Springwood Cemetery

A historic downtown Greenville cemetery haunted by Fannie Heldmann, who drowned herself in the Reedy River in 1889 to escape an arranged marriage.

Springwood Cemetery is the oldest and largest public cemetery in Greenville, established in the 1820s and containing the remains of many of the city's most prominent citizens. The cemetery's most famous ghost is Fannie Heldmann, whose father insisted she marry his business partner. Fannie was repulsed by the arrangement and reportedly went insane planning the unwanted wedding. In 1889, she drowned herself in the Reedy River rather than go through with the marriage. Her spirit is said to haunt both the cemetery where she is buried and the banks of the Reedy River nearby. Visitors have reported seeing a young woman in Victorian-era clothing walking among the older graves at twilight, and some have heard crying near her headstone. The cemetery is also known for unexplained cold spots and the feeling of being followed along its winding paths.