Claimed encounters in Mahoning County, Ohio

15 entries reported in Mahoning 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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17 July 2021 Columbiana, Mahoning County, Ohio Class B #69469

Couple returning home spots a bigfoot crossing their driveway outside Columbiana

The witness and a companion arrived home by car in the evening and saw a large fur-covered figure cross the driveway on all fours and enter cattails by a pond, where it disappeared from view. The figure was described as very large and fast, low to the ground and bent in the middle, with a barrel-like torso. An investigator visited the next day, found impressions in grass and mud, photographed them and made casts.

Full-body sighting
12 November 2013 North Lima, Mahoning County, Ohio Class A #58702

Coyote hunter's possible encounter with white furred juvenile

The witness arrived at a relative's property to hunt and first noticed turkeys and a white crouching figure in a field. After entering the woods, the witness repeatedly encountered a small white fuzzy biped that watched, retreated, and reappeared as the witness approached. The witness followed it to about 25-30 yards but became uneasy at its cat-and-mouse behavior and left while it was still visible.

Full-body sightingPossible misidentification
March 2012 Austintown/Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio Class B #40715

Possible daylight sighting by a passenger traveling along I-80 over the Meander Creek Reservoir

While riding as a passenger across a bridge over the reservoir on the way home, the witness saw a large hairy bipedal figure at the treeline near the bank. The figure was standing upright holding onto a tree and looking out over the water as the car passed. No other occupants in the vehicle saw it, and no other traces were noticed.

Full-body sighting
2012 Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/s21ek1F7DAcQLzyL6aiYyiliZpcaZXqQhOSCNuCR9Tc

Sasquatch sighting near Youngstown, Ohio (2012)

The witness was riding as a passenger across a reservoir bridge when birds drew attention to the opposite tree line. She saw a very large, broad, solid-colored figure holding a tree that turned its whole body. She ruled out a bear due to lack of muzzle and head shape, and later found other reports from the same area.

Full-body sighting
August 2009 Beloit, Mahoning County, Ohio Class A #27613

Woman recounts nighttime sighting of a small bigfoot outside her home near Beloit

The witness was awakened at night by something pulling and scratching at locked shed doors. From a bedroom window she watched a small hair-covered biped with its fingers in the door crack for several minutes. When she opened a back door and turned on a porch light, the creature looked toward her and then ran quickly on two legs into an overgrown field.

Full-body sightingDoor or window contactEyeshine
April 2006 North Jackson, Mahoning County, Ohio Class B #25724

Possible sighting at dusk on family property outside Youngstown

The witness states they were checking corn left for deer along a gas well road with a companion. They turned toward their truck and saw a tall, hairy creature standing by a tree about 30 feet off the road, pushing a branch away from its face to watch them. After staring briefly, the witness told the companion to get in the truck.

Partial sighting
10 October 2001 Austintown, Mahoning County, Ohio Class A #26709

Young man recalls encounter behind his house and close to the Meander Creek Reservoir

Two companions were hiking in an open, wet fall woods behind a house in the early evening when they noticed scrap wood and heard sticks snapping behind them. Turning, they saw a tall brown furry figure standing on two legs and staring at them. They fled toward the house while the figure appeared to keep pace, and one companion punctured his foot on a thorn through his boot but continued running.

Full-body sighting
July 1998 North Jackson Rt45., Mahoning County, Ohio Class A #23125

Large creature dragging a dead animal crosses road south of North Jackson

The witness was driving home from work around 11pm with high beams on in light rain or mist. A huge, light-brown hairy creature crossed the road in the headlights while dragging a dead deer or goat by its leg. The witness slowed but did not stop, then continued home and woke his wife in a panic.

Partial sightingRoad crossing
Summer 1972 Diamond, Mahoning County, Ohio Class A #4959

Nightime sighting at a Lake Milton marina

A teenager and an older neighbor spent the night on a boat at a marina to catch suspected vandals. During the night the teenager saw a huge hair-covered figure crouched at an overturned trashcan scooping garbage, then stand upright and stare briefly. The figure stepped over the trashcan, sprang up an embankment, and disappeared into brush, leaving disturbed dew, strewn garbage, and broken brush.

SilhouetteFull-body sightingProperty disturbanceUnidentified sound
Date unknown Diamond, Mahoning County, Ohio Related account #4959

Property disturbance near Diamond, Ohio

Earlier repeated damage to shoreline boats, engines, and trashcans at the same marina before the overnight stakeout.

Property disturbance
Date unknown Columbiana, Mahoning County, Ohio Related account #69469

Sasquatch sighting near Columbiana, Ohio

A relative visiting the house saw a face watching her just below the top of a window.

Partial sighting
on numerous occasions Columbiana, Mahoning County, Ohio Related account #69469

Sasquatch sighting near Columbiana, Ohio

One main witness reports on numerous occasions seeing something looking in the house windows.

Partial sighting
Date unknown Beloit, Mahoning County, Ohio Related account #27613

Unidentified sound near Beloit, Ohio

The witness described other unspecified sounds around the home indicating continued activity.

Unidentified sound
Same year Mahoning County, Ohio #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/s21ek1F7DAcQLzyL6aiYyiliZpcaZXqQhOSCNuCR9Tc

Tracks near Mahoning County

A different man in the same general area found small unusual footprints the same year and showed photos to the investigator. He had never heard the white-being report, but proximity suggested possible connection.

Tracks
Date unknown Mahoning County, Ohio #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/s21ek1F7DAcQLzyL6aiYyiliZpcaZXqQhOSCNuCR9Tc

Sasquatch sighting near Mahoning County

A wildlife exterminator out calling coyotes first noticed a white shape near turkeys, then encountered a small white primate-like being about 50 feet away in woods. It swayed, appeared curious, retreated and reappeared farther back as if inviting follow, and he declined to pursue or shoot.

Full-body sightingAnimal behaviour