Haunted Places in Cedar County, Missouri



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    Cottey College

    Nevada, Missouri

    29.2 miles from Cedar County, MO

    Cottey College, founded by Virginia Alice Cottey Stockard in 1884, has a piano-playing ghost. The spirit is thought to be that of Vera Neitzert, a student from 1920 who perished when her clothes caught fire while she was cooking candy. Her ghost has been seen in Main Hall and the ...

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    Avilla, Missouri

    Reeds, Missouri

    39.5 miles from Cedar County, MO

    Shadow Folk are known to haunt the old abandoned part of this historic village along Route 66. The shadowy people can be seen walking along the street and going about daily business, usually from the corner of your eye. The Avilla Death Tree is haunted by Civil War-era bushwhacker Rotten ...

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    Kendrick Place

    Carthage, Missouri

    44.2 miles from Cedar County, MO

    Kendrick Place, or Kendrick House, was built in 1849 and is said to be haunted, perhaps by a slave woman who was hanged from a nearby tree dring the Civil War.

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    Grand Avenue Bed and Breakfast

    Carthage, Missouri

    46.2 miles from Cedar County, MO

    The ghost in residence at this early-20th-century house is said to be a male whose cigarette smoke smell fills the dining room and parlor when he is around. The spirit is thought to be that of Albert Carmean, a former owner in its early days.

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    Bass Country Inn - Campus Inn

    Springfield, Missouri

    46.5 miles from Cedar County, MO

    Formerly the Bass Country Inn and before that, Howard Johnsons, the Campus Inn is home to a ghost called Carl. His apparition has been seen in the hallways and in the kitchen. Objects also are said to fall off the shelves when no one is there. A female spirit is ...

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    Drury University

    Springfield, Missouri

    46.8 miles from Cedar County, MO

    Drury University began in 1873, and was built on land that was both Indian burial grounds and a Civil War battle area. One ghost here is that of a little girl who lived here before Smith Hall was built. She perished in a fire when she re-entered her burning home ...

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    Fort Scott

    Fort Scott, Kansas

    47 miles from Cedar County, MO

    Fort Scott, originally Camp Scott in honor of General Winfield Scott, was established in 1842. It is restored as a historic site, and is rumored to be haunted. Ghostly soldiers and officers are seen on the lawn, around the courtyard, in the cell blocks and in the stables. They have ...

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    Gillioz Theatre

    Springfield, Missouri

    47.2 miles from Cedar County, MO

    Gillioz Theatre, which opened in 1926, is rumored to have been haunted by a ghost boy since the 1960s. The child's apparition has most often been seen around the area of the restrooms.

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    Landers Theater

    Springfield, Missouri

    47.3 miles from Cedar County, MO

    Landers Theater, aka Springfield Little Theater, was built in 1909 and was renovated in 1970. It is said to be haunted by several ghosts. One is a janitor who perished in a 1920 fire. His apparition is seen in the balcony watching rehearsals. Another is an African-American man who was ...

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    Pythian Castle

    Springfield, Missouri

    47.4 miles from Cedar County, MO

    The haunted castle was originally a senior citizens' home and orphanage built by the Knights of Pythias in 1913. It's said to be haunted and has been featured on TV shows. Ghost tours and other events are offered at the castle, now privately owned.

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    University Plaza Hotel

    Springfield, Missouri

    47.5 miles from Cedar County, MO

    A ghost called "The Colonel" is said to haunt this hotel, seen by almost all the staff between midnight and 4 a.m. He is usually seen in the ballroom and back hallways and appears as an older man dressed in black. Folks speculate that in life he was a decorated ...

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    Walnut Street Inn

    Springfield, Missouri

    47.7 miles from Cedar County, MO

    The hauntings at this 1890s-era inn building occur in one of its three buildings called the Main House, which has six rooms. The Rosen Room is haunted by the ghost of an elderly woman who has been spotted many times there and in the hallways.

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    Southwest Missouri State University

    Springfield, Missouri

    48.1 miles from Cedar County, MO

    Southwest Missouri State University's Freudenberger House, or Freddy House, built in 1959 and named for a Latin professor who taught for 45 years, has a female ghost affectionately referred to as the Dorm Mom. She's most often spotted on Floor 5.

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    Phelps Grove Park

    Springfield, Missouri

    48.4 miles from Cedar County, MO

    Phelps Grove Park has a ghost known as the Bride under the Bridge. According to local legend, a just-married couple lost control of their car here, killing them both. The ghost is seen evenings under the park's third bridge, holding the hem of her gown. She has only darkness in ...

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    Springfield National Cemetery

    Springfield, Missouri

    50 miles from Cedar County, MO

    The 1860s Springfield National Cemetery is home to some lingering spirits of Civil Wars soldiers, according to those in the know. Some of the gravestones here are known to glow, and orbs and other anomalies have shown up in photographs.

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    Prosperity School Bed and Breakfast

    Joplin, Missouri

    51.8 miles from Cedar County, MO

    A school in its olden days, this building stood empty for three decades before it was renovated into an inn. During the time it was empty, it became known as a hot spot for haunts. TV's Ghost Hunters has caught an image of ghost children running down a hall; shadow ...

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    Missouri Southern State University

    Joplin, Missouri

    54.6 miles from Cedar County, MO

    Missouri Southern State University has a ghostly Dark Lady who is known to move objects and create cold spots. Some also maintain that the Billingsly Student Center is haunted.

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    John Walsh Mansion

    Monett, Missouri

    55.3 miles from Cedar County, MO

    House has at least 3 paranormal residents. A man in formal dress is often glimpsed, especially in upper bedroom areas. A small child most likely female is also present and likes to play with the household dogs. A middle age woman visits the "music room' part of the ...

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    Peace Church Cemetery

    Joplin, Missouri

    56.2 miles from Cedar County, MO

    This cemetery dates back to the mid 19th century, but has been more or less abandoned for the past three decades. Its most famous "inhabitant" is probably Billy Cook, who killed six people during a 22-day criminal rampage between Missouri and California in the early 1950s. He was ...

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    Oak Hill Cemetery - Witch's Grave

    Galena, Kansas

    61.3 miles from Cedar County, MO

    Legend has it that there is a grave of a witch toward the back of this cemetery, and some claim that apparitions, voices, and strange sounds will come from the area, especially around the hour of 3:33 a.m.

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    Joplin Spook Light - Hornet Spooklight

    Seneca, Missouri

    68.2 miles from Cedar County, MO

    Joplin Spook Light, aka Hollis Light or Hornet Spooklight, is a ball of light or group of lights that appear in an area called the Devil's Promenade. The lights have been seen as far back as the mid-1800s. Legend has it that the phenomena has to do with two deceased ...

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    Concord Cemetery

    Exeter, Missouri

    70.9 miles from Cedar County, MO

    Investigators claim to have captured orbs in photographs taken at this cemetery, and mysterious breathing noises appear on audio recordings.

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    University of Central Missouri

    Warrensburg, Missouri

    71.7 miles from Cedar County, MO

    Rumored hauntings at the University of Central Missouri range from Hawkins Hall, where strange occurrences are attributed to a student who hanged himself, to Diemer Hall, where a bathroom sink has turned on by itself. Also noteworthy are North Ellis, where an alarm clock has flown across the room and ...

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    Hotel Bothwell

    Sedalia, Missouri

    76.1 miles from Cedar County, MO

    The third floor of this 1927 jazz-era hotel is hopping with the spirit set! Besides seeing numerous ghosts, guests have reported unexplained voices and personal objects that mysteriously go missing in the night.

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    The Shepherd of the Hills

    Branson, Missouri

    79 miles from Cedar County, MO

    The Shepherd of the Hills is an outdoor theater venue rumored to be haunted by the ghost of a Confederate soldier. Witnesses have seen him running from the actors during night performances of a show about the Bald Knobbers, a group of 1880s Missouri vigilantes.

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    Music City Center

    Branson, Missouri

    81.8 miles from Cedar County, MO

    Music City Centre is believed to be haunted by several spirits, including one of a little girl named Amy and another of an older man who likes to tinker with elevators and electrical devices.