Haunted Places in Cedar County, Nebraska



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    Argo Hotel

    Crofton, Nebraska

    15.4 miles from Cedar County, NE

    According to local legend, the ghost of a young girl who died in the basement can be seen here. Folks also say a baby's skeleton was found within the lounge walls during remodeling, and a ghostly mother is said to wail looking for her baby. Pictures also are said to ...

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    Dakota Theatre

    Yankton, South Dakota

    20.1 miles from Cedar County, NE

    This historic theatre opened in 1902,changed owners and names on several occasions. Theatre patrons and cast have reported sighting a spectral face floating through the seating area after closing hours, as well as feeling cold spots, hearing screams and a bloodstains which appears during certain productions. (Submitted by Callum Swift)

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    Mount Marty College

    Yankton, South Dakota

    20.7 miles from Cedar County, NE

    Ghosts said to haunted this campus include construction workers who fiddle with the electricity, showers and water fountains; a nun; a music teacher; and numerous other apparitions. Students say Whitby Hall was so haunted that is was closed down, and it contains a ghost of a man in gray polyester ...

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    Wayne State College - Neihardt Hall

    Wayne, Nebraska

    27.5 miles from Cedar County, NE

    Neihardt Hall is said to be haunted by Cora, a young woman who committed suicide in the basement. Also, the ghost of a girl who was electrocuted while playing with a ball near bare electrical wires is said to haunt the tunnels between the dorms.

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    Bega Cemetery

    Stanton, Nebraska

    36.4 miles from Cedar County, NE

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    Libby's Steakhouse

    Springfield, South Dakota

    37.1 miles from Cedar County, NE

    Some say the basement of Libby’s Steakhouse, formerly Hoch Drugstore, was haunted by the ghost of a girl, whose apparition was glimpsed once. Witnesses say bowls will fall over if the basement door is left open, and folks have noticed an uneasy feeling on the basement stairs. Rumor has it ...

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    Akron Gold and Silver

    Akron, Iowa

    38.5 miles from Cedar County, NE

    Some say not all the guests are going home at closing time at Akron Gold and Silver, a fine antiques and estate collectable shop in downtown Akron Iowa. A neighboring business owner heard a male voice after hours calling their dog by it's name "Sandy" after hours when the building ...

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    Akron Area Museum

    Akron, Iowa

    38.8 miles from Cedar County, NE

    The Akron Area Museum, formerly the home of the Ross Family is haunted some say by the Materiach, Mrs. Lucille Ross. The 100% volunteer staffed museum has had many members experience cold drafts, noises and a feeling of a presence around the main stairway and formal dining room ...

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    Daneville Inn

    Viborg, South Dakota

    40.4 miles from Cedar County, NE

    There are reports at this historic building of people seeing a strange glowing apparition floating through the main bar area when the building has closed down for the night. Strange noises and disembodied footsteps have also been heard when there is no one around. It is unclear whether the inn ...

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    Lottie's Grave - Taylor Cemetery

    Homer, Nebraska

    40.6 miles from Cedar County, NE

    Some say Lottie haunts the cemetery and that a curse will befall those who visit her gravesite. In some stories, Lottie was murdered, was a witch, or was run over by a car. Many tales abound, such as one that says shortly after her burial, thieves tried to dig up ...

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    Calvary Cemetery

    Sioux City, Iowa

    41.6 miles from Cedar County, NE

    Visitors to this cemetery have experienced an unexplained ringing in their ears and the feeling of cobwebs draped over their faces. It is said that these sensations strengthen the closer one gets to a certain grave, one that has a headstone carved from part of a tree. Local legend has ...

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    Sioux City Municipal Auditorium

    Sioux City, Iowa

    43.7 miles from Cedar County, NE

    Legend has it that Rodriguez, an electrician who was electrocuted in the 1940s during the building of the auditorium, haunts the area by flickering the lights and turning them off and on. There are also cold spots felt near the site of his death. The ghost of a 12-year-old boy ...

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    KD Station

    Sioux City, Iowa

    44.9 miles from Cedar County, NE

    The building started out in 1915 as a meat-packing plant, but changed hands to a packing operation. In 1949 a gas leak and resulting explosion killed several people. Later on, the spot became a shopping center, and it is here that strange happenings have been reported. Lights turn on by ...

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    Ghost Bridge of Logan Creek

    Pender, Nebraska

    45.9 miles from Cedar County, NE

    Local legend tells of an early-1900s train that was held up by vigilantes chasing down a hired hand who murdered the family that employed him. The train bridge used to cross the Logan Creek, and from this former trestle, the man was hanged. Residents say sometimes a ghost bridge appears ...

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    Dimmitt Hall - Morningside College

    Sioux City, Iowa

    46 miles from Cedar County, NE

    Residents of this dorm have reported hearing a girl choking and gagging at night. Also, an apparition of a crying woman has been seen walking down the hall. She is said to be the ghost of a girl who committed suicide by hanging herself from the heating pipes in her ...

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    Leflur / Lefler House

    Sioux City, Iowa

    46.1 miles from Cedar County, NE

    Reports may differ as to spell the name of the locally famous haunted house, but its merit as a haunted site is hard to argue. Several murders have taken place on the premises. Phenomena reported include a red glow seen upstairs, a very cold attic (even in the heat of ...

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    Graceland Park Cemetery

    Sioux City, Iowa

    47.1 miles from Cedar County, NE

    It is said that orbs of light can be seen here, but visitors trying to take pictures report that they feel a bit disoriented and find that their cameras mysteriously fail to work until they leave the area.

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    Blackbird Hill

    Cedar County, Nebraska

    60.7 miles from Cedar County, NE

    The burial place of Omaha Indian Chief Blackbird, said to be buried here sitting upright on his horse, is rumored to be haunted. And it's old -- folks say in 1804, famed explorers Lewis and Clark visited this gravesite, leaving behind decorations to commemorate him. But the ghost here is ...

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    Clarkson Historical Opera House

    Clarkson, Nebraska

    60.8 miles from Cedar County, NE

    Local residents and employees have reported hearing ghostly laughter and seeing apparitions in period clothing wandering around the building. (Submitted by Callum Swift)

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    715 South Phillips Avenue

    Sioux Falls, South Dakota

    70.2 miles from Cedar County, NE

    This historic apartment block is believed to be haunted by the apparition of a barefooted man, who has been seen wandering through the corridors. Other paranormal activity reported includes disembodied footsteps, cold spots, ghostly voices and bizarre knocking noises. (Submitted by Callum Swift)

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    Gitchie Manitou State Preserve

    Larchwood, Iowa

    70.3 miles from Cedar County, NE

    The 1973 Gitchie Manitou Murders involved an attack on a group of five teenagers at Gitchie Manitou State Preserve in Lyon County, Iowa. Four of the teenagers were killed and a fifth was raped. We have been there several times and have got many voices and apparitions. I was ...

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    Washington Pavilion

    Sioux Falls, South Dakota

    70.4 miles from Cedar County, NE

    Locals tell of a construction worker who died after falling into an elevator shaft. Witnesses have described the unexplained sound of ghostly footsteps and an eerie feeling of being watched.

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    Pettigrew House Museum

    Sioux Falls, South Dakota

    70.6 miles from Cedar County, NE

    This historic mansion was built in 1889, and those on guided tours of the building may get more than they bargained for. The building is rumoured to be haunted by the wife of a former attorney who owned the building. Staff claim to have seen her inspecting the building, and ...

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    Orpheum Theatre Center

    Sioux Falls, South Dakota

    70.9 miles from Cedar County, NE

    At the 1913 Orpheum Theater, a deceased actor's ghost is said to linger. Nicknamed Larry, the unknown and angry ghost was first noticed by living actors around 1960. Larry was known to blow fuses and drop sandbags onto living actors. And in 1972, a technical director heard a loud noise ...

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    Old Minnehaha Courthouse Museum

    Sioux Falls, South Dakota

    70.9 miles from Cedar County, NE

    This historic courthouse is now the county museum, and is believed to be haunted by many different spirits. Staff and visitors claim to have heard someone falling down the stairs, and have heard disembodied footsteps walking between various rooms. Various visitors have also seen an elderly man sweeping one of ...

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    The Hotel Cafe and Saloon

    Scribner, Nebraska

    71.1 miles from Cedar County, NE

    The 1901 Hotel Cafe and Saloon, now operating as a restaurant, is believed to be haunted by victims of murders or suicides thought to have occurred in the building. On the second and third floors, witnesses have seen shadow figures, heard unexplained voices and felt cold spots.

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    Platte Center Creek

    Platte Center, Nebraska

    75 miles from Cedar County, NE

    The hauntings here are said to be caused by three men who, in the early 1900s, were buried alive when a cave they dug into the creek bed collapsed. Apparitions of all three men are said to show up at night, digging by lantern light. After working a few minutes, ...

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    St. Patrick's Cemetery - Glowing Graveyard

    Columbus, Nebraska

    76.4 miles from Cedar County, NE

    The cemetery, a.k.a. the Glowing Graveyard, is the center of several local ghost stories. For one, the headstones, as you may guess, are said to glow at night by the light of a full moon. Skeptics say this is because of the reflective limestone in the headstones. Another local legend ...

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    Palace Theatre

    Luverne, Minnesota

    89.9 miles from Cedar County, NE

    The Palace Theater was built by Herman Jochims in 1915, and his wife Maude played piano to accompany the silent films shown there. Her ghost is said to remain here playing the pipe organ, even though it no longer works. Both Herman and Maude have been seen as apparitions, and ...

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    Dana College

    Blair, Nebraska

    91.7 miles from Cedar County, NE

    Dana College dates back to 1884, but was recently shut down and sold in 2010 due to financial problems. Latest word has it that the college will be refurbished and reopened around 2015-2016. Back in its heyday though, there were a number of places on campus said to be haunted. ...