Bond's Chapel Cemetery

West Baden Springs, IN · Cemeteries

Bond's Chapel Cemetery has a mysterious grave with a linked chain that grows longer every year. There are two legends about the chain. One legend has it that buried here is an Army man who left his girlfriend waiting back home. He was killed in battle, and his girlfriend stood across the road, watching his burial from afar. Some say her ghost to this day still awaits his return. The chain is said to groe one link longer every year, symbolizing her growing love for him, and it is said to glow at night. An apparition in a black dress can be seen standing on the other side of the road. Another story about the chain says a slave owner once beat a slave to death with a chain, and the slave's wife put a curse on him that the murder would be noted on his grave forever. The chain appeared on his tombstone, adding a link for every year.

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Geographic Information

Address
8070 Co Rd 810 N
West Baden Springs, Indiana
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GPS
38.67290191, -86.62061083
County
Orange County County, Indiana
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Is Bond's Chapel Cemetery really haunted?
Visitors rate Bond's Chapel Cemetery at 78.2 out of 100 on our EHP (Estimated Haunted Probability) scale. So far 10 people have shared firsthand experiences from this location in the comments.
Where is Bond's Chapel Cemetery located?
The address is 8070 Co Rd 810 N, West Baden Springs, Indiana. GPS coordinates: 38.67290191, -86.62061083.
What kind of haunted place is Bond's Chapel Cemetery?
Bond's Chapel Cemetery is listed under Cemeteries in our Indiana section.
What is the nearest town to Bond's Chapel Cemetery?
West Baden Springs, IN is the closest town, about 7.4 miles away, with French Lick (8.6 mi.) and Mitchell (8.9 mi.) also nearby.

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Comments (10)

  • no name |

    bond's chapel cemetery, where the chain grows every year is actually located between orleans and an old sort of ghost town called huron that is now included in the mitchell area.

  • Sam |

    Trust me huron's not a ghost town lol I happen to live there and we have replaced the stone several times I know the guy that maintains the graveyard we also have a local legend that if you touch the stone you die by a chain related death but that's of course not true

    • Karli |

      Sam, is there a way i could get in contact with you or the man that maintains the graveyard??

  • Alan |

    I grew up near bonds chapel & have been there several times.John Pruitt was in ww1 & came home & went to work in a limestone quarry, the family never owned slaves, they were poor folks that had a small farm. I know his great nephew & his grandmother told him he died working at the quarry, accidentally strangled by a chain used to raise stone from the quarry. His body was exhumed years ago because the family was tired of people disrespecting his grave.

    • Karli Wilson |

      Is there a way I can get in contact with you referring to this?

  • Roger McCracken |

    I used to go here as a young man and most times at night. I have seen many strange things out there. Like one night I saw a light inside the church and it appeared to be floating. I will say that when you go out there of a night it has a very creepy vibe and it feels haunted.

  • Robert |

    Years ago, I went to see the grave with friends and we all saw the linked chain along the ground. It was like a mist but you could clearly see the links.

  • Dawn |

    I have been attending Bonds for 22 years. There is nothing supernatural about the stone. The chain marks are from where a chain had been wrapped around it and oxidized after many years. Sorry to say all the stories, folklore, and rumors of the tome stone are not true. You are welcome to come see it for yourself, as long as you respect the grounds. We have had to many come down that have heard the stories and damage something. We would appreciate it if you would take this off your site. Thank you.

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  • tk |

    I had a group of friends doing a halloween scavenger hunt across southern indiana one time and this was one of the locations we were led to. It is spooky. Couldn't have left quick enough.

    Not far from here was another place the locals called rattlesnake cemetery which was legitimately terrifying. I can't understate just how deep in the boonies that place is...so clausterphobic, traveling along a little wagon trail through a wall of weeds with just enough space for your car to fit, leading to a small cluster of tombs. No light, yet so quiet you can hear every little noise. We were followed out of Rattlesnake Cemetery by some mysterious figure that night. I wouldn't want to go back during daylight, haha. Dude was lurking, and trying to stay hidden. Felt like a scooby doo cartoon without the laugh track.

    From my perspective that part of Indiana seems haunted. Its a wooded maze, easy to get lost, with rickety old bridges leading to ominous locations, one after another. And its all surrounded by brush and trees and steep cliffs everywhere, deafening eerie silence and some wild natural landmarks. And its so deep in the cut and out in the middle of nowhere that you have a sense of danger lurking, non stop. Perfect for halloween. Not to mention when you add in the lore and history of the locations, it actually feels truly a bit unsafe. I remember that area well. It was very unsettling no doubt.

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