Claimed encounters in Columbiana County, Ohio

16 entries reported in Columbiana County, Ohio, each linked to the report or podcast segment it came from. Narrow them down with the filters, or see them on the map.

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June 2024 Calcutta, Columbiana County, Ohio Class B #77563

County Fire investigator spots a possible bigfoot spotted in corn field near Beaver Creek State Park

The witness was driving toward the state park in the morning when he noticed a large black figure crouched in a cut cornfield. The figure rose up slightly and turned its head as the witness watched from the road. The witness judged it was not a person or a bear because of its width, flat facial profile, and lack of prominent ears. He continued driving because of traffic behind him and the figure was gone when he returned to photograph it.

Partial sighting
October 2015 Salem Ohio 44460 Heading Toward Canfield, Columbiana County, Ohio Class A #51304

Road crossing seen by mother and daughter travelling at dusk near Salem

The witness was driving toward a highway intersection at dusk in misty rain with a relative as passenger. She slowed for movement on the left thinking it was a deer, then watched a tall, very thin, brown-haired creature cross the road in a few steps without looking at the car. It continued through grass and up a driveway behind a house into the woods. Both occupants reacted with shock at having seen a Bigfoot.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
November 2012 Leetonia, Columbiana County, Ohio Class B #37656

Possible Thanksgiving Day road crossing on Hwy. 11 near Leetonia

The witness was driving south on Route 11 in daylight when he saw a tall brown bipedal figure crossing the road ahead from the median. The figure took a few long, smooth upright strides over a guardrail and disappeared into the woods near a small overpass over water. The witness said it did not move like a deer and was not a deer or bear.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
June 2008 Rogers, Columbiana County, Ohio Class B #46834

Camper has possible early evening sighting in Beaver Creek State Park

In June 2008 the witness was camping and stepped into the woods behind the campsite in the early evening. After hearing a loud crash, the witness saw a dark muscular human-like figure moving quickly through brush toward a ravine about 20-30 feet away. The two companions did not see the figure, and no tracks or other sign were found the next morning.

Partial sightingUnidentified sound
Summer 2003 Beaver Creek State Park, Columbiana County, Ohio Class B #15969

Possible daylight sighting on horse trail in Beaver Creek State Park

The witness was horseback riding on a pine-forest trail with her mother when her horse tensed and bolted. She turned and saw a tall, dark, upright figure behind a log that then ran toward a field. Both horses galloped uncontrolled back toward camp, leaving the riders shaken. She estimated the figure at 7-8 feet and said its proportions did not look human.

Partial sighting
November 2001 Rogers, Columbiana County, Ohio Class A #6900

Ongoing accounts with a screaming ape-like creature

The main witness sat in a tree stand at night watching for deer. A tall creature with eye shine emerged from the tree line, stopped, crouched and swayed while looking toward the stand, then moved quickly on a course toward it. The witness left the stand and ran to the house, arriving visibly frightened.

Full-body sightingEyeshine
12 July 2001 Fredericktown, Columbiana County, Ohio Class A #6620

A man driving down the road witness's a 'huge" creature walk across the road

In July 2001 the witness was driving north on State Route 170 near Fredericktown, Ohio in the morning. From under 100 yards away he saw a very tall, dark brown, hair-covered creature cross the road from east to west in long, fast strides. By the time he reached the crossing point only the back of the creature was visible as it went over a hill out of sight.

Road crossing
Fall 1997 Beaver Creek State Park, Columbiana County, Ohio Class B #7493

Outdoor photographer hears a howl/scream on two separate occasions that were identical to the sounds on the "Sightings" television show.

The witness reported being out with a camera in Beaver Creek State Park on a late afternoon when prolonged howl-like sounds were heard. The sounds lasted several seconds and surrounding wildlife reportedly went silent. The witness later compared the sounds to televised recordings of alleged Bigfoot vocalizations.

Howl
June 1980 Calcutta, Columbiana County, Ohio Class B #12220

Possible approach to a dwelling between Calcutta and East Liverpool

The witness was sitting inside a mobile home with an infant after dark when a dog began barking and would not leave its house. After turning out the lights and waiting, the witness saw a tall figure approach the trailer window breathing heavily and froze until it walked away. The next morning the witness found paths of flattened brush leading toward a creek bottom.

Partial sightingUnidentified soundTree break
August 1973 East Liverpool, Columbiana County, Ohio Class A #33014

Memory told of a daylight sightling while walking down railroad tracks near East Liverpool

The witness and a companion were walking along railroad tracks beside the Ohio River in the evening when they heard brush being trampled on the hillside. They looked up and saw a very tall hair-covered figure about 25 yards away leaning out from behind a tree with an arm around the trunk. Both immediately ran back the way they had come.

Partial sightingUnidentified sound
June 1971 Calcutta, Columbiana County, Ohio Class A #4307

Late night sighting by children at a home in Calcutta

Late at night the witness and a friend went downstairs for a snack and switched on a light by a large window that lit the backyard. They saw a large bipedal creature walking away from the house, which briefly turned its upper body toward the light before leaving the illuminated area. Both ran back to the bedroom and stayed there until morning, and the witness found large depressions in the grass the next day.

Full-body sightingTracks
this past May Rogers, Columbiana County, Ohio Related account #46834

Unidentified sound near Rogers, Ohio

The witness camped three nights in May, heard noises on the second night, and found several bent saplings the next morning.

Unidentified soundTree break
BFRO YEAR: 1982 or 83 Calcutta, Columbiana County, Ohio Class A #2696

Nighttime sighting by three in car, on Sprucevale Rd. near Calcutta

Three people driving at night saw a hairy monkey-like figure crouched on a wooded hillside in their car headlights. They did not compare notes until about half a mile later, when they found all three had seen the same thing. They drove back to the spot but the figure was gone, and they left without entering the woods.

Full-body sighting
BFRO YEAR: 1980/82 Columbiana County, Ohio Class A #4306

Sighting at a home on Duke Vodrey Rd., above Beaver Creek.

The witness reports lying on a bed in a mobile home when an entity stood outside the back screen window for one to two minutes with loud cavernous breathing. A pet dog hid inside a dog box, growling and whining, and would not come out. The witness describes the moment as terrifying.

Partial sightingUnidentified soundAnimal behaviour
In April of 1999 Beaver Creek State Park, Columbiana County, Ohio Related account #7493

Sasquatch sighting near Beaver Creek State Park, Ohio

In April 1999 the witness felt watched while walking uphill and noted no other people and unbroken spider webs on the trail.

Some time later Beaver Creek State Park, Columbiana County, Ohio Related account #7493

Howl near Beaver Creek State Park, Ohio

The witness heard the same howl-like sounds again on a later visit to the same spot.

Howl