Haunted Places in Carroll County, Iowa



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    Rainbow Bridge

    Lake City, Iowa

    14.4 miles from Carroll County, IA

    A chocolate-loving spirit resides at this old bowstring bridge. Stories say that if you bring an unopened chocolate bar to the bridge at midnight, lay it in the center of the bridge, and exit the bridge, after 5 minutes you will find an unopened and intact wrapper, but the chocolate ...

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    The Historic Klondike Hotel

    Manilla, Iowa

    21.7 miles from Carroll County, IA

    The Klondike Hotel was built on the street that in 1897 was named Railroad Street. It faced to the west toward the bustling Milwaukee tracks and depot. An access road was completed shortly after the hotel was built which directly connected the Hotel with the Depot. The ...

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    Elk Grove Cemetery - Union Township Cemetery

    Coon Rapids, Iowa

    22.4 miles from Carroll County, IA

    According to local legend there is a small headstone with an eerie ability: If you position yourself the right way in front of it, after a few minutes it will begin to glow.

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    Union Cemetery - The Devil's Chair

    Guthrie Center, Iowa

    31.1 miles from Carroll County, IA

    It is said that those who sit in the cement chair will receive a spell of bad luck. The Devil's Chair has no markings, and sits between the Peterson and Miller graves. According to reports, the chair has been believed to be cursed for at least 35 years.

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    The Earling Exorcism

    Earling, Iowa

    33.8 miles from Carroll County, IA

    Earling is famous for a 1928 exorcism that lasted more than 3 weeks. A local Franciscan convent was the setting for the ceremony; the target was the demons inhabiting Emma Schmidt. As Roman Catholic Capuchin Theophilus Riesinger worked, Emma is said to have flown across the room and clung to ...

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    Stage Coach Inn

    Ida Grove, Iowa

    38.6 miles from Carroll County, IA

    The Stage Coach Inn was built in 1856 by John and Martha Moorhead; The Inn served a stage coach stop and the first court house in Ida County Iowa and was also the church, School as well as the first hospital in Ida grove were amputations sometimes accrued on the ...

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    Bannwell Bridge - Terror Bridge

    Barnum, Iowa

    41.8 miles from Carroll County, IA

    Local legend maintains that a woman once killed her 3 kids here. Some reports say she hung them from the bridge and they were hit by a train coming through. Her ghostly head is said to follow you down the road, and if you don't have your doors and windows ...

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    Swope Hall - Buena Vista University

    Storm Lake, Iowa

    45.5 miles from Carroll County, IA

    A ghost named Mary is said to haunt this hall. Legend says her house once stood in the very spot where Swope Hall stands today. She died of lead poisoning, which caused her to become mentally unstable and leap from a 3rd-story window. Phenomema experienced here involve the opening and ...

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    Kate Shelly High Bridge

    Boone, Iowa

    45.8 miles from Carroll County, IA

    Local legend tells the tale of 15-year-old Kate Shelley, who in 1881 crawled across a badly damaged bridge during a terrible storm to warn an oncoming train that the bridge was out. This bridge, built in 1901, is said to be her ghost's home. Phantom trains also have been seen ...

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    Hawkeye Community Theatre

    Fort Dodge, Iowa

    47.7 miles from Carroll County, IA

    This historic theatre is believed to be haunted by the apparition of a young girl who was murdered nearby. Witnesses claim to have seen her sitting in the hall after hours, and have felt her brush past them in the corridors. The chandelier at the entrance also moves of ...

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    Hawkeye Theatre

    Fort Dodge, Iowa

    47.7 miles from Carroll County, IA

    Reports say visitors to the theater get the feeling of being watched, and have seen a ghostly little girl. Also, some say if you are alone here you will feel the not-so-gentle touch of an invisible hand.

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    Old Highway 83

    Shelby, Iowa

    50.2 miles from Carroll County, IA

    Different witnesses have reported seeing two young girls playing in the middle of the highway late at night. They wear flowing white dresses and are bathed in a glowing light.

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    Boone County Historical Society - Masonic Temple

    Boone, Iowa

    50.4 miles from Carroll County, IA

    Dating back to 1907, the historic former masonic temple and museum may have a resident ghost. Known as 'Frank', the poltergeist frequently slams doors and turns on lights after the place has been closed up for the night. Disembodied footsteps have also been heard on the second floor, and ...

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    Vegors Cemetery

    Lehigh, Iowa

    50.8 miles from Carroll County, IA

    The cemetery is said to be haunted by the spirits of restless Native Americans and Mrs. Henry Lott, the wife of a man who was known to cheat the Native Americans and steal their horses. She was killed while trying to escape from angry Native Americans seeking revenge, although her ...

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    Van Fossen Cemetery

    Adel, Iowa

    51.2 miles from Carroll County, IA

    Since the 1850's, the Van Fossen cemetery has had many names, from Rodenbaugh Cemetery, the Old Adel Cemetery, to the "official" name recorded by the state, the Gibson Cemetery. Along old highway 6, the cemetery is sometimes just called the Bilderback Cemetery, after the massive headstones that mark the ...

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    The Boone News-Republican

    Boone, Iowa

    51.5 miles from Carroll County, IA

    Employees who work late have heard unexplained footsteps and, at times, have heard their names called. The phenomena seem to occur only when the place is nearly empty of people.

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    Mt Hope Cemetery

    Madrid, Iowa

    54.9 miles from Carroll County, IA

    The ghost of a child named Sara resides at this cemetery. She and four other children from her family are buried near the back. Sara is said to follow around visitors and ask for someone named Ree. She is also known to touch people and tug at clothing if her ...

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    Humboldt County Historical Museum

    Humboldt, Iowa

    58.4 miles from Carroll County, IA

    Lights are seen in the building at night and some people claim the ghost of a man who drowned in the nearby river has also been spotted roaming the grounds.

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    The Van Meter Creature

    Van Meter, Iowa

    58.7 miles from Carroll County, IA

    First seen in 1903, the Van Meter Creature is a monster with batlike wings and a horn on its head that glows with blinding light. It may also manifest as a hovering spot of light. Shortly after it began to terrorize the townsfolk, strange sounds started coming from a coal ...

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    American Theatre

    Cherokee, Iowa

    60.6 miles from Carroll County, IA

    Staff at the theatre maintain that it is haunted by previous owner Mr. Goldie. A seat has been seen rocking, slowly, all by itself, and it is said that the theatre's employees have many more stories to tell.

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    Cherokee Mental Health Institute Cemetery

    Cherokee, Iowa

    62 miles from Carroll County, IA

    Behind the MHI on the north side there Is a locked gate about 4 feet tall, if you follow that path down about a foot ball field distance you should cross a small bridge,and there is a small cemetery that is home to nameless graves. It is said that if you ...

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    Grotto of the Redemption

    West Bend, Iowa

    67.5 miles from Carroll County, IA

    This sacred site was constructed over a 42-year period, beginning in 1912, using semiprecious stones from every state in the U.S. and every world region. The Christmas Chapel contains a 300-lb. amethyst, and Bethlehem Cave contains 65 tons of petrified wood. The spiritual place has tons of statues depicting the ...

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    Lewis and Clark Park

    Council Bluffs, Iowa

    72.2 miles from Carroll County, IA

    Unexplained feelings of sickness and disorientation have been reported by those who come to this park that honors the historic explorers.

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    Hummel Park

    Omaha, Nebraska

    73.1 miles from Carroll County, IA

    This park was known for its lynch mobs who would long ago target African-Americans. This is said to be the reason why the trees all spookily lean to one side. Folks report hearing drums and howling wolves here, and apparitions have been seen as well, according to legend stemming from ...

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    Fairview Cemetery

    Council Bluffs, Iowa

    73.6 miles from Carroll County, IA

    The Black Angel statue is said to follow visitors with their eyes, and may curse visitors with sickliness. Also reported here have been lights in the trees behind the older graves, and a feeling of being closely followed.

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    Union Pacific Railroad Museum

    Council Bluffs, Iowa

    74.2 miles from Carroll County, IA

    This museum has been completely restored and renovated, but it was once the town library. Locals say that in the basement, books would often fly off the shelves, and shadowy figures have been seen. Also, items would disappear only to turn up again later.

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    General Dodge House

    Council Bluffs, Iowa

    74.2 miles from Carroll County, IA

    Folks say General Dodge himself is still hanging about the grounds. If you take a guided tour through the building, you may catch a glimpse of him sitting in his rocking chair. Around the grounds, light flashes and the smell of fire have been reported. Another strange occurrence that may ...

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    Squirrel Cage - Old Pottawattamie County Jail

    Council Bluffs, Iowa

    74.2 miles from Carroll County, IA

    Built in 1885 and an innovation in jail cells for its time, this jail utilizes a "lazy susan" design, where the jail block is round and the cells form individual wedges like slices in a pie. With only one door leading in, the cells would be rotated by a ...

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    Lot Behind Nauss Oil

    Emmetsburg, Iowa

    74.9 miles from Carroll County, IA

    A motel once stood in this vacant lot, but it has since been demolished. The foundation/drive-/walkway is still there. Locals say the spirit of an old man in a plaid shirt and chinos walks along the way, stopping several times as if he is checking to make sure the motel ...

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    Moose Pond

    Spencer, Iowa

    76.8 miles from Carroll County, IA

    Locals tell a story of harrowing events that happen at 8:47 p.m. on December 23. If you visit the iced-over pond on that night, you can hear pounding on the ice and hear the screams of a young boy trapped beneath the ice. According to the story, the young boy ...

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    Mystery Manor

    Omaha, Nebraska

    77 miles from Carroll County, IA

    Built in 1887, Mystery Manor was home to William and Greta Hall. Reports say that when the stock market crashed on October 23, 1929, William Hall lost his fortune and went insane. He attacked Greta with an axe then buried her in the front yard. A week later, Greta's brother ...

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    Prospect Hill Cemetery

    Omaha, Nebraska

    77.2 miles from Carroll County, IA

    A ghostly woman in white was scene by occupants of the property adjacent to the cemetery in 1874. An account of the ghostly lady, who demanded to know the whereabouts of her children before walking back to her grave in the cemetery and vanishing, was published in the Omaha Daily ...

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    O'Connor's Irish Pub

    Omaha, Nebraska

    77.3 miles from Carroll County, IA

    At O'Connor's Irish Pub, which opened in 2003, shadow figures and unexplained footsteps are seen and heard in the kitchen as well as in the second-floor bar area.

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    Little Africa - Geigel Woods

    Algona, Iowa

    77.4 miles from Carroll County, IA

    This site is said to be very active with spirits, in part because the old bridge was the site of two hangings. Car accidents have been caused by apparitions standing in the middle of the road. Also, at the old farm house, the husband is said to have killed the ...

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    White House Apartments

    Omaha, Nebraska

    77.6 miles from Carroll County, IA

    The White House Apartments building is a three-story Italianate Victorian building assumed to once have been a home built around the turn of the century. It was a hospital before it was remodeled into apartments, and is said to be haunted possibly by former patients' ghosts. Witnesses say the apparition ...

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    James F Lynch Park

    Omaha, Nebraska

    78.4 miles from Carroll County, IA

    The park is believed to be haunted, as many witnesses will attest. Some of the strange occurrences here have been unexplained footsteps, a ghostly baby's wails, and a man screaming, asking for help, and grabbing the legs of passersby.

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    Malvern Manor

    Malvern, Iowa

    80.7 miles from Carroll County, IA

    Built in the late 1800's as a hotel initially to service the railroad. Was eventually turned into a nursing home and then a group home for the mentally handicapped. It serviced everyone from those with Down's Syndrome to the more exotic of diseases like multiple personalities and schizophrenia. The building ...

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    Jewell Park

    Bellevue, Nebraska

    81.1 miles from Carroll County, IA

    Witnesses at Jewell Park have reported residual sounds from phantom rodeos, apparitions of people and objects, unexplained mist, footprints, strange noises and animal sounds.

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    Plum Creek Pits

    Algona, Iowa

    81.3 miles from Carroll County, IA

    Locals say a little boy's ghost appears at this popular fishing spot. Some say the boy was once accidentally impaled by a stick when he fell while running nearby. The ghost has been seen walking along the bank of the pit.

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    John Rice Library

    Bellevue, Nebraska

    81.7 miles from Carroll County, IA

    Apparitions of an old man and a young girl have been seen at the John Rice Library. The girl, about 10, has dark brown hair parted in the middle and big round glasses, and the man is seen crouching over books.