Krome Family Cemetery

Collinsville, IL · Cemeteries

A small family cemetery is now hidden amongst the trees just off Old Keebler Road. It is all that remains of the Krome family mansion, which burned down long ago and was for decades considered to be haunted by the locals. Some enterprising explorers found leg shackles in the concrete walls of the ruined basement, leading to speculation that the house was once used as a holding pen for slaves about to be sold on the open market. Rumors began almost immediately about ghostly apparitions of slaves being seen walking at night from the ruins of the mansion down to the family cemetery. All that remains now are the Krome family plots (Charles W., Anna, Charlotte and Charles M. Krome, and a few broken and illegible stones).

Geographic Information

Address
Near 3138 Old Keebler Rd
Collinsville, IL
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GPS
38.73467425, -89.98802903
County
Madison County County, Illinois
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Is Krome Family Cemetery really haunted?
Visitors rate Krome Family Cemetery at 85.2 out of 100 on our EHP (Estimated Haunted Probability) scale. So far 2 people have shared firsthand experiences from this location in the comments.
Where is Krome Family Cemetery located?
The address is Near 3138 Old Keebler Rd, Collinsville, IL. GPS coordinates: 38.73467425, -89.98802903.
What kind of haunted place is Krome Family Cemetery?
Krome Family Cemetery is listed under Cemeteries in our Illinois section.
What is the nearest town to Krome Family Cemetery?
Glen Carbon, IL is the closest town, about 1.0 miles away, with Maryville (1.9 mi.) and Collinsville (4.4 mi.) also nearby.

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Comments (2)

  • Patricia Wallace |

    Had no idea there was a cemetery around there.Had a 3 yr old son who always said "There's ghosts around here." when I drove across that creek. He eventually bought a house near there and I used to kid him when he was digging in the yard. 30 years later a grandson (not the child of that son) was in my car and we were playing the I See Something game, and we got to that creek he said, Grandma, I saw a ghost and it scared me!" I couldn't wait to tell my son and when I went to his house to tell him the story, his wife, who had never heard the original story, was shocked and said her 3 year old nephew had been playing on the floor and kept turning and looking out the door and when she asked him what he saw out there he replied that there was a little girl, but when he looked at her she went away. 3 little boys can't make up the same story- 30 years apart.

  • Harry |

    That seems very very very weird

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