Haunted Places in Butler County, Missouri



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    Oak Ridge Cemetery

    Doniphan, Missouri

    23.7 miles from Butler County, MO

    Oak Ridge Cemetery is said to have a female apparition that has been seen among the graves. Voices have been reported here too, and one local legend says that the statue of Belle Neal comes to life at midnight.

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    Primrose Lane

    Paragould, Arkansas

    44.9 miles from Butler County, MO

    People living in the vicinity of Primrose Lane have reported seeing the ghost of a man and his dog. The man is believed to have shot himself with his rifle, and his dog died as well shortly after. The apparition's of the two have also been seen in the woods ...

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    Hurt Grocer Building

    Paragould, Arkansas

    45.8 miles from Butler County, MO

    Faces are said to appear in the windows of this apparently abandoned building. Sometimes that of a man, other times that of a little girl.

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    Collins Theatre

    Paragould, Arkansas

    45.9 miles from Butler County, MO

    A ghostly elderly couple has been noticed sitting in the balcony watching rehearsals at this historic 1928 theater. After a while, they simply disappear. It is believed that they are the spirits of the former owners of the theater.

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    Collins Theatre

    Paragould, Arkansas

    45.9 miles from Butler County, MO

    A ghostly older couple has been seen sitting in the balcony during rehearsals. They are believed to be the former owners of the theater.

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    Arkansas Methodist Medical Center

    Paragould, Arkansas

    46.2 miles from Butler County, MO

    The apparition of a blond boy aged around 5 has been seen on the fourth floor. He wears pajamas and is often playing or seeking a kitten. An apparition of a Confederate soldier and another of an elderly female also have been seen in the building. Ghosts have been seen ...

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    Monette Cemetery

    Monette, Arkansas

    57.5 miles from Butler County, MO

    Local legend says that there was once an unmarked glass mausoleum in the cemetery, and it was sealed up with concrete and painted when the body inside began to decay. The man's ghostly screams are said to ring out in the night, and his apparition may walk the grounds carrying ...

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    Bono Bridge

    Bono, Arkansas

    61 miles from Butler County, MO

    The bridge was demolished in 2011, and the map shows its original location. According to local folklore, those who stood on the bridge and looked down at the railroad tracks below when a train was coming had the distinct feeling that the train was about to hit them. Apparitions and ...

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    Arcadia Academy

    Arcadia, Missouri

    61.4 miles from Butler County, MO

    This academy was originally built as a Methodist high school in 1840, and it was once used as a Civil War hospital. After that, it was a girls' Catholic school until it became a bed-and-breakfast and antique store. The nuns who used to run the school here are said to ...

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    Arcadia Academy

    Arcadia, Missouri

    61.4 miles from Butler County, MO

    This academy was originally built as a Methodist high school in 1840, and it was once used as a Civil War hospital. After that, it was a girls' Catholic school until it became a bed-and-breakfast and antique store. The nuns who used to run the school here are said to ...

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    Parlor Bed and Breakfast

    Ironton, Missouri

    62.1 miles from Butler County, MO

    This beautiful turreted 1908 house, in the 1960s briefly a funeral home and now an inn, is said to be home to many spirits. They ring the doorbells at all hours, turn clocks and radios on and off, and activate other electrical objects. They may speak to you or touch ...

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    Rose Bed Inn

    Cape Girardeau, Missouri

    62.8 miles from Butler County, MO

    Alex is a ghost who haunts Rose Bed Inn, housed in a former home built in 1908. The Schrader Family owned the home originally, and eventually it was put on the market. A young man named Alex expressed interest in the home. He didn't have the money to buy the ...

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    Forum Theatre

    Jonesboro, Arkansas

    62.8 miles from Butler County, MO

    Originally built in 1926 as the Strand Theatre, it was acquired by the city of Jonesboro in the late 1970s and renamed the Forum Theatre. It is said to be haunted by a mischievous ghost named Charlie.

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    Upper Big Lake

    Charleston, Missouri

    63.1 miles from Butler County, MO

    A fisherman's ghost is purported to haunt Upper Big Lake. So the story goes, the fisherman accidentally killed his nephew with a shotgun, and the nephew's ghost came back and drowned his uncle while he was fishing on the lake.

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    Lorimier Cemetery

    Cape Girardeau, Missouri

    63.1 miles from Butler County, MO

    Historic Lorimier Cemetery from the early 1800s is home to a phenomenon known as the Tapping Ghost. It is a sensation of something tapping you on the shoulder, usually making visitors think a nut has fallen from a tree. The tapping repeats, usually until the visitor gets freaked out and ...

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    Johnson-Sanderson Mansion

    Jonesboro, Arkansas

    63.2 miles from Butler County, MO

    This home, built in the 1880's, was occupied mainly by the Johnson family, a wealthy retail family and later by the Sandersons, who served Jonesboro as the cities Mayoral family. It has served as mainly residence including Arkansas State student renters, but also as a tea room. Seances and Ouija board ...

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    Glenn House

    Cape Girardeau, Missouri

    63.3 miles from Butler County, MO

    Glenn House, built in 1883, is haunted by a Christmas ghost. The mansion was built by Edwin Dean for his daughter Lulu and her husband David Glenn. But banker Glenn lost much of his fortune and they moved out in 1915. The property fell into disrepair until it was renovated ...

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    Southeast Missouri State University

    Cape Girardeau, Missouri

    63.5 miles from Butler County, MO

    Southeast Missouri State University's Cheney Hall is rumored to be haunted by a female student who committed suicide in a bathtub. Folks say now the door slams by itself and unexplained noises are heard in the room. The Music Building is also said to be haunted by apparitions and slamming ...

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    Port Cape Girardeau

    Cape Girardeau, Missouri

    63.7 miles from Butler County, MO

    Port Cape Girardeau Restaurant and Lounge in Warehouse Row is housed in a circa-1860 warehouse. It is haunted by an unknown female ghost nicknamed Belle. The bartender who named her said that she showed him she liked the name he gave her. A few days after he thought up the ...

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    Old Hardy Hotel

    Hardy, Arkansas

    65.8 miles from Butler County, MO

    Reports are unclear as to whether the haunted hotel and antique mall are still in operation--it was up for sale on eBay in October of 2008. Former owners reported hearing disembodied footsteps and closing doors on the second-floor hallway. One room, called the Murder Room, was the site of a ...

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    Keller's Chapel and Cemetery

    Jonesboro, Arkansas

    66.4 miles from Butler County, MO

    There have been reports of strange sightings in the chapel and the surrounding cemetery. Ghostly lights that follow visitors around the cemetery at night, the sound's of babies crying, strange apparition's moving around the cemetery and unexplained noises are just some of the phenomena reported at this site. (Submitted by Callum ...

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    Caledonia Wine Cottage

    Caledonia, Missouri

    75.2 miles from Butler County, MO

    Since the place was renovated in 2006, many paranormal experiences have been reported. Folks have heard a friendly elderly voice saying hello, and there have been many reports of toddler-aged children waving at someone the adults can't see or playing with another child named Erica that doesn't seem to exist. ...

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    Devil's Backbone and Bake Oven

    Grand Tower, Illinois

    80.6 miles from Butler County, MO

    The Devil's Backbone, a rocky ridge about a half mile long, sits adjacent to the Devil's Bake Oven, a larger rock about 100 feet tall near the river's edge. The formations have been used as landmarks, lookout points and hiding places throughout history. River pirates used it as a hideout ...

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    Woodlock Cemetery

    Davisville, Missouri

    86.9 miles from Butler County, MO

    The hilltop Woodlock Cemetery has a stone staircase set in the hillside, and this is the area where the haunted activity is said to take place. Apparitions and a phantom horse are among the phenomena reported, but as this land is now private property, trespassing is not advised.