Haunted Places in Pocahontas County, Iowa



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    Grotto of the Redemption

    West Bend, Iowa

    19.8 miles from Pocahontas County, IA

    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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    Bannwell Bridge - Terror Bridge

    Barnum, Iowa

    23.2 miles from Pocahontas County, IA

    Local legend maintains that a woman once killed her 3 kids here. Some reports say she hung them from the bridge and they were hit by a train coming through. Her ghostly head is said to follow you down the road, and if you don't have your doors and windows ...

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    Humboldt County Historical Museum

    Humboldt, Iowa

    24.7 miles from Pocahontas County, IA

    Lights are seen in the building at night and some people claim the ghost of a man who drowned in the nearby river has also been spotted roaming the grounds.

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    Lot Behind Nauss Oil

    Emmetsburg, Iowa

    26.1 miles from Pocahontas County, IA

    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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    Swope Hall - Buena Vista University

    Storm Lake, Iowa

    27.7 miles from Pocahontas 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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    Hawkeye Community Theatre

    Fort Dodge, Iowa

    29.5 miles from Pocahontas County, IA

    This historic theatre is believed to be haunted by the apparition of a young girl who was murdered nearby. Witnesses claim to have seen her sitting in the hall after hours, and have felt her brush past them in the corridors. The chandelier at the entrance also moves of ...

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    Hawkeye Theatre

    Fort Dodge, Iowa

    29.5 miles from Pocahontas County, IA

    Reports say visitors to the theater get the feeling of being watched, and have seen a ghostly little girl. Also, some say if you are alone here you will feel the not-so-gentle touch of an invisible hand.

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    Little Africa - Geigel Woods

    Algona, Iowa

    32.6 miles from Pocahontas County, IA

    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 ...

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    Rainbow Bridge

    Lake City, Iowa

    35.1 miles from Pocahontas 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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    Gypsy Cemetery - Union Township Cemetery

    Algona, Iowa

    35.2 miles from Pocahontas County, IA

    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

    35.3 miles from Pocahontas County, IA

    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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    Moose Pond

    Spencer, Iowa

    35.8 miles from Pocahontas County, IA

    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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    American Theatre

    Cherokee, Iowa

    44.3 miles from Pocahontas 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

    45.9 miles from Pocahontas 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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    Oak Hill Cemetery

    Estherville, Iowa

    46.7 miles from Pocahontas County, IA

    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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    Vegors Cemetery

    Lehigh, Iowa

    47.3 miles from Pocahontas County, IA

    The cemetery is said to be haunted by the spirits of restless Native Americans and Mrs. Henry Lott, the wife of a man who was known to cheat the Native Americans and steal their horses. She was killed while trying to escape from angry Native Americans seeking revenge, although her ...

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    Stage Coach Inn

    Ida Grove, Iowa

    48.3 miles from Pocahontas 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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    Loon Lake Cemetery

    Jackson, Minnesota

    58.6 miles from Pocahontas County, IA

    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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    Kate Shelly High Bridge

    Boone, Iowa

    59 miles from Pocahontas County, IA

    Local legend tells the tale of 15-year-old Kate Shelley, who in 1881 crawled across a badly damaged bridge during a terrible storm to warn an oncoming train that the bridge was out. This bridge, built in 1901, is said to be her ghost's home. Phantom trains also have been seen ...

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    Boone County Historical Society - Masonic Temple

    Boone, Iowa

    61.8 miles from Pocahontas County, IA

    Dating back to 1907, the historic former masonic temple and museum may have a resident ghost. Known as 'Frank', the poltergeist frequently slams doors and turns on lights after the place has been closed up for the night. Disembodied footsteps have also been heard on the second floor, and ...

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    The Boone News-Republican

    Boone, Iowa

    62.8 miles from Pocahontas County, IA

    Employees who work late have heard unexplained footsteps and, at times, have heard their names called. The phenomena seem to occur only when the place is nearly empty of people.

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    The Historic Klondike Hotel

    Manilla, Iowa

    64.8 miles from Pocahontas 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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    Elk Grove Cemetery - Union Township Cemetery

    Coon Rapids, Iowa

    68.8 miles from Pocahontas County, IA

    According to local legend there is a small headstone with an eerie ability: If you position yourself the right way in front of it, after a few minutes it will begin to glow.

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    Friley Hall - Iowa State University

    Ames, Iowa

    71.9 miles from Pocahontas County, IA

    One dormitory room is nicknamed Satan’s Legion. Rumor has it that a student killed himself there, and everyone who is assigned to that room either dies or disappears. Reports say many students are afraid to go into the room, and some maintain that because of this, the university stopped assigning ...

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    Farm House Museum

    Ames, Iowa

    71.9 miles from Pocahontas County, IA

    The spirits of two sisters are believed to reside at the museum; details of the hauntings are unknown.

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    Iowa State University - Memorial Union

    Ames, Iowa

    72.1 miles from Pocahontas County, IA

    The hall is a tribute to graduate soldiers who died at war. According to reports, a strange low moan can be heard constantly here. Some say is it the voice of the only woman who ever graduated from the school who died in World War I.

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    Fisher Theatre - Iowa State University

    Ames, Iowa

    72.4 miles from Pocahontas County, IA

    Named for contributor J.W. Fisher, the 1974 theater is rumored to be haunted by Frederica Shattuck, another university theater department contributor. So the story goes, the ghost took up residence in the Fisher Theatre after her Shattuck Theater was demolished.

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    Iowa State University - C.Y. Stephens Auditorium

    Ames, Iowa

    72.5 miles from Pocahontas County, IA

    A friendly ghost, C.Y. Stephens himself, in fact, is known to haunt this auditorium. He has been seen in the basement tunnels or sitting in the back right corner of the 3rd balcony. He also makes himself known by cold spots and the sound of footsteps. When performers see him, ...

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    Union Cemetery - The Devil's Chair

    Guthrie Center, Iowa

    73.5 miles from Pocahontas County, IA

    It is said that those who sit in the cement chair will receive a spell of bad luck. The Devil's Chair has no markings, and sits between the Peterson and Miller graves. According to reports, the chair has been believed to be cursed for at least 35 years.

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    Mt Hope Cemetery

    Madrid, Iowa

    74.5 miles from Pocahontas County, IA

    The ghost of a child named Sara resides at this cemetery. She and four other children from her family are buried near the back. Sara is said to follow around visitors and ask for someone named Ree. She is also known to touch people and tug at clothing if her ...

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    The Earling Exorcism

    Earling, Iowa

    76.2 miles from Pocahontas 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 ...