Haunted Places in Agency, Iowa
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Hotel Ottumwa
Ottumwa, IA
5.7 miles from Agency, IA
An apparition of a lady in white haunts the hotel basement, which formerly served as a ballroom. The ghost of a man in a suit haunts the hallways of the hotel. Strange noises and voices have been heard. The face of a man has also been seen in the hotel …
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Ottumwa Cemetery
Ottumwa, IA
5.8 miles from Agency, IA
Night visitors to the cemetery have seen shadowed figures sitting on tombstones or running behind trees, and heard whispering and footsteps in the grass. There has also been reported a white cat who will run in circles around your feet, and then vanish.
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Mars Hill Church
Bloomfield, IA
7.1 miles from Agency, IA
This old log cabin church is actually a restoration using salvaged timber from vintage barns. The church had been in existence from 1856 til 2006 when some dirtbag arsonist decided to burn the place to the ground. Rumors of it being haunted however have become something of local lore, with …
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Top of the Rock Grille
Fairfield, IA
17.9 miles from Agency, IA
The origin of the hauntings at this restaurant is uncertain. What IS certain, is that it's haunted. Witnesses have seen objects moving by themselves in the kitchen and heard whispering and voices in the bathrooms. They have also heard the sound of people walking on the upper floors when no …
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Clubb House Restaurant
Sigourney, IA
23.9 miles from Agency, IA
Lots of orbs and ghosts, pans falling off shelves! Customers feeling people touching them. (Submitted by Debbie and Justin)
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Mason House Inn and Caboose Cottage
Keosauqua, IA
30.1 miles from Agency, IA
This historic 1846 hotel was also a stop on the Underground Railroad, and several spirits are living here. In Room 5, the ghost of a young boy pulls on people's clothing at night. His apparition has been seen on the landing. In Room 7, a man named Knapp was murdered, …
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Centerville Railroad Tracks
Centerville, IA
34.6 miles from Agency, IA
Local legend sayd that if you park your car on these railroad tracks and shut it off, an unseen force will push you off the tracks. Reports say you can hear footsteps in the gravel while the spirits of children are pushing your car.
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Birthday Bridge - Giblin Bridge
Mount Pleasant, IA
40.2 miles from Agency, IA
This spot, near where Kentucky Avenue and US 218 meet, is said to be haunted by a local girl who hanged herself from the bridge after having an affair with a married doctor. The day she died was also her birthday. Legend has it that her ghost can be seen …
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Penguin Lady of Graham Hall
Pella, IA
42.5 miles from Agency, IA
At Central College in Graham Hall, there is a locked room rumored to be inhabited by someone they've nicknamed the Penguin Lady. Residents there say if you place a sheet of paper under the door, it will be quickly sucked into the locked room. When the staff unlock the door, …
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Stoneking Cemetery
Russell, IA
42.9 miles from Agency, IA
There is a lot of mystery and talk surrounding this cemetery, a family plot near what was once the abandoned house. Some say there are dangerous trees in the back of the cemetery, and those who walked behind them would catch a glimpse of the Stone King sitting on his …
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Riverside Cemetery
Riverside, IA
51.0 miles from Agency, IA
It is said that many pairs of glowing eyes, belonging to the many graveyard spirits, can be seen by those who drive past.
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Hotel Baring
Edina, MO
52.2 miles from Agency, IA
This historic hotel is believed to be haunted, and was formerly a railroad stopover during the early twentieth century era. The building is believed to be haunted by several apparitions, who are believed to be associated the building as it changed hands and uses over the many years of its …
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Machinist's Hall
Conroy, IA
53.2 miles from Agency, IA
This meetinghouse was once a school, and it is said to be haunted by flickering lights in the night. Voices have been heard behind the building, as well. Note: Some Internet sites mistakenly call it "Mechanists Hall."
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Maple Hill Mansion
Monroe, IA
56.1 miles from Agency, IA
This home was picked up and moved in early 2013, to a spot some six miles away from its original location. The man who had purchased the land and house wanted to tear it down and build a new home on the spot, so a preservationist purchased the house alone …
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Bucksbaum Center - Grinnell College
Grinnell, IA
56.2 miles from Agency, IA
A haunted wheelchair is said to reside on the stage in the performing arts building. Sometimes it has been known to roll out onto the stage during rehearsals or performances. Legend has it that it is the spirit of a former theater director paying a friendly visit.
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Mary Wright - Granny Sprague Cemetery
Homestead, IA
57.5 miles from Agency, IA
The ghost of Mary Wright, a child of 6 who died in 1854, appears as a pale blue light over her grave, some say. She is said to appear during the final minute of each year.
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Indian Dam - Indian Fish Trap State Preserve
Homestead, IA
58.1 miles from Agency, IA
The restless spirits of the Sauk Nation people who build the dam are said to haunt this area during full moons. The sounds of chanting and drums have been heard.
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Hotel Wapello
Wapello, IA
59.8 miles from Agency, IA
The old-fashioned hotel, furnished with original antiques, used to be a schoolhouse and a law office. In 1906 the place became the Commercial Hotel, which became the premier place to stay in town after their main rival burnt to the ground. Now a bed and breakfast inn, the place is …
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Slater Hall - University of Iowa
University Heights, IA
60.6 miles from Agency, IA
It is reported that on the ninth floor a student once jumped to his death. Students say his ghost roams the halls carrying an ax, and footsteps and screams may be heard at night.
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Newton Community Theatre
Newton, IA
61.2 miles from Agency, IA
T.G., or Theater Ghost, is said to haunt this building. One board member reported seeing an apparition of a man on the stage, and it is said that actors often have difficulty finding their props. Any such difficulty, of course, is attributed to T.G.
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Currier Hall - University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA
61.4 miles from Agency, IA
Students like to tell of a triple suicide that occurred on the 4th floor. The reason? Three roommates fell in love with the same man. It is said that if roommates get into arguments, their ghosts will step in to restore harmony. Rumor also has it that the ghost of …
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Watt's Antiques and Collectables
Iowa City, IA
61.6 miles from Agency, IA
This address, at the corner of Muscatine Ave. and Dearborn Rd., is now an antique store that is rumored rumored to be haunted. People are said to have heard footsteps, voices, seen apparitions, and felt patches of paranormal feelings (ex. cold spots, uncomfortable feelings...) A great place to visit for …
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Children's Forest
Newton, IA
61.8 miles from Agency, IA
Locals will tell you that an antique glass jar was found in these woods and taken to a nearby resident's garage, and shortly thereafter, the spirit of a very sad-looking Native American appeared and walked right through a table. The next day, the jar was taken back to the forest …
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Black Angel - Oakland Cemetery
Iowa City, IA
62.0 miles from Agency, IA
Strange phenomona occur here, seemingly revolving around two statues: the Black Angel and a young girl set on a pedestal. Folks have reported seeing strange lights and the Angel walking about as a glowing shape. It is said that the little girl statue will pick out one member of a …
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David Ryan House
Newton, IA
62.1 miles from Agency, IA
Actual details of this alleged haunting seem to spring from a single source, a local paranormal group who claims the house is haunted. Alleged haunting is basically hearing footsteps and voices. Some EVPs are claimed by the paranormal group that offers occasional tours of the house for interested parties. Please …
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Newton Daily News
Newton, IA
62.3 miles from Agency, IA
The Daily News building was built in 1921 specifically for the town newspaper. Over the years, rumors and jokes have been heard from the newsroom to the press room about ghosts haunting the old building. Since inviting members of the Jasper County Paranormal Idealist to investigate the building on Oct. …
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Capitol II Theatre
Newton, IA
62.4 miles from Agency, IA
The theater, which first opened in 1927, is said to be haunted by an eerie presence. One employee was forcefully pulled backward by his hair. Paranormal researchers investigated in 2012, and the results turned up unexplained photos, strange sounds, and physical contact from the presence.
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Greencastle Cemetery
North Liberty, IA
62.5 miles from Agency, IA
Something eerie may be going on in this old cemetery. Even though no one has been buried here for a long time, reports say the earth looks freshly dug up. Tombstones are said to move about, and some have seen a teenage witch dressed in black with long, dark hair. …
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The Mud Man of Metz Bridge
Newton, IA
63.5 miles from Agency, IA
As urban legend has it, a mud monster, or Mud Man, lives under the bridge. Some say the Mud Man is a spirit lingering from a fatal car accident that once occurred in the mud near the river; the body was never found. Others assert the tale was created by …
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Hotel Iowa
Keokuk, IA
63.6 miles from Agency, IA
This historic hotel was built in the early twentieth century for workers constructing a nearby lock for the town dam. And according to some reports by guests, they may have never left. Ghostly music, disembodied footsteps, screams and a male apparition in workman clothes have all been reported by staff. …
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220 North 4th - Keokuk
Keokuk, IA
63.6 miles from Agency, IA
Built by businessman Enos H. Harrison in 1857, this house is reported to be the home of a friendly ghost, according to many witnesses who have seen and heard the spirit.
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Burlington National Guard Armory
Burlington, IA
63.8 miles from Agency, IA
Horses' hooves and footsteps can be heard late at night, doors open and close by themselves, and one witness reported seeing a reflection of a man with a handlebar mustache in a computer screen, but when he turned around, no one was there.
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Highway 34 Ghost
Burlington, IA
63.9 miles from Agency, IA
The ghost who walks along the highway at night is said to be an escaped slave who died in the 1860s of diptheria and was buried in the basement of a nearby home. He carries a leather bag and walks westward on the north side of the road between 1 …
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Sugar Grove Cemetery - Metz Cemetery
Newton, IA
64.1 miles from Agency, IA
This old cemetery is known for a glowing tombstone, purportedly owned by Charles M. Baker, who died April 17, 1881. According to urban legend, when vehicle headlights shine into the cemetery from a nearby interstate bridge, the tombstone emits an eerie glow. No one knows the reason behind this phenomenon.
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The Drake Bar and Restaurant
Burlington, IA
64.2 miles from Agency, IA
This upscale restaurant is housed in a historic building, and staff and diners report that the women's restroom is haunted by a lady in an old-fashioned dress, who has been known to walk through the walls. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Stony Hollow Road
Burlington, IA
65.2 miles from Agency, IA
Spooky tales told here revolve around a ghost named Lucinda. She is said to have committed suicide by jumping off a cliff when her beloved failed to meet her to run away together. There are many reports of people seeing the ghost. Local urban legend also says that if you …
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Simpson College - Old Chapel - College Hall
Indianola, IA
70.3 miles from Agency, IA
Legend has it that around the turn of the 20th century, a young man, distraught over a love affair, killed himself here. Then in the 1920s, a young woman did the same. Several more people are rumored to have met their ends in this hall, and folks say their spirits …
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Greenwood Cemetery
Muscatine, IA
71.0 miles from Agency, IA
The Blue Angel is a statue with a legend. Reports say that back in the 1950s, she was thought of as the benevolent spirit of the cemetery, protecting it from vandals. Sometime since then, tales about her have become more sinister. She is said to have once held a rose; …
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Meskwaki Bingo Casino and Hotel
Tama, IA
71.7 miles from Agency, IA
Screams and arguing voices have been heard when no one is around. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Avon Railroad Tracks
Carlisle, IA
73.0 miles from Agency, IA
Reports say an apparition appears of an old man holding a lantern and walking along the tracks. Before too long, the man simply vanishes.
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New Virginia Cemetery - Beymer Cemetery
New Virginia, IA
75.5 miles from Agency, IA
This is the gravesite of New Virginia's first settler. As legend has it, the gravestone has been replaced at some time over the years. Locals say an eerie glow will come from the stone at midnight, a protestation from the ghost, angry about the change.
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Cedar Rapids Museum of Art
Cedar Rapids, IA
75.8 miles from Agency, IA
The building was the town library until 1985. According to stories told by locals, one day in the 1960s a regular patron named Hazel visited the library. She was seen walking through the rooms by patrons and employees alike. However, it was soon realized that Hazel had passed away in …
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Oak Hill Cemetery
Cedar Rapids, IA
76.0 miles from Agency, IA
The ghost of a little Czech girl named Tillie is said to linger in this cemetery, haunting through the night carrying a lit candle. It is said she may try to pull visitors into a mausoleum.
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Parkers Grove Cemetery
Shellsburg, IA
76.2 miles from Agency, IA
According to reports, one gravestone boasts a carving of a face. The stone face is said to cry tears at night.
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Coe College
Cedar Rapids, IA
76.5 miles from Agency, IA
The resident ghost here is Helen, a student who died of influenza in 1918. A grandfather clock located here is said to have been donated by her parents; it used to be in her dorm. Some say the clock is where her spirit lives, but she may come out at …
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Brucemore
Cedar Rapids, IA
77.2 miles from Agency, IA
The library is allegedly haunted by a poltergeist-type entity who moves objects, laughs and makes other noises. Some people claim to see a glowing "presence" in the library as well.
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Stello Performance Hall - Mount Mercy
Cedar Rapids, IA
77.6 miles from Agency, IA
Reports say that a nun once hanged herself from the choir loft balcony, and she now wanders the halls. Especially haunted is said to be Warde Hall.
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The Trunkless Tree - Campbell Cemetery
Cedar Rapids, IA
78.7 miles from Agency, IA
Is it an optical illusion or a spirited trick? Locals say that if you visit this cemetery at night and turn off your headlights, you will see a tree that looks as if it has no trunk. It appears to float in the air. Reports say there used to be …
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Farrar Schoolhouse
Maxwell, IA
78.7 miles from Agency, IA
This building, formerly a middle school, has been a private residence since 2008. Please respect the owners' privacy. Witnesses have seen the ghost of a small boy in the stairwell; one has also appeared in a photo sitting on the edge of the auditorium stage. Voices of children talking and …
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Wildwood Apartments
Cedar Rapids, IA
78.8 miles from Agency, IA
It is said that a convicted child molestor once lived here and was beaten to death by one of the victims' parents. Some say you can hear the cries of his victims echoing through the apartment halls late at night.
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