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Thomas-Foreman Historic Home
Muskogee, Oklahoma
21 miles from Checotah, OK
This 1898 home-turned-house-museum built in former "Indian Territory" is said to be haunted by the ghost of former resident Mrs. Foreman, who passed away in the home in 1968. Its caretaker said he often looked up while working outside to see the apparition of Mrs. Foreman in the doorway watching ...
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Fort Gibson
Fort Gibson, Oklahoma
27.7 miles from Checotah, OK
The legend of Vivia Thomas is told around Fort Gibson. So it goes, one morning in 1870, a soldier was found dead atop a grave in the nearby cemetery. When the doctor examined the body, he found she was a woman. Vivia Thomas had been educated and elegant, and she ...
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McBride House
Fort Gibson, Oklahoma
27.7 miles from Checotah, OK
This private home is now abandoned but its former owner claims it was haunted by numerous ghosts. She's even written a book about it. She claims that the previous owner and original builder of the house still resides there and is prone to throwing ghostly parties at 2 am. ...
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Pink House Restauant
Wagoner, Oklahoma
34.9 miles from Checotah, OK
The 1906 Pink House Restaurant was recently painted green amid local controversy, and is supposedly haunted by a frustrated female spirit who is very much against change. During the initial renovations, tools and furniture were constantly moved around by unseen hands, and doors slammed shut of their own accord. ...
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James Parkinson House
Wagoner, Oklahoma
35 miles from Checotah, OK
The 1892 Victorian mansion is rumoured to be haunted, according to the current residents. Orbs have been known to show up in photographs, and lamps have been known to flicker for no apparent reason. In an upstairs bedroom, strange noises and ghostly voices have been heard. The current owner ...
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Mary Jane's 1896 Cafe and Pub
McAlester, Oklahoma
39.7 miles from Checotah, OK
Mary Jane’s 1896 Bar & Grille is also known as "The 1896" -- and the place was, in fact, built in 1896. Legend has it that there were several deaths, including murders and suicides, in the apartment above it, and the resultant ghosts like to play pranks. One ghost likes ...
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Cherokee County Courthouse
Tahlequah, Oklahoma
43.5 miles from Checotah, OK
Previously the city's hospital, the courthouse is believed to be haunted. Folks have reported the sound of the jail door closing when no one is there, and the sound of a hospital gurney being rolled across ceramic tile has been reported even though the areas have been carpeted or tiled ...
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Timber Ridge Cemetery
Catoosa, Oklahoma
49.2 miles from Checotah, OK
Locals have nicknamed this place Haunted Hollow. Legend has it that a Native American boy who was hit by a car and killed while riding his bicycle in 1989 is buried here. Witnesses say that his spirit, along with his bicycle, can be seen along the roadside. Some say they ...
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Sapulpa Historical Museum
Sapulpa, Oklahoma
49.2 miles from Checotah, OK
Three floors of exhibits detail the town's past, but visitors may see more than museum artifacts here. Phantom voices and strange flitting forms have been noticed here, and ghost investigators have captured electronic voice phenomena.
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Philbrook Museum of Art
Tulsa, Oklahoma
51.7 miles from Checotah, OK
At this art museum, some say the statues' eyes follow you, and if you look closely, you may notice their heads actually turn! Reports also mention lights that turn on by themselves up and down the hallways when no one is there.
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Tyrrell Hall - University of Tulsa
Tulsa, Oklahoma
52.7 miles from Checotah, OK
Tyrrell Hall, located in the center of the University of Tulsa, is one of the three original buildings on the campus, which predates the city itself. Until recently, it housed the university's school of music since the university's establishment in 1894. The building is comprised of a ground ...
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Tulsa Spotlight Theatre
Tulsa, Oklahoma
53.5 miles from Checotah, OK
Some say those who visit the second floor alone or with only one other person may hear footsteps in the costume room. The basement is also said to be a bit eerie, with strange scratch marks on the walls and, as some witnesses have reported, a faint sound of phantom ...
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Brady Theater
Tulsa, Oklahoma
54.4 miles from Checotah, OK
Brady Theater, a public assembly facility since 1914, is rumored to be haunted by the ghost of opera singer Enrico Caruso, who performed there in 1920. Local legend has it that it was here that he caught the cold that led to his 1921 death by pleurisy.
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Cain's Ballroom
Tulsa, Oklahoma
54.6 miles from Checotah, OK
Built in 1924, the historic Cain's Ballroom is a concert venue that has hosted such acts as the Sex Pistols, Van Halen and the Ramones. The building is believed to be haunted. Cold and hot spots, orbs that show up in photos, and lights that turn on and off have ...
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Gilcrease Museum
Tulsa, Oklahoma
56.1 miles from Checotah, OK
Nighttime security guards and other employees reportedly have witnessed a ghost that roams the halls in the museum.
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Mohawk Park and Golf Course
Tulsa, Oklahoma
56.1 miles from Checotah, OK
Mohawk Park is reported to be full of "little people" who can be heard talking and moving throughout the area, although they are invisible. The park is also said to be home to an 8-foot-tall Deer Lady--half woman, half deer--who may appear standing on her hind legs. On the golf ...
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Kiamichi Kitchen
Talihina, Oklahoma
56.4 miles from Checotah, OK
The Kiamichi Kitchen, now demolished, was housed in a former private home. It was said to be haunted by a ghost called George who would turn the lights and the radio on and off and make noises late at night.
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Postoak Cemetery - Sparky's Graveyard
Sand Springs, Oklahoma
56.6 miles from Checotah, OK
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Belvidere Mansion
Claremore, Oklahoma
58.3 miles from Checotah, OK
Belvidere Mansion, built by John M. Bayless around in 1902, is a gothic-style brick home. Its third floor is a ballroom. In 1907, six months before it was completed, Mr. Bayless died of complications from appendicitis surgery. Mary Bayless and their six surviving children finished the mansion and lived there ...
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Rogers State University
Claremore, Oklahoma
59 miles from Checotah, OK
At night, students say, an elderly Native American man's apparition can be seen walking on the grounds. Also, legend has it that when the school was a military academy, a cadet died in a hazing accident, and he now haunts the college TV station. The former radio station is rumored ...
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Old Fort Smith Courthouse
Fort Smith, Arkansas
61.8 miles from Checotah, OK
The old courthouse that still stands here was the sight of many a death sentence handed out in the late 19th century - the hangings occurred just outside. It is said that the ghosts of the condemned men still roam this area.
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King Opera House
Van Buren, Arkansas
65.8 miles from Checotah, OK
Allegedly haunted by the ghost of a young actor who was killed by an enraged father who objected to the actor's intentions to elope with his daughter.
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Fort Chaffee
Fort Smith, Arkansas
69.4 miles from Checotah, OK
This historic site, now an Army National Guard station and training center, is reported to be haunted. The site, which experienced major fires in 2008, has also been used in several films, including A Soldier's Story in 1984, Biloxi Blues in 1988, and The Tuskegee Airmen in 1995. Elvis Presley ...
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Witch's Grave - Hillside Cemetery
Skiatook, Oklahoma
70.7 miles from Checotah, OK
Among its late 1800s and early 1900s graves, Hillside Cemetery is said to house a witch's final(?) resting place. Legend has it that those who tamper with her grave have suffered dire consequences from life ruination to demonic possession. Also, the ghost of a teen who wrecked his car nearby ...
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Cushing Country Club
Cushing, Oklahoma
74.5 miles from Checotah, OK
Cushing Country Club is rumored to be haunted by a ghost known as Irene. Legend has it that she perished in a fire at the house that formerly stood on the property. Orbs and recordings of voices were found by paranormal investigators.
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Chester House Inn and Antiques
Chester, Arkansas
77.2 miles from Checotah, OK
The 1887 hotel primarily served railroad passengers and workers until the late-twentieth century. Now a delightful bed and breakfast inn with an adjoining antiques store, employees and guests staying at the establishment have reported many strange instances of paranormal activity. The place is rumoured to have been a brothel ...
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Museum of Pioneer History
Chandler, Oklahoma
78 miles from Checotah, OK
The 1898 edifice that houses the historic museum was constructed immediately after a tornado flattened the original township. Known as the "Mascho Building', the place is rumoured to have a ghost or two. The owner got more than he bargained for after opening a haunted house attraction, with several ...
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First Christian Church
Cushing, Oklahoma
78.3 miles from Checotah, OK
The apparition of a woman in white has been walking between the pews of the church, and in the hallways of the church. The lights go on and off late at night when no one is around. The church organ plays by itself, and continues to play when the source ...
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Violet Springs Cemetery
Konawa, Oklahoma
78.7 miles from Checotah, OK
Witnesses have reported phantom growling noises near a grave with a headstone that says "murdered by human wolves." However, rumor has it that tombstone inscription actually refers, albeit cryptically, to the fact that the woman buried here was killed by a botched abortion attempt.
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Shawnee's Ritz Theater
Shawnee, Oklahoma
79.5 miles from Checotah, OK
It was built in 1897 as a dry goods store, and then it was turned into a boarding house. The Ritz theater was born in 1926, and it may be haunted by a 1900s projectionist named Leo Montgomery who died of a heart attack during a movie showing. Flickering lights ...
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Sacred Heart Mission Site and Cemetery
Konawa, Oklahoma
79.6 miles from Checotah, OK
The Sacred Heart Mission was established in 1876 and later became a convent and a school for girls. The initial heritage site was destroyed by fire in 1901, but the mission site was rebuilt. Ruins of many past buildings are still visible today, and so are the spirits that haunted ...
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Hotel Vinita - Napoli's Italian Restaurant
Vinita, Oklahoma
83.2 miles from Checotah, OK
Built in Spanish Revival-style, the 1927 hotel now features a quaint restaurant on the ground floor. The guest rooms have since been refurbished as apartments, but the original ballroom still retains its period features. This part of the building is haunted according to visitors, who have reported ghostly piano ...
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Tilly Willy Bridge
Fayetteville, Arkansas
86.1 miles from Checotah, OK
The bridge was demolished in 2010 or 2011; the map shows the location of theh former bridge. It is said that a woman in the 1970s drove off the bridge, killing herself and her children. Her phantom car was seen driving across the bridge, and her apparition has been spotted ...
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Inn at Carnall Hall
Fayetteville, Arkansas
86.5 miles from Checotah, OK
Originially built in 1905 as a women's dorm, the building now houses a 50-room hotel and Ella's French restaurant. Witnesses here have seen the floating apparition of a woman in a gown, without a head or feet, and indentations on the bed as if someone were sitting on it. Other ...
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Jesse Creek Cemetery
Bartlesville, Oklahoma
90 miles from Checotah, OK
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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Frank and Lola's
Bartlesville, Oklahoma
92.1 miles from Checotah, OK
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 ...
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Pawnee Bill Museum Ranch
Pawnee, Oklahoma
93.7 miles from Checotah, OK
Pawnee Bill himself and other ghosts have been detected by visitors here; his image is said to eerily appear in a painting on the second floor. A fierce chill has been noted in an upper bedroom, and May Lillie, Pawnee Bill's wife, is believed to haunt her favorite chair near ...
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All Star Pizzeria
Noel, Missouri
94.2 miles from Checotah, OK
This historic building was a former pizzeria, but is now boarded up. People who drive past late at night have seen a white apparition standing at the windows, and while it was in operation, staff would report all sorts of various paranormal activity. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Constantine Arts Council and Theatre
Pawhuska, Oklahoma
94.3 miles from Checotah, OK
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 ...
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Dewey Hotel Museum
Dewey, Oklahoma
94.7 miles from Checotah, OK
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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Peel Mansion
Bentonville, Arkansas
95.7 miles from Checotah, OK
This historic mansion, built by Samuel Peel in 1875, is said to be haunted by Peel himself and by his daughter, Minnie Belle. Minnie Belle is known to play the piano when no one is in the room.
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Station Cafe
Bentonville, Arkansas
96.4 miles from Checotah, OK
Once a theatre, this building is now home to a restaurant called "The Station Cafe". Items are moved in the main dining room and kitchen, sometimes violently. A ghostly figure of a man has been seen roaming the hallway.
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Bird Creek School
Pawhuska, Oklahoma
97 miles from Checotah, OK
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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Johnson House Inn
Hugo, Oklahoma
100.8 miles from Checotah, OK
The 1910 residence of a former 'hanging' judge and his wife is rumoured to be haunted. Now a bed and breakfast inn, inexplicable occurrences have taken place over the years, such as disembodied footsteps, a woman's voice and a rocking chair that rocks by itself. A one-time housekeeper swore ...
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Salem Presbyterian - Family Land Church
Sulphur, Oklahoma
100.8 miles from Checotah, OK
According to one local legend about this church and its surrounding area, around the turn of the century a man killed his wife and daughter here and buried them nearby. He committed suicide later, and his apparition has been seen on the property. The screams of his family have been ...
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Labadie Mansion
Copan, Oklahoma
102.5 miles from Checotah, OK
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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Radar Road Phantom
Rogers, Arkansas
103.3 miles from Checotah, OK
Locals have reported seeing a phantom horse and rider on the outskirts of the city of Rogers. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Wheelock Mission
Millerton, Oklahoma
106.5 miles from Checotah, OK
According to the local stories, the hauntings at Wheelock Mission began when a man broke into the girls' mission and murdered the girls. Witnesses say that the walls and trees bleed, and apparitions sit in chairs or hang from trees. One story tells of some teens who tried to steal ...
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Veteran's Lake
Sulphur, Oklahoma
106.9 miles from Checotah, OK
There are a few stories surrounding this public lake. Some say a boy swimming here once drowned, and his mother also drowned trying to rescue him; her apparition has been seen hovering on the lake's surface. Another story is that it was a teen girl who died in a boating ...
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Pea Ridge National Military Park
Garfield, Arkansas
107.3 miles from Checotah, OK
On the battlefield in the middle of the night, witnesses have heard musket fire and seen apparitions of soldiers from the Battle of Pea Ridge. Some guests to the site have reported a feeling of being followed by something unseen.
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