Old Gilchrist County Jail

04/05/2026

09/06/2023

11/14/2021

We have sold the jail. It now belongs to Henry Lee and Cheryl Irwin, you can reach them at 1-941-909-4475. We have enjoyed all your visits and hope you continue to enjoy the jail. The Irwins are keeping the jail open and host it for paranormal investigations. We are sometimes out there with them during investigations. Hope to see you out there in the future. Arlene

06/07/2021

The jail is now under new management, if you are interested in booking a date to investigate the jail, please contact Lee and Cheryl Irwin on facebook and they will be able to help you. They now own the jail and are very busy trying to update it and get their web pages up and running. Thank you to all who have been here. I have enjoyed all of the visits and wish all of you great investigations in the future with the Irwins. Arlene Hale, former owner of Old Gilchrist County Jail. Best to the new owners You can find them as Henry Lee, and her page is Cheryl Irwin.

06/01/2021

this page will be closing on friday due to sale of the jail. thank you to all that have visited us and been supportive.

04/10/2021

We made it to the Gilchrist County Journal this week.

04/07/2021

These old bones are tickled over all the attention I have gotten. I even got a mention from the popular paranormal site Coast to Coast AM!

Built in 1928, it is considered to be one of the most haunted locations in all of North Central Florida.

04/03/2021

The jail is up for sale, so to let everyone know as long as it is not sold, we will continue investigations, however we do not do tours. It is $200 for the time of 5pm to 1am, and you must schedule ahead of time and we will hold the date. The limit of people is 10. It is only done on saturday nights. If you are interested in booking an investigation call me at 352-472-2608. If you are interested in the purchase of the jail call Matthew Perry, Watson Realty, at 352-224-2600x 7257 or his cell phone 352-697-3062. Thank you for your interest Arlene Hale Owner of The Old Gilchrist County Jail. Trenton, Florida 32693

03/10/2021

Update the old gilchrist county jail is going up for sale today. If you are interested in an investigation date let me know asap. If you are interested in owning the jail let me know and I will put you in touch with the realtor. Thank you Arlene Hale owner

10/21/2020

We are sorry to say we will not be hosting the open house this year due to covid rules. We will try again for next year. Thank you and have a good year.

06/19/2020

Hosting this saturday night. Will post time when I hear from them. Thanks