Haunted Places in Mechanicsville, Iowa
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Springville Cemetery
Springville, IA
14.1 miles from Mechanicsville, IA
According to reports, a gravedigger died in 1920 while digging a grave. He fell in and broke his neck, which killed him instantly. It is said you can still see him working at night, with a glowing green shovel.
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Holy Cross Cemetary
Anamosa, IA
14.7 miles from Mechanicsville, IA
An old hanging tree is said to lie behind the first group of trees in back of this cemetery. Orbs and shadowy figures are reported to appear here; the area is said to be an old Native American burial ground.
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The Trunkless Tree - Campbell Cemetery
Cedar Rapids, IA
15.4 miles from Mechanicsville, IA
Is it an optical illusion or a spirited trick? Locals say that if you visit this cemetery at night and turn off your headlights, you will see a tree that looks as if it has no trunk. It appears to float in the air. Reports say there used to be …
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Matsell Bridge - Matt's Bridge
Central City, IA
17.0 miles from Mechanicsville, IA
Legend around town says that if you drive out the the middle of the bridge and shut off the car, an unseen force will push your car across the bridge. What's more, you will hear strange sounds outside around your car, and when you leave the place, you will see …
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Edinburgh Manor
Monticello, IA
17.0 miles from Mechanicsville, IA
Built in 1908, this building is rumored to be hopping with haunts. It has been a mental institution among other things, and at least 80 people are said to have died here. For ghost enthusiasts, the place is available for private lockdowns.
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Granger House Museum
Marion, IA
19.9 miles from Mechanicsville, IA
Folks around these parts will tell of a ghost at the Granger House Museum. Her white figure is said to be seen at midnight, sitting in front of a window.
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Carlos O'Kelly's
Marion, IA
20.4 miles from Mechanicsville, IA
The bar is said to be haunted by prank-playing spirits. Workers say the lights flicker, the blenders start up by themselves even when unplugged, and plates fall off their racks.
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Brucemore
Cedar Rapids, IA
20.7 miles from Mechanicsville, IA
The library is allegedly haunted by a poltergeist-type entity who moves objects, laughs and makes other noises. Some people claim to see a glowing "presence" in the library as well.
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Oak Hill Cemetery
Cedar Rapids, IA
20.7 miles from Mechanicsville, IA
The ghost of a little Czech girl named Tillie is said to linger in this cemetery, haunting through the night carrying a lit candle. It is said she may try to pull visitors into a mausoleum.
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Black Angel - Oakland Cemetery
Iowa City, IA
21.3 miles from Mechanicsville, IA
Strange phenomona occur here, seemingly revolving around two statues: the Black Angel and a young girl set on a pedestal. Folks have reported seeing strange lights and the Angel walking about as a glowing shape. It is said that the little girl statue will pick out one member of a …
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Coe College
Cedar Rapids, IA
21.5 miles from Mechanicsville, IA
The resident ghost here is Helen, a student who died of influenza in 1918. A grandfather clock located here is said to have been donated by her parents; it used to be in her dorm. Some say the clock is where her spirit lives, but she may come out at …
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Stello Performance Hall - Mount Mercy
Cedar Rapids, IA
21.6 miles from Mechanicsville, IA
Reports say that a nun once hanged herself from the choir loft balcony, and she now wanders the halls. Especially haunted is said to be Warde Hall.
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Cedar Rapids Museum of Art
Cedar Rapids, IA
21.7 miles from Mechanicsville, IA
The building was the town library until 1985. According to stories told by locals, one day in the 1960s a regular patron named Hazel visited the library. She was seen walking through the rooms by patrons and employees alike. However, it was soon realized that Hazel had passed away in …
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Watt's Antiques and Collectables
Iowa City, IA
21.7 miles from Mechanicsville, IA
This address, at the corner of Muscatine Ave. and Dearborn Rd., is now an antique store that is rumored rumored to be haunted. People are said to have heard footsteps, voices, seen apparitions, and felt patches of paranormal feelings (ex. cold spots, uncomfortable feelings...) A great place to visit for …
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Wildwood Apartments
Cedar Rapids, IA
21.8 miles from Mechanicsville, IA
It is said that a convicted child molestor once lived here and was beaten to death by one of the victims' parents. Some say you can hear the cries of his victims echoing through the apartment halls late at night.
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Currier Hall - University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA
21.9 miles from Mechanicsville, IA
Students like to tell of a triple suicide that occurred on the 4th floor. The reason? Three roommates fell in love with the same man. It is said that if roommates get into arguments, their ghosts will step in to restore harmony. Rumor also has it that the ghost of …
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Slater Hall - University of Iowa
University Heights, IA
22.6 miles from Mechanicsville, IA
It is reported that on the ninth floor a student once jumped to his death. Students say his ghost roams the halls carrying an ax, and footsteps and screams may be heard at night.
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Greencastle Cemetery
North Liberty, IA
24.2 miles from Mechanicsville, IA
Something eerie may be going on in this old cemetery. Even though no one has been buried here for a long time, reports say the earth looks freshly dug up. Tombstones are said to move about, and some have seen a teenage witch dressed in black with long, dark hair. …
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Lennox College
Hopkinton, IA
30.4 miles from Mechanicsville, IA
I was scrolling through the haunted places in Iowa and wanted to suggest adding the Lennox College campus in Hopkinton. A family friend is the mayor of the little town and said when people stop by for a tour, they've seen a woman in one of the dorm hall windows …
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1875 Decker Hotel
Maquoketa, IA
32.4 miles from Mechanicsville, IA
This hotel was built in (you guessed it) 1875, and is rumoured to be haunted by a prankster ghost who plays with the lights. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
Palo, IA
32.8 miles from Mechanicsville, IA
Locals will point out that there are 13 stairs that lead up a hill into this cemetery. Unexplained voices have been captured on tape here, and visitors have seen apparitions and felt the touch of something unseen.
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Riverside Cemetery
Riverside, IA
33.3 miles from Mechanicsville, IA
It is said that many pairs of glowing eyes, belonging to the many graveyard spirits, can be seen by those who drive past.
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Indian Dam - Indian Fish Trap State Preserve
Homestead, IA
33.9 miles from Mechanicsville, IA
The restless spirits of the Sauk Nation people who build the dam are said to haunt this area during full moons. The sounds of chanting and drums have been heard.
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Mary Wright - Granny Sprague Cemetery
Homestead, IA
34.2 miles from Mechanicsville, IA
The ghost of Mary Wright, a child of 6 who died in 1854, appears as a pale blue light over her grave, some say. She is said to appear during the final minute of each year.
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Greenwood Cemetery
Muscatine, IA
34.9 miles from Mechanicsville, IA
The Blue Angel is a statue with a legend. Reports say that back in the 1950s, she was thought of as the benevolent spirit of the cemetery, protecting it from vandals. Sometime since then, tales about her have become more sinister. She is said to have once held a rose; …
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Parkers Grove Cemetery
Shellsburg, IA
35.0 miles from Mechanicsville, IA
According to reports, one gravestone boasts a carving of a face. The stone face is said to cry tears at night.
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Shellsburg Cemetery
Shellsburg, IA
35.2 miles from Mechanicsville, IA
In the cemetery stands a statue of an angel, which marks the grave of two children who died in the 1940s. Locals say the angel statue will cry real tears at night.
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Machinist's Hall
Conroy, IA
40.0 miles from Mechanicsville, IA
This meetinghouse was once a school, and it is said to be haunted by flickering lights in the night. Voices have been heard behind the building, as well. Note: Some Internet sites mistakenly call it "Mechanists Hall."
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Pettlon Family House
Manchester, IA
41.3 miles from Mechanicsville, IA
This home was built by the Pettlon family back in 1913, and has been in the family all that time. It is now for sale as of 2014. A member of the Pettlon family has shared with us her paranormal experiences there: "Visiting my Grandmother in the family home I …
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Hickory Hill Cemetery
Charlotte, IA
42.5 miles from Mechanicsville, IA
Legend has it that the ghost of a little girl doesn't want visitors here at all, and she may point at the gates as if telling you to leave. The sound of crying babies also has been heard here.
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Evergreen Cemetery
Vinton, IA
42.9 miles from Mechanicsville, IA
This cemetery is home to a ghostly woman on horseback who wears a white dress and rides up and down the train tracks. There are also reports of strange phenomena surrounding a statue and apparitions of military men who wander in the portion of the cemetery for unknown soldiers.
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Ambrose Hall
Davenport, IA
42.9 miles from Mechanicsville, IA
At this hall in St. Ambrose University, witnesses have reported hearing strange noises and footsteps late at night. They have also seen flickering lights. Some attribute the occurrences to the spirit of an old priest who died many years ago.
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Stagecoach Inn Museum
Manchester, IA
43.5 miles from Mechanicsville, IA
The Stagecoach House, formerly an inn and a museum, is now a private residence, so please respect the owners' privacy. The building is said to be haunted by the Baker family, who used to own and run the museum and are buried in a nearby graveyard.
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Palmer College of Chiropractic
Davenport, IA
43.5 miles from Mechanicsville, IA
There is a lecture hall, built in the 1800s, that is said to be haunted by ghosts who fly around the ceiling, making the hanging lamps sway. It is said that there are no air vents, fans, or windows of any sort placed in such a way that would cause …
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Phi Kappa Chi
Davenport, IA
43.6 miles from Mechanicsville, IA
This fraternity house has a haunt of its own, the apparition of a large man who enters at the front door and walks up the stairs to the front bedroom. He wears an overcoat with the collar turned up. Student lore says that the apparition belongs to a homeless man …
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Masonic Temple
Davenport, IA
43.7 miles from Mechanicsville, IA
A wide assortment of haunted activity is claimed to occur at this former masonic temple. These phenomena include disembodied voices carrying on a conversation, noises without a recognizable source such as footsteps when there is no one seen, names being called when there is no one present, etc. Objects move …
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Scott City Hall
Davenport, IA
43.7 miles from Mechanicsville, IA
An imposing building with a bell tower just begs to have a good ghost story associated with it, and this city hall building is no exception. People claim to see the ghost of a hanged man in the tower at night, allegedly from prisoners who were illegally hanged there. This …
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Alice French House
Davenport, IA
43.7 miles from Mechanicsville, IA
This historic mansion was the residence of the notable writer, who spent her years throughout here during the warmer months. Her father, the town mayor, originally owned the house, and it may be his spirit that is often reported here by visitors. Witnesses claim to have seen a distinguished gentleman …
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Hotel Blackhawk
Davenport, IA
43.9 miles from Mechanicsville, IA
This place has undergone extensive renovation since almost burning down in a fire started by a meth lab operating out of the eighth floor in 2006. Could meth fumes, seeping through the walls account for the reports of ghosts? Cary Grant suffered his fatal stroke on the eighth floor of …
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Central Avenue Ghost
Bettendorf, IA
46.7 miles from Mechanicsville, IA
The spirit of a middle-aged washerwoman haunts the area with her wooden washtub. She has been reported since the late 1800s, but some say she upgraded her equipment and sometimes appears with a double-wringer washing machine.
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Hotel Wapello
Wapello, IA
50.1 miles from Mechanicsville, IA
The old-fashioned hotel, furnished with original antiques, used to be a schoolhouse and a law office. In 1906 the place became the Commercial Hotel, which became the premier place to stay in town after their main rival burnt to the ground. Now a bed and breakfast inn, the place is …
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Mary Frances Hall - Clarke College
Dubuque, IA
50.9 miles from Mechanicsville, IA
Called Mary Fran by students, this hall was built in 1924 and is said to be haunted by school founder Mary Frances Clarke. Students have experienced unexplained footsteps in the hall and an uneasy feeling of being watched, and they have seen a shrouded apparition near the chapel. In other …
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Redstone Inn and Suites
Dubuque, IA
50.9 miles from Mechanicsville, IA
The nineteenth century inn was built in 1894 by a man who was forced to jump ship in the town and ended up prospering and owning a wagon empire. Staff and guests nowadays have reported seeing the apparition of an distinguished gentleman, while the owner claims to have heard disembodied …
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Buchanan County Court House
Independence, IA
50.9 miles from Mechanicsville, IA
It is said that in the late 1800s or early 1900s a man was hung here, but something went awry with the process and he died a slow, painful death. His ghost is said to haunt the place at night; it has been seen hanging from a rope.
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Hotel Julien
Dubuque, IA
50.9 miles from Mechanicsville, IA
According to staff and guests at this historic boutique hotel, sightings of the apparition of a man in period clothing on the upper floors of the hotel aren't uncommon; and neither are the legends surrounding his appearance. Some believe this spectre is Al Capone, who frequently stayed in the hotel …
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Fischer Building
Dubuque, IA
51.1 miles from Mechanicsville, IA
There are two ghosts that appear from time to time in the mid-19th-century Fischer Building, according to those in the know. One is a tall man who walks in the basement, and the other is a woman wearing a 1920s- or '30s-style dress and furs who walks around on the …
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Grand Opera House
Dubuque, IA
51.1 miles from Mechanicsville, IA
The haunts at this opera house, built between 1889 and 1890, like to pull pranks. The lights operate by themselves, and cameras and tape recorders behave strangely. Witnesses have also heard ghostly singing from a seemingly empty stage, and apparitions have been seen as well. The ghosts here are loved …
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Captain Merry Historic Inn
East Dubuque, IL
51.4 miles from Mechanicsville, IA
This historic inn is believed to have closed, and may now be a private residence. The building the inn was housed in has a colourful past, and is rumoured to be one of the most haunted houses in town. Reports range from sightings of a woman in a black dress …
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Mathias Ham House
Dubuque, IA
53.3 miles from Mechanicsville, IA
No one knows exactly who is haunting the Matthias Ham museum, but ghostly tales abound. People have felt icy drafts in rooms that are closed, objects move and lights turn on independently of any explainable source. People also claim to hear strange noises and occasional whispering. One of the most …
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Cotton House
Clinton, IA
55.1 miles from Mechanicsville, IA
This historic gothic mansion belonged to a family of barristers, who moved out after seeing the apparition of a woman in white roaming the hallways and ground after dark. Visitors to the house will not go down to the basement alone, which is believed to be haunted by an eerie …
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