Haunted Places in Johnson County, Nebraska



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    Wildwood

    Nebraska City, Nebraska

    27.9 miles from Johnson County, NE

    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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    Eliza C. Morgan Hall - Peru State College

    Peru, Nebraska

    28.5 miles from Johnson County, NE

    The Morgan Hall dormitory is said to be haunted by Eliza Morgan herself. Legend has it that she once lived in the house that makes up the center of the dormitory, and she died in the basement.

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    Super China Buffet

    Nebraska City, Nebraska

    29.2 miles from Johnson County, NE

    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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    Museum of Shadows

    Elmwood, Nebraska

    31.1 miles from Johnson County, NE

    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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    Captain Bailey Museum

    Brownville, Nebraska

    31.8 miles from Johnson County, NE

    Civil War Captain Bailey's seven-gabled house now holds the museum of Brownville artifacts, and is rumored to be haunted by the captain himself. Among the proof, witnesses say, are doors that won't stay closed and the sound of piano playing late at night. Local tales say the captain died as ...

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    Meriwether Lewis Dredge

    Brownville, Nebraska

    32.3 miles from Johnson County, NE

    Dredge Captain Meriwether Lewis, built in 1931, is one of the few surviving examples of its type built to control flooding along U.S. rivers. It contains a museum that is believed to be haunted. Employees say the ghosts have long been a part of the museum's staff. Perhaps most notably, ...

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    Oakwood Cemetery

    Weeping Water, Nebraska

    33.7 miles from Johnson County, NE

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

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    Antelope Park

    Lincoln, Nebraska

    35.3 miles from Johnson County, NE

    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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    St. Mary's Cemetery

    Hamburg, Iowa

    35.3 miles from Johnson County, NE

    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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    Robber's Cave - Van Dorn Park

    Lincoln, Nebraska

    35.4 miles from Johnson County, NE

    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. ...

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    Lake Street Lake - Rudge Memorial Park

    Lincoln, Nebraska

    35.6 miles from Johnson County, NE

    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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    Oxbow Cemetery - Callahan Cemetery

    Murdock, Nebraska

    36.2 miles from Johnson County, NE

    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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    Nebraska State Capitol

    Lincoln, Nebraska

    36.7 miles from Johnson County, NE

    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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    Old Captain's Studio

    Lincoln, Nebraska

    37 miles from Johnson County, NE

    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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    Temple Theatre

    Lincoln, Nebraska

    37.2 miles from Johnson County, NE

    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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    Richmond House

    Lincoln, Nebraska

    37.3 miles from Johnson County, NE

    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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    High Creek Cemetery

    Watson, Missouri

    37.4 miles from Johnson County, NE

    Upon finding this website, I was shocked to find this location was not listed, as it is "well known" by locals to be noted as haunted. The experience I had there happened about 10 years ago. A friend and I were hanging out one night and decided to ...

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    Doane College Library

    Crete, Nebraska

    39.4 miles from Johnson County, NE

    The college library is believed to be haunted by a woman in a white dress who appears in the basement or in front of a window during the full moon.

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    Hannah's Grave

    Plattsmouth, Nebraska

    42.2 miles from Johnson County, NE

    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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    Ball Cemetery

    Springfield, Nebraska

    43.5 miles from Johnson County, NE

    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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    Hollenberg Pony Express Station

    Hanover, Kansas

    45.7 miles from Johnson County, NE

    The historic Hollenberg Pony Express Station is a state park with a museum and visitor center, and both employees and guests have reported seeing signs of the supernatural here. Apparitions of Pony Express riders have been seen in the summer months, and the sound of running hooves and shouts are ...

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    Schroyer Cemetery

    Marysville, Kansas

    48.2 miles from Johnson County, NE

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    Gilbert Cemetery

    Friend, Nebraska

    51.3 miles from Johnson County, NE

    The Gilberts, an 1890s pioneer family, are said to haunt this cemetery. Folks have reported that tombstones may move and unexplained noises can be heard on the site.

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    TrailBlazers - Old Montgomery Ward Building

    Fairbury, Nebraska

    51.4 miles from Johnson County, NE

    Formerly TrailBlazers restaurant and before that a Montgomery Ward department store, this office building is believed to be haunted due to reports that objects move about on their own here.

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    Weaver Hotel

    Waterville, Kansas

    54.7 miles from Johnson County, NE

    The 1905 hotel served as railroad accommodation, and the original inn and restaurant are in operation over a century later. The establishment is rumoured to be haunted by two spirits, including the wife of a former owner and a workman who threw himself to his death during a bout ...

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    Malvern Manor

    Malvern, Iowa

    55.1 miles from Johnson County, NE

    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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    John Rice Library

    Bellevue, Nebraska

    55.6 miles from Johnson County, NE

    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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    Jewell Park

    Bellevue, Nebraska

    56 miles from Johnson County, NE

    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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    Concordia University - David Hall

    Seward, Nebraska

    56 miles from Johnson County, NE

    The David Dorm is rumored to be haunted by Native Americans whose 1700s bones were found when the dorm was built in the 1970s. Residents say electronic appliances and showers turn on by themselves.

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    Brother Sebastian's

    Omaha, Nebraska

    59.6 miles from Johnson County, NE

    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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    Coon Creek Bridge

    Barnes, Kansas

    60.4 miles from Johnson County, NE

    About five miles south of Barnes on the east side of Coon Creek Bridge, you may see the ghost of a young girl walking through the woods, especially just before sunrise. Her identity is unknown, as townspeople have no knowledge of any deaths ever occurring nearby.

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    James F Lynch Park

    Omaha, Nebraska

    60.9 miles from Johnson County, NE

    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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    White House Apartments

    Omaha, Nebraska

    61.5 miles from Johnson County, NE

    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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    Cornerstone Mansion Bed and Breakfast

    Omaha, Nebraska

    61.9 miles from Johnson County, NE

    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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    O'Connor's Irish Pub

    Omaha, Nebraska

    62.1 miles from Johnson County, NE

    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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    Mystery Manor

    Omaha, Nebraska

    62.7 miles from Johnson County, NE

    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

    63.2 miles from Johnson County, NE

    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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    General Dodge House

    Council Bluffs, Iowa

    63.5 miles from Johnson County, NE

    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

    63.6 miles from Johnson County, NE

    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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    Union Pacific Railroad Museum

    Council Bluffs, Iowa

    63.6 miles from Johnson County, NE

    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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    Keystone Trail

    Omaha, Nebraska

    64 miles from Johnson County, NE

    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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    Fairview Cemetery

    Council Bluffs, Iowa

    64.4 miles from Johnson County, NE

    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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    Lewis and Clark Park

    Council Bluffs, Iowa

    66.4 miles from Johnson County, NE

    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

    69.2 miles from Johnson County, NE

    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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    Holton House Bed and Breakfast

    Holton, Kansas

    70.1 miles from Johnson County, NE

    The manor house was previously a funeral parlour before being refurbished to a bed and breakfast, and guests have reported ghostly activity such as voices coming out of the dining room when there is no one around. Guests have also reported seeing shadowy apparitions in their rooms at night. (Submitted by ...

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    Barnard Park

    Fremont, Nebraska

    73 miles from Johnson County, NE

    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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    Skyway Drive-In

    Schuyler, Nebraska

    84.3 miles from Johnson County, NE

    At the Skyway Drive-In, folks say black phantom dogs with a missing eye and a missing leg roam the grounds. Witnesses maintain that f you look away from them, they disappear.

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    Old Highway 83

    Shelby, Iowa

    85.5 miles from Johnson County, NE

    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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    Round Mound Cemetery

    Cummings, Kansas

    85.7 miles from Johnson County, NE

    Local legend has it that a witch haunts this cemetery, causing the wind not to blow here. Screams are said to ring out from the graves at times.

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    Columbus Hy-Vee

    Columbus, Nebraska

    92.3 miles from Johnson County, NE

    The ghost that haunts the Columbus Hy-Vee is nicknamed Scooter. He is said to make screeching sounds near the produce and dairy sections and has appeared to employees at around 2 a.m.