Haunted Places in Harrison County, Iowa



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    Dana College

    Blair, Nebraska

    19.8 miles from Harrison County, IA

    Dana College dates back to 1884, but was recently shut down and sold in 2010 due to financial problems. Latest word has it that the college will be refurbished and reopened around 2015-2016. Back in its heyday though, there were a number of places on campus said to be haunted. ...

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    The Earling Exorcism

    Earling, Iowa

    21.6 miles from Harrison 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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    Old Highway 83

    Shelby, Iowa

    21.6 miles from Harrison 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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    Hummel Park

    Omaha, Nebraska

    23 miles from Harrison 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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    Lewis and Clark Park

    Council Bluffs, Iowa

    26.3 miles from Harrison 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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    Fairview Cemetery

    Council Bluffs, Iowa

    28.6 miles from Harrison 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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    Keystone Trail

    Omaha, Nebraska

    28.8 miles from Harrison County, IA

    The Keystone Trail, near 90th and Fort streets, is believed by some locals to be visited by a phantom train on cold misty nights. The apparition of the train has been both seen and heard, although the railroad tracks were removed from this spot years ago.

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    Prospect Hill Cemetery

    Omaha, Nebraska

    28.9 miles from Harrison 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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    Union Pacific Railroad Museum

    Council Bluffs, Iowa

    29.4 miles from Harrison 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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    Squirrel Cage - Old Pottawattamie County Jail

    Council Bluffs, Iowa

    29.4 miles from Harrison 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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    Mystery Manor

    Omaha, Nebraska

    29.5 miles from Harrison 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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    General Dodge House

    Council Bluffs, Iowa

    29.6 miles from Harrison 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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    O'Connor's Irish Pub

    Omaha, Nebraska

    30.2 miles from Harrison 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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    Cornerstone Mansion Bed and Breakfast

    Omaha, Nebraska

    30.2 miles from Harrison County, IA

    This 1894 bed and breakfast inn is housed inside a historic mansion, which has many ghostly tales associated with it. There have been reports of the apparitions of a young man and an elderly former owner appearing on separate occasions in a rocking chair located in the parlour room, ...

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    White House Apartments

    Omaha, Nebraska

    30.7 miles from Harrison 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

    31.3 miles from Harrison 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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    The Historic Klondike Hotel

    Manilla, Iowa

    33.3 miles from Harrison 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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    Brother Sebastian's

    Omaha, Nebraska

    33.5 miles from Harrison County, IA

    Bill Walden is the identity of the ghost who haunts this restaurant, a man who wears a tweed smoking jacket and ascot. He was a regular patron, and although he has since passed away, his spirit has made it clear that he still visits regularly.

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    Blackbird Hill

    Harrison County, Nebraska

    36.9 miles from Harrison County, IA

    The burial place of Omaha Indian Chief Blackbird, said to be buried here sitting upright on his horse, is rumored to be haunted. And it's old -- folks say in 1804, famed explorers Lewis and Clark visited this gravesite, leaving behind decorations to commemorate him. But the ghost here is ...

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    Jewell Park

    Bellevue, Nebraska

    36.9 miles from Harrison 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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    John Rice Library

    Bellevue, Nebraska

    37.1 miles from Harrison 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.

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    Barnard Park

    Fremont, Nebraska

    38.8 miles from Harrison County, IA

    Barnard Park was once a cemetery, and it is rumored that when the city moved the bodies and turned it into a park, some of the bodies were missed. Several apparitions are said to roam here late at night, most notably a woman who was following the Mormon Trail and ...

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    The Hotel Cafe and Saloon

    Scribner, Nebraska

    43.8 miles from Harrison County, IA

    The 1901 Hotel Cafe and Saloon, now operating as a restaurant, is believed to be haunted by victims of murders or suicides thought to have occurred in the building. On the second and third floors, witnesses have seen shadow figures, heard unexplained voices and felt cold spots.

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    Malvern Manor

    Malvern, Iowa

    48.6 miles from Harrison 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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    Stage Coach Inn

    Ida Grove, Iowa

    49.7 miles from Harrison 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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    Ball Cemetery

    Springfield, Nebraska

    49.8 miles from Harrison County, IA

    The oldest grave marker at Ball Cemetery is reported to be dated 1869, and many apparitions have been reported here over the years. One is a tall male with a bad temper who walks around after dark, sometimes attacking late-night visitors. Another is Mary Mumford, who is buried here. Folks ...

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    Ghost Bridge of Logan Creek

    Pender, Nebraska

    52.3 miles from Harrison County, IA

    Local legend tells of an early-1900s train that was held up by vigilantes chasing down a hired hand who murdered the family that employed him. The train bridge used to cross the Logan Creek, and from this former trestle, the man was hanged. Residents say sometimes a ghost bridge appears ...

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    Hannah's Grave

    Plattsmouth, Nebraska

    53.1 miles from Harrison County, IA

    According to local legend, Hannah was a 16-year-old girl in the 1800s who became pregnant. Her parents, displeased, delivered the baby at home and promptly drowned it in the Missouri River, telling Hannah the baby had been stillborn. Poor Hannah died of a broken heart shortly thereafter and was buried ...

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    Oakwood Cemetery

    Weeping Water, Nebraska

    58.5 miles from Harrison County, IA

    One witness warns that the spirits may rise from the graves and attack visitors at night.

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    Oxbow Cemetery - Callahan Cemetery

    Murdock, Nebraska

    58.9 miles from Harrison County, IA

    Ghostly children are said to be heard playing at this cemetery, known as Oxbow Cemetery, North Callahan Cemetery, Carter Cemetery and North Elmwood Cemetery. So the story goes, a nearby school collapsed in a big windstorm, pinning and killing a little girl named May Carter. Her father gave this land ...

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    Lottie's Grave - Taylor Cemetery

    Homer, Nebraska

    59.4 miles from Harrison County, IA

    Some say Lottie haunts the cemetery and that a curse will befall those who visit her gravesite. In some stories, Lottie was murdered, was a witch, or was run over by a car. Many tales abound, such as one that says shortly after her burial, thieves tried to dig up ...

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    Graceland Park Cemetery

    Sioux City, Iowa

    60 miles from Harrison County, IA

    It is said that orbs of light can be seen here, but visitors trying to take pictures report that they feel a bit disoriented and find that their cameras mysteriously fail to work until they leave the area.

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    Leflur / Lefler House

    Sioux City, Iowa

    61.3 miles from Harrison County, IA

    Reports may differ as to spell the name of the locally famous haunted house, but its merit as a haunted site is hard to argue. Several murders have taken place on the premises. Phenomena reported include a red glow seen upstairs, a very cold attic (even in the heat of ...

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    Dimmitt Hall - Morningside College

    Sioux City, Iowa

    61.6 miles from Harrison County, IA

    Residents of this dorm have reported hearing a girl choking and gagging at night. Also, an apparition of a crying woman has been seen walking down the hall. She is said to be the ghost of a girl who committed suicide by hanging herself from the heating pipes in her ...

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    KD Station

    Sioux City, Iowa

    62.8 miles from Harrison County, IA

    The building started out in 1915 as a meat-packing plant, but changed hands to a packing operation. In 1949 a gas leak and resulting explosion killed several people. Later on, the spot became a shopping center, and it is here that strange happenings have been reported. Lights turn on by ...

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    Museum of Shadows

    Elmwood, Nebraska

    63.2 miles from Harrison County, IA

    We have captured some amazing evidence that links back to Harry Green and the Blackbird Store. We have even interacted with the souls who are attached to the very items in the museum. You may feel a soft touch on your arm or shoulder to smelling a very strong perfume ...

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    Sioux City Municipal Auditorium

    Sioux City, Iowa

    63.5 miles from Harrison County, IA

    Legend has it that Rodriguez, an electrician who was electrocuted in the 1940s during the building of the auditorium, haunts the area by flickering the lights and turning them off and on. There are also cold spots felt near the site of his death. The ghost of a 12-year-old boy ...

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    Calvary Cemetery

    Sioux City, Iowa

    66.2 miles from Harrison County, IA

    Visitors to this cemetery have experienced an unexplained ringing in their ears and the feeling of cobwebs draped over their faces. It is said that these sensations strengthen the closer one gets to a certain grave, one that has a headstone carved from part of a tree. Local legend has ...

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    Rainbow Bridge

    Lake City, Iowa

    66.4 miles from Harrison 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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    Villisca Axe Murder House

    Villisca, Iowa

    68 miles from Harrison County, IA

    In 1912 an entire family was murdered here by axe, and it is said that the house is still haunted by their spirits. The house has been investigated and featured on the TV show Ghost Adventures.

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    Super China Buffet

    Nebraska City, Nebraska

    69.6 miles from Harrison County, IA

    Formerly Bischof’s Hardware, the restaurant is believed to be haunted by either the ghost of former owner Mr. Bischof or the spirits of a young man who died nearby. Many strange occurrences have been reported here, such as objects that move by themselves.

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    Wildwood

    Nebraska City, Nebraska

    70 miles from Harrison County, IA

    Sensitive guests feel a 'presence' when they tour this historic 1860's home. Some have mentioned seeing a lady in a long black dress in the kitchen or hear footsteps in the dining room. Others hear children's voices upstairs. A paranormal team had it's flashlight turn on ...

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    Old Captain's Studio

    Lincoln, Nebraska

    72.7 miles from Harrison County, IA

    This historic building was formerly the residence of a retired sea captain, who owned a studio on the upper floor. Tenants of a law firm now located on the premises have reported seeing his apparition on several occasions over the years. (Submitted by Callum Swift)

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    Swope Hall - Buena Vista University

    Storm Lake, Iowa

    73.2 miles from Harrison 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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    Richmond House

    Lincoln, Nebraska

    73.9 miles from Harrison County, IA

    In the 1920s there was a triple murder suicide involving the husband, Bill, his wife Venus, her lover and their baby. Bill killed Venus by shotgun... he then laid on the railroad tracks near the home and was killed by a train. The baby was never found... In a corner ...

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    St. Mary's Cemetery

    Hamburg, Iowa

    74.1 miles from Harrison County, IA

    A mysterious spirit, that of a woman, has been seen kneeling at the feet of three of the cemetery's Virgin Mary statues. Also reported have been wailing sounds coming from the statues.

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    American Theatre

    Cherokee, Iowa

    75 miles from Harrison 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

    75.2 miles from Harrison 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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    Temple Theatre

    Lincoln, Nebraska

    75.5 miles from Harrison County, IA

    This theater at the University of Nebraska, founded in 1869, is the centerpiece for some oft-told campus tales. In the 1940s, a student was said to have fallen to his death from the overhead rigging during a production of MacBeth, and now his apparition is said to appear during Shakespeare ...

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    Antelope Park

    Lincoln, Nebraska

    75.8 miles from Harrison County, IA

    Near Antelope Park's memorial, behind the caretaker's house, is a field. Witnesses report that many apparitions have been seen in this field, walking across it and into the woods.

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    Nebraska State Capitol

    Lincoln, Nebraska

    75.9 miles from Harrison County, IA

    The Nebraska State Capitol was built over 10 years (1922-1932), and is still the home of Nebraska's government. It is said to be haunted by an apparition of someone falling, along with screaming and crying. It is thought to be either a man who had a heart attack and fell ...

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    Lake Street Lake - Rudge Memorial Park

    Lincoln, Nebraska

    77 miles from Harrison County, IA

    Formerly dairy farm, and then a skating rink, the park is said to be haunted by a little boy killed long ago by a gang of bullies. Apparitions have been reported to occur in winter near the creek.

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    Robber's Cave - Van Dorn Park

    Lincoln, Nebraska

    77.6 miles from Harrison County, IA

    Robber's Cave, in southwest Lincoln near the intersection of 10th and High streets, was called Pahuk Bluff by the Pawnee Indians who came here to contact Tirawa, the god of all things. The cave was later a stop on the Underground Railroad and, in 1876, a hideout for Jesse James. ...