Haunted Places in Matfield Green, Kansas
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Doctor W.B. Jones House
Florence, KS
16.6 miles from Matfield Green, KS
This historic abandoned house was built in 1879, and was formerly the residence of a doctor and his family. People have reportedly seen the apparition of the doctor staring down at them from the upper floor of the house. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Belle Vista Cemetery
El Dorado, KS
27.7 miles from Matfield Green, KS
Ghost tourists who stop around the grave of Clara Wiley, a woman who was murdered in the 1900s, find that their cameras seem to malfunction. The cemetery also is said to be haunted by a ghost called Two Moons, whose bones were said to have been dug up during the …
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Rocky Ford Bridge - Bird Bridge
Emporia, KS
28.1 miles from Matfield Green, KS
Legend has it that a preacher and his mistress drugged his wife and killed her by pushing her car over the side of the bridge. Now, they say, her screams can be heard and her ghost walks to shore from the water. A film is reported to have been made …
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Wilbur's Grocery Store
Potwin, KS
29.2 miles from Matfield Green, KS
This historic building is now a grocery store, but was a former orphanage and home for wayward women. People working here have reported objects moving around by themselves, feeling cold spots and smelling coffees when no one is around. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Beaumont Hotel
Beaumont, KS
34.8 miles from Matfield Green, KS
Allegedly haunted by a cowboy called Zeke who was shot and killed by the innkeeper in its stagecoach heyday. People claim to see the apparition of a cowboy, hear the jangle of spurs and also claim that objects move on their own.
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The Cottage House Bed and Breakfast
Council Grove, KS
34.9 miles from Matfield Green, KS
This historic hotel dates back to the mid-nineteenth century, and was formerly a boarding house and apartment block prior to its restoration and conversion to a bed and breakfast inn. Rumour has it that the building houses some ghostly tenants that never left, but reports are very generalised and rather …
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Lorenz Schlichter Memorial Cemetery - Child's Play Cemetery
Le Roy, KS
47.2 miles from Matfield Green, KS
Legend has it that if you drive your clean car to this cemetery and sit for about 5 minutes (during which you may hear a loud thud on the vehicle), and then drive away, you will find a large handprint on your back window and several child-size handprints all over …
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Kansas Aviation Museum
Wichita, KS
53.2 miles from Matfield Green, KS
Employees at the museum say they have heard slamming doors, old-fashioned music, and happily chatting voices, and they even have seen the apparition of a man in a 1940s hat. Among the 40 old planes here is said to be least one haunted one: A yellow crop duster is said …
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Drury Plaza Hotel Broadview
Wichita, KS
53.6 miles from Matfield Green, KS
Some strange occurrences reported in this hotel include lights that flicker only in the guest rooms (not the hallways), and violently shaking doors. Also, the furniture is rearranged within seconds of a person leaving a room.
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Central Plains Novelty Store
Wichita, KS
54.1 miles from Matfield Green, KS
This original historic building is over one hundred years old, and the staff here have reported many instances of paranormal activity. Staff and customers have reported smelling perfume when there is no one around and hearing disembodied footsteps on the upper floor. Strange lights and figures in period clothing have …
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The Devil's Washboard - Donmyer Road
Gypsum, KS
57.5 miles from Matfield Green, KS
The Devil's Washboard, a group of three steep hills along Donmyer Road, has a harrowing history. Reports say that in the 1950s, seven local teens were racing in a car when they slammed into the bank, killing some or all of them. The wrecked car was placed upon posts at …
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Alma Cemetery
Alma, KS
60.9 miles from Matfield Green, KS
Visitors here may see orbs and mists, some which have occurred in photographs. The Devils Chair is also a thing of legend. Folks say those who sit in it will be cursed by the ghost of an evil farmer who refused to sell his land to a city for the …
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Old Abilene Town
Abilene, KS
62.9 miles from Matfield Green, KS
This recreation of "Old Town Abilene" features mock gunfights, shopping at the "General Store," and if some people are to be believed, ghosts! In fact, the "Ghost Tours of Kansas" company listed Old Abilene Town as the most haunted spot in the state in 2012. We don't have much in …
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Rivendell Book Store
Abilene, KS
63.3 miles from Matfield Green, KS
Bookstore owners have reported shadowy figures, the unexplained sound of jingle bells at Christmastime, and books that seemed to be pushed off of shelves by unseen hands. It is reported that, appropriately, one of the books that fell off the shelves was called "Living with Ghosts."
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Moon Lake
Fort Riley, KS
64.6 miles from Matfield Green, KS
Near Moon Lake is reportedly a Chief's Circle. Witnesses describe what look like fireflies in sets of two that stay close to the ground, whoops and howls. The lights are rumored to be the eyes of braves' spirits protecting the area.
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Fort Riley
Milford, KS
67.3 miles from Matfield Green, KS
At this 1850s Civil War fort, visitors may see more than war relics. According to local legend, an apparition of a woman in chains can be seen walking across the fields, and a group of spectral riders appear on the Cavalry Parade Field. One dismounts, and the rest ride away. …
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Old Saint Mary Hospital
Manhattan, KS
70.8 miles from Matfield Green, KS
Old Saint Mary Hospital was built in 1907, which is no longer a hospital, is said to be haunted by two spirits from its hospital days. One is a night nurse who fell to her death down an elevator shaft, seen carrying a tray and a candle on the first …
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Wolf House Museum
Manhattan, KS
70.8 miles from Matfield Green, KS
Apparitions of men with canes in top hats have been reported here, as well as phantom conversations and dishes being violently thrown against the wall. Legend has it that the museum building was once a brothel, and one of its workers was murdered there... and fast-forward to several years later: …
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Kansas State University - East Stadium - Purple Masque Theatre
Manhattan, KS
71.0 miles from Matfield Green, KS
The Stadium was dedicated in the early '20s in remembrance of students and graduates who died in WWI. The East Stadium was the college's athletic center until the 1950s, when a new athletic center was built. After this, the Purple Masque Theatre occupied Rooms 109 and 121 on the first …
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Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS
71.5 miles from Matfield Green, KS
Kansas State University's Pi Kappa Phi fraternity house is rumored to be haunted by a former fraternity brother named Duncan, who died from a hazing accident. And the Gamma Phi Beta Sorority House is said to be haunted by a former house mother who was murdered by the house cook. …
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The Columbian Theatre
Wamego, KS
73.4 miles from Matfield Green, KS
A great many weird things have been reported in the Columbian Theater: Props seem to move when no one was there to move them, lights turn on and off by themselves, and folks have reported hearing moans, groans, and the sound of someone unseen climbing stairs. A fire alarm once …
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Safari Mark's Bar and Bistro
Sedan, KS
74.1 miles from Matfield Green, KS
Dating back to 1904, the historic 'Bradford Hotel' is now a bar and bistro called 'Safari Mark's'. The place is said to be haunted by the ghost of Andrew Eaton (otherwise known as Indian Slim), a local character who had a reputation as a gambler and a champion horse rider. …
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Reno County Museum
Hutchinson, KS
74.8 miles from Matfield Green, KS
The buildings that make up the Reno County Museum are both over 100 years old. There were several deaths recorded in the Rosemont apartment building,one of the buildings that became the Reno County Museum. Former staff and visitors have reported hearing strange noises and seeing the apparition of a little …
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Fox Theater
Hutchinson, KS
74.8 miles from Matfield Green, KS
Doors slam late at night, theater seats lift and lower as if someone unseen is using them, and in 2001, the glass from a fire extinguisher panel broke by itself when no one was around.
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Hutchinson Public Library
Hutchinson, KS
74.8 miles from Matfield Green, KS
Ida Day Holzapfel, according to local lore, is the ghost who haunts the library. The former librarian, who began working here in 1915, may never have left. She is said to reside in the basement, watching over her beloved library. She left in 1954 to become a catalog librarian for …
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Hutchinson Municipal Court
Hutchinson, KS
75.1 miles from Matfield Green, KS
At this city courthouse, the fifth floor is said to be haunted by the spirit of a woman. Her apparition in white has been spotted, and she is blamed for slamming doors and files that appear to have been moved or tampered with.
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Blind Tiger Brewery
Topeka, KS
75.1 miles from Matfield Green, KS
The brewery and restaurant is believed to be haunted by the ghost of a woman named Helen. Strange noises have been heard in the building by staff, and people have observed strange lights moving around the brewery after it has closed down for the night. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Ottawa Municipal Auditorium
Ottawa, KS
77.0 miles from Matfield Green, KS
According to witnesses, disembodied voices chat, footsteps stroll across the stage, and chairs move from place to place -- all while the area is empty of people. Living ones, anyway.
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Kansas State Capitol
Topeka, KS
77.9 miles from Matfield Green, KS
The early-1900s Capitol building, also known as the People's House, is said to be haunted by a worker who died on the job. Local legend has it that, since town recods show the man was never paid his last check, as he had no surviving family, the ghost still works …
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Jayhawk Tower
Topeka, KS
78.1 miles from Matfield Green, KS
The Jayhawk Tower was originally the "Hotel Jayhawk," built in the 1930s. It has since become a popular stop along local ghost hunting tours. The ghost stories are so well known that the Jayhawk Tower even hosted the performance of a play dedicated to claims of paranormal activity experienced within …
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Moose Lodge #555
Topeka, KS
80.3 miles from Matfield Green, KS
The three ghosts believed to haunt the Moose Lodge are a policeman who was shot to death by a burglar on the roof and two women. A member of the cleaning staff reported a trash bag that flew across the room.
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Stull Cemetery
Lecompton, KS
82.2 miles from Matfield Green, KS
Rumored to be a gateway to hell, Stull Cemetery is said to be a very actively haunted place. Next to an abandoned church, the cemetery is the subject of many legends, some over 100 years old. Satan himself is rumored to hold court here twice a year. Devil worship and …
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Elcado Cemetery
Peru, KS
83.9 miles from Matfield Green, KS
A reported misty white figure that flits through the trees as well as unexplained voices, laughter, and chain-rattling make this an eerie spot, and a hangout for town teens.
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Haskell Indian Nations University
Lawrence, KS
89.9 miles from Matfield Green, KS
Many locations at Haskell Indian Nations University, an 1800s institution built to help Native Americans assimilate with the mainstream population, are rumored to be haunted. At the Bell Tower, students report a mysterious sealed-off wall in the basement and a feeling of being watched from above as they pass by. …
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University of Kansas - Sigma Nu Fraternity
Lawrence, KS
90.2 miles from Matfield Green, KS
Some say former governor Ed Warren and his mistress Lorraine still reside at their old home, now the University of Kansas Sigma Nu fraternity house, although both are long deceased. Stories tell us that Lorraine hanged herself in the building, and her apparition has been seen by witnesses. The story …
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Lawrence Community Theatre Building
Lawrence, KS
90.7 miles from Matfield Green, KS
Once a church, the former Lawrence Community Theatre building is believed to be haunted by an unknown spirit. Witnesses say the lights don't work properly and props move about by themselves. Many describe an uneasy feeling of being watched when inside the building. home to a mysterious presence. Lights habitually …
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Merchant's Pub and Plate
Lawrence, KS
91.2 miles from Matfield Green, KS
Located in a former bank building, this upmarket gastropub and restaurant is rumoured to feature a haunted staircase. Staff and diners have reported seeing a vanishing apparition ascending the steps, while others have felt an eerie presence whilst descending them. Submitted by Callum Swift
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The Eldridge Hotel
Lawrence, KS
91.2 miles from Matfield Green, KS
Room 506 is reportedly extremely haunted. Stories vary as to the precise nature of the haunting, some claiming that the original cornerstone from the building that burned down that is located in room 506 creates as "spirit portal", an access point for spirits wishing to cross over into our realm. …
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Labadie Mansion
Copan, OK
91.9 miles from Matfield Green, KS
The rumor mill tells of a man who murdered his wife here in 1935, which may be the spark for the odd happenings. Only a wall and the foundation still exist, as the once beautiful mansion has been ravaged by time and 2 fires. Some witnesses say their flashlights suddenly …
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Dale Apartments
Coffeyville, KS
93.0 miles from Matfield Green, KS
People who live in this historic apartment complex have heard screams and moans when there is no one around, as well as seeing a shadowy apparition that slams doors. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Elmwood Cemetery
Coffeyville, KS
93.7 miles from Matfield Green, KS
Elmwood Cemetery contains the graves of the Dalton Gang bank robbers and the town's defenders from the gun battle of October 5, 1892. Witnesses describe odd noises, shadows that chase them, and uneasy feelings.
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Brown Mansion
Coffeyville, KS
94.0 miles from Matfield Green, KS
Completed in 1904, the grand Brown Mansion is said to be haunted. Although the staff complain to have no evidence of the haunting, local tales tell that when the building spent several years vacant, with the power turned off, glowing green lights could be seen coming from the mansion grounds.
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Kansas Army Ammunition Plant
Parsons, KS
96.1 miles from Matfield Green, KS
Rumor has it that the Kansas Army Ammunition Plant is haunted by a victim of an explosion in the late 1980s. When the plant was reopened for the Persian Gulf War in the 1990s, workers suffered from nightmares and visions and heard the phantom sound of bicycle bells once used …
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Dewey Hotel Museum
Dewey, OK
99.9 miles from Matfield Green, KS
Visitors to this 1899 hotel-turned-museum have supposedly felt a male presence in an upstairs bedroom, possibly that of town founder Jacob Bartle's. Submitted by Callum Swift
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Holton House Bed and Breakfast
Holton, KS
100.7 miles from Matfield Green, KS
The manor house was previously a funeral parlour before being refurbished to a bed and breakfast, and guests have reported ghostly activity such as voices coming out of the dining room when there is no one around. Guests have also reported seeing shadowy apparitions in their rooms at night. (Submitted …
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Bird Creek School
Pawhuska, OK
101.6 miles from Matfield Green, KS
The old one-room schoolhouse for Native American children was built in the early 1900s. Legend has it that if you write your name on the blackboard and leave, when you come back later, the board will have been wiped clean by unseen hands.
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Frank and Lola's
Bartlesville, OK
102.3 miles from Matfield Green, KS
Located in the 1910 Buford & Son Building, this historic bar and restaurant is rumoured to be haunted by a female spirit dating back to when the premises served as a brothel. Legend says that the ghost is that of a murdered prostitute named Estelle, who has been seen and …
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Constantine Arts Council and Theatre
Pawhuska, OK
104.0 miles from Matfield Green, KS
The historic building is haunted by the spirit of Sappho Constantine Brown, the daughter of a former theatre owner. Workmen refurbishing the building during the 1980's were the first to encounter her apparition, which was often accompanied by light footsteps. The sounds of a phantom brawl has also been heard …
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Coon Creek Bridge
Barnes, KS
104.2 miles from Matfield Green, KS
About five miles south of Barnes on the east side of Coon Creek Bridge, you may see the ghost of a young girl walking through the woods, especially just before sunrise. Her identity is unknown, as townspeople have no knowledge of any deaths ever occurring nearby.
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Jesse Creek Cemetery
Bartlesville, OK
104.4 miles from Matfield Green, KS
This abandoned and overgrown cemetery is reported to be near Haunted Hill and Circle Mountain off CR 2700, and lies in an open field near an abandoned landscape business. Folks report that those who try to use digital cameras to take pictures here find that their cameras are not working …
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