Is Plum Creek Pits really haunted?

Visitors rate Plum Creek Pits at 58.6 out of 100 on our EHP (Estimated Haunted Probability) scale. So far 4 people have shared firsthand experiences from this location in the comments.

Where is Plum Creek Pits located?

The address is Off 240th Street, Algona, Iowa. GPS coordinates: 43.11083921, -94.20714665.

What kind of haunted place is Plum Creek Pits?

Plum Creek Pits is listed under Miscellaneous in our Iowa section.

What is the nearest town to Plum Creek Pits?

Algona, IA is the closest town, about 3.1 miles away, with Burt (6.0 mi.) and Sexton (6.3 mi.) also nearby.

Plum Creek Pits - Algona, 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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Geographic Information

Address

Off 240th Street
Algona, Iowa
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GPS

43.11083921, -94.20714665

County

Kossuth County, Iowa

Nearest Towns

Algona, IA (3.1 mi.)
Burt, IA (6.0 mi.)
Sexton, IA (6.3 mi.)
Irvington, IA (7.2 mi.)
Saint Benedict, IA (8.8 mi.)
Lone Rock, IA (9.6 mi.)
Wesley, IA (11.1 mi.)
Whittemore, IA (11.6 mi.)
Titonka, IA (12.1 mi.)
Bancroft, IA (12.6 mi.)

Quick Answers

Is Plum Creek Pits really haunted?: Visitors rate Plum Creek Pits at 58.6 out of 100 on our EHP (Estimated Haunted Probability) scale. So far 4 people have shared firsthand experiences from this location in the comments.
Where is Plum Creek Pits located?: The address is Off 240th Street, Algona, Iowa. GPS coordinates: 43.11083921, -94.20714665.
What kind of haunted place is Plum Creek Pits?: Plum Creek Pits is listed under Miscellaneous in our Iowa section.
What is the nearest town to Plum Creek Pits?: Algona, IA is the closest town, about 3.1 miles away, with Burt (6.0 mi.) and Sexton (6.3 mi.) also nearby.

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Comments (4)

andrea kunik | October 21, 2015

It is also rumored that nicole,marv's daughter's ghost can be spotted sitting on a hill crying someone near where she was murdered.
Heather | March 7, 2017

I heard the it drowned but have been out there many times and seen nothing but is creepy on its own
Leetoya A Altman | September 3, 2018

Its truly sad that no one knows who that little boy is or nthn about him... made me cry i feel so bad for him
Brookelyn | August 26, 2020

Everybody goes to the pits at my daycare and when we were pranking ppl we all heard a knocking sound in the corner nobody wad there.....

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