The Beginning of a Hellish town

Helltown was first founded in 1806. To the outside world, it was a quiet American town located in the Northern part of Summit County. Officially known as Boston Mills, it was the oldest village in Summit County. The Town continued to grow. Construction projects brought more and more settlers, then a railroad station was erected which made the town really thrive.

Until the late 70’s when the government bought the entire town and then evicted all of its residents.

One of many closed entrances to Helltown. Image via – Ghost Machine

The official reason was to rip down the houses and build a national park. That never happened. Adventurers quickly took notice of this location and began to explore. They brought back horrifying tales from there expeditions, those stories turned into legend.

In Ohio’s most mysterious location there is no single haunted house or a singular ghostly child running around. Helltown is home to several legends, each of them with their own variations. All of these stories conclude that Helltown is one of the most haunted and strange places in Ohio.

Helltown: Legends

The Residents had to leave their homes immediately, writing on the walls was found stating ” Now we know how the Indians felt.” The town was left as a shell with rows and rows and houses left abandoned, suddenly in the middle of the night.

One of the most noted tales within Helltown was the cursed school bus. Out in the middle of the wood’s, there was a rusted and broken down yellow school bus with all of its seats missing. Depending on which legend you listen to, the children were killed on the bus by either a serial killer, an escaped mental patient, or a cult.

Helltown’s school bus. Image via – Science Rumours

Some of the stories tell us that the children have been seen sitting motionless in their assigned seats, staring silently ahead. Others claim to have heard the cries of the children as they tried to make their escape. Some say that all those who have tried to remove the bus have been met with a strange and fatal end.

However, another source mentions that the bus was simply used as a temporary residence for a family for an evicted family waiting to move on. The bus was later removed by the goverment, after countless reports of ghost hunters in the area.

Helltown or Mutant Town?

On the of the most famous and original legends is that of ‘Mutane Town’ or ‘Mutant Town’. When the government took Helltown, a rumour spread that they were using the area for a chemical dump. The spilt toxins caused the remaining men, women and children to mutate and ironically require a taste for murderous revenge.

Image found on missing USB stick found in Helltown – Beetube

These legends could have derived from a chemical spill in the area. The spillage originated on the Krejei family dump. After the Government bought out Helltown they sent in rangers to scout the area.

They quickly became sick after discovering the dump. It took a further nine years to clear up this area, following the discovery of 100s of barrels of chemical waste from large corporations. The site was roped off and a massive clean up ensued.