Haunted Places in Crawford County, Kansas



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    Kansas Army Ammunition Plant

    Parsons, Kansas

    23.9 miles from Crawford County, KS

    Rumor has it that the Kansas Army Ammunition Plant is haunted by a victim of an explosion in the late 1980s. When the plant was reopened for the Persian Gulf War in the 1990s, workers suffered from nightmares and visions and heard the phantom sound of bicycle bells once used ...

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    Fort Scott

    Fort Scott, Kansas

    24.6 miles from Crawford County, KS

    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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    Oak Hill Cemetery - Witch's Grave

    Galena, Kansas

    30.6 miles from Crawford County, KS

    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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    Peace Church Cemetery

    Joplin, Missouri

    31.4 miles from Crawford County, KS

    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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    Cottey College

    Nevada, Missouri

    34.8 miles from Crawford County, KS

    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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    Prosperity School Bed and Breakfast

    Joplin, Missouri

    35.6 miles from Crawford County, KS

    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

    35.7 miles from Crawford County, KS

    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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    Kendrick Place

    Carthage, Missouri

    36.8 miles from Crawford County, KS

    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

    38.2 miles from Crawford County, KS

    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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    Joplin Spook Light - Hornet Spooklight

    Seneca, Missouri

    41 miles from Crawford County, KS

    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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    Avilla, Missouri

    Reeds, Missouri

    45.1 miles from Crawford County, KS

    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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    Dale Apartments

    Coffeyville, Kansas

    53.2 miles from Crawford County, KS

    People who live in this historic apartment complex have heard screams and moans when there is no one around, as well as seeing a shadowy apparition that slams doors. (Submitted by Callum Swift)

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    Brown Mansion

    Coffeyville, Kansas

    53.8 miles from Crawford County, KS

    Completed in 1904, the grand Brown Mansion is said to be haunted. Although the staff complain to have no evidence of the haunting, local tales tell that when the building spent several years vacant, with the power turned off, glowing green lights could be seen coming from the mansion grounds.

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    Elmwood Cemetery

    Coffeyville, Kansas

    53.8 miles from Crawford County, KS

    Elmwood Cemetery contains the graves of the Dalton Gang bank robbers and the town's defenders from the gun battle of October 5, 1892. Witnesses describe odd noises, shadows that chase them, and uneasy feelings.

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    Hotel Vinita - Napoli's Italian Restaurant

    Vinita, Oklahoma

    62.4 miles from Crawford County, KS

    Built in Spanish Revival-style, the 1927 hotel now features a quaint restaurant on the ground floor. The guest rooms have since been refurbished as apartments, but the original ballroom still retains its period features. This part of the building is haunted according to visitors, who have reported ghostly piano ...

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    Lorenz Schlichter Memorial Cemetery - Child's Play Cemetery

    Le Roy, Kansas

    62.5 miles from Crawford County, KS

    Legend has it that if you drive your clean car to this cemetery and sit for about 5 minutes (during which you may hear a loud thud on the vehicle), and then drive away, you will find a large handprint on your back window and several child-size handprints all over ...

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    John Walsh Mansion

    Monett, Missouri

    65.1 miles from Crawford County, KS

    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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    All Star Pizzeria

    Noel, Missouri

    69.5 miles from Crawford County, KS

    This historic building was a former pizzeria, but is now boarded up. People who drive past late at night have seen a white apparition standing at the windows, and while it was in operation, staff would report all sorts of various paranormal activity. (Submitted by Callum Swift)

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    Concord Cemetery

    Exeter, Missouri

    72.7 miles from Crawford County, KS

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

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    Dewey Hotel Museum

    Dewey, Oklahoma

    77.3 miles from Crawford County, KS

    Visitors to this 1899 hotel-turned-museum have supposedly felt a male presence in an upstairs bedroom, possibly that of town founder Jacob Bartle's. Submitted by Callum Swift

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    Pea Ridge National Military Park

    Garfield, Arkansas

    85.9 miles from Crawford County, KS

    On the battlefield in the middle of the night, witnesses have heard musket fire and seen apparitions of soldiers from the Battle of Pea Ridge. Some guests to the site have reported a feeling of being followed by something unseen.

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    Radar Road Phantom

    Rogers, Arkansas

    86.9 miles from Crawford County, KS

    Locals have reported seeing a phantom horse and rider on the outskirts of the city of Rogers. (Submitted by Callum Swift)