Mount Olivet Cemetery

Aurora, IL · Cemeteries

This cemetery dates back to the 1850s, and has a very specific type of haunting. It is said on numerous Internet sites that spectral ghosts wearing 1950s attire are seen throughout the cemetery, only to disappear on second glance.

Geographic Information

Address
247 Ashland Ave
Aurora, IL
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GPS
41.738618, -88.323474
County
Kane County County, Illinois
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Quick Answers

Is Mount Olivet Cemetery really haunted?
Visitors rate Mount Olivet Cemetery at 74.2 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 Mount Olivet Cemetery located?
The address is 247 Ashland Ave, Aurora, IL. GPS coordinates: 41.738618, -88.323474.
What kind of haunted place is Mount Olivet Cemetery?
Mount Olivet Cemetery is listed under Cemeteries in our Illinois section.
What is the nearest town to Mount Olivet Cemetery?
Montgomery, IL is the closest town, about 1.3 miles away, with Aurora (1.5 mi.) and Boulder Hill (1.9 mi.) also nearby.

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Comments (10)

  • lupita |

    in Mnt Olivet Cemetary, when I would pass through on Ashland ave. around 1:00am I would almost always see a mist go across the street from the cemetary and then disapeer. I have seen this numerous times.

    • Jennifer Kirkolis |

      Yes this is true, just happened as I was driving through a couple winds ago

      • Jennifer Kirkolis |

        Well just love auto correct
        Should read a couple weekends ago

  • no name |

    I was locked in once with my car and saw no one around

  • Rosy |

    The gate was locked with a chain while I was in the cemetary with my car! It was almost dark and I saw no one, I cannot imagine someone did not see me or my car. I thought it was a bad joke but now I'm not so sure?

  • deborah wotell |

    I have had paronormal things happen in my apt i rent its a old house built in the 1920's lights going on. Things falling i have cats so i know when they are around floors creaking l one night i woke up and there was a dark figure standing by my bed almost had a heart attack and i always feel someone sitting on my bed i live in aurora in the historical area

    • Jene |

      Same here!! On the west side!

    • Tabby |

      Sounds like shoddy wiring and sleep paralysis.

  • lily |

    In the cemetery I was standing by a grave and there were to old folks sitting by another grave in front of me and when I passed I looked at them and then at the grave and the people that had their picture on the grave were the same people that were dsitting by the grave so the old folks were looking at their own grave '

  • Patty brackett stiles |

    When I was young I use to sit in my back yard and stare at place and saw weird things flash run and disappear use to go in it every day

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