Haunted Places in Cottonwood County, Minnesota



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    Loon Lake Cemetery

    Jackson, Minnesota

    33.5 miles from Cottonwood County, MN

    Loon Lake Cemetery is said to be haunted--and dangerous. According to local lore, three witches were violently executed and were buried here, but not before threatening to curse anyone who desecrated their graves. Mary Jane, beheaded in 1881, was said to be the most powerful of the witches. Legend has ...

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    Lambrecht's Gift Store

    New Ulm, Minnesota

    41.5 miles from Cottonwood County, MN

    This gift store is housed in a historic building, which has a darker history in relation to the murder of a woman that occurred in the building many years before. The apparition of a pale-faced woman with a terrified expression has been seen knocking on the window of the ...

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    Oak Hill Cemetery

    Estherville, Iowa

    45.1 miles from Cottonwood County, MN

    A couple of spooky stories surround this cemetery's hill, and the fact that your car, when put in neutral, will seem to travel up it by itself. According to one story, a car full of football players was in an accident here when the car stalled. While they were pushing ...

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    Vicksburg Cemetery

    Renville, Minnesota

    45.4 miles from Cottonwood County, MN

    Vicksburg Cemetery is said to have a glowing tombstone whose grave sports bleeding flowers in spring.

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    Palace Theatre

    Luverne, Minnesota

    56.8 miles from Cottonwood County, MN

    The Palace Theater was built by Herman Jochims in 1915, and his wife Maude played piano to accompany the silent films shown there. Her ghost is said to remain here playing the pipe organ, even though it no longer works. Both Herman and Maude have been seen as apparitions, and ...

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    Old Taunton Catholic Cemetery

    Taunton, Minnesota

    59.4 miles from Cottonwood County, MN

    Reports say that the apparition of a 12-year-old girl in a rocking chair was seen rocking next to her grave.

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    Moose Pond

    Spencer, Iowa

    60.7 miles from Cottonwood County, MN

    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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    Lot Behind Nauss Oil

    Emmetsburg, Iowa

    67 miles from Cottonwood County, MN

    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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    Harrington-Merrill House

    Hutchinson, Minnesota

    73 miles from Cottonwood County, MN

    Built around 1820, the house is said to be haunted by a Native American Sioux named Little Crow and his son, who were both shot by a farmer while spending the night in the house. Some reports say the son was not killed.

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    Gypsy Cemetery - Union Township Cemetery

    Algona, Iowa

    75.5 miles from Cottonwood County, MN

    This small gypsy cemetery is said to be haunted by a gypsy queen, who is guarded by a murder of crows. Legend has it that in the 1800s gypsies came through here often with their wagons. If any member of their group was sick and dying, they would simply bury ...

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    Plum Creek Pits

    Algona, Iowa

    78.8 miles from Cottonwood County, MN

    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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    Ness Church

    Litchfield, Minnesota

    80.4 miles from Cottonwood County, MN

    Legends of ghostly Sioux Indians and a little girl named Annie surround this church. Some say the church lights come on and apparitions can be seen around the grounds.

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    Grotto of the Redemption

    West Bend, Iowa

    81 miles from Cottonwood County, MN

    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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    Little Africa - Geigel Woods

    Algona, Iowa

    83.3 miles from Cottonwood County, MN

    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 ...