from the 1800s that at some point had cement put over them which was perhaps due to the grave at one time caving in. A few of them had some parts of the cement side caved in making it to where if you shined a flash light down in there you could see parts of the casket that wasn't 100% filled over with dirt anymore. It looked as though small animals had been using it as a home.

[@sherrymahsburn4317]

I love Ricky. I used to love to go there and talk to him