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0Mars Hill Church
Bloomfield, Iowa
10.8 miles from Davis County, IAThis old log cabin church is actually a restoration using salvaged timber from vintage barns. The church had been in existence from 1856 til 2006 when some dirtbag arsonist decided to burn the place to the ground. Rumors of it being haunted however have become something of local ...
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0Hotel Ottumwa
Ottumwa, Iowa
18.7 miles from Davis County, IAAn apparition of a lady in white haunts the hotel basement, which formerly served as a ballroom. The ghost of a man in a suit haunts the hallways of the hotel. Strange noises and voices have been heard. The face of a man has also been seen in the hotel ...
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Ottumwa Cemetery
Ottumwa, Iowa
19.9 miles from Davis County, IANight visitors to the cemetery have seen shadowed figures sitting on tombstones or running behind trees, and heard whispering and footsteps in the grass. There has also been reported a white cat who will run in circles around your feet, and then vanish.
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Centerville Railroad Tracks
Centerville, Iowa
23.8 miles from Davis County, IALocal legend sayd that if you park your car on these railroad tracks and shut it off, an unseen force will push you off the tracks. Reports say you can hear footsteps in the gravel while the spirits of children are pushing your car.
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Mason House Inn and Caboose Cottage
Keosauqua, Iowa
29.2 miles from Davis County, IAThis historic 1846 hotel was also a stop on the Underground Railroad, and several spirits are living here. In Room 5, the ghost of a young boy pulls on people's clothing at night. His apparition has been seen on the landing. In Room 7, a man named Knapp was murdered, ...
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Mason House Inn and Caboose Cottage
Keosauqua, Iowa
29.2 miles from Davis County, IAThis historic 1846 hotel was also a stop on the Underground Railroad, and several spirits are living here. In Room 5, the ghost of a young boy pulls on people's clothing at night. His apparition has been seen on the landing. In Room 7, a man named Knapp was murdered, ...
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Top of the Rock Grille
Fairfield, Iowa
29.4 miles from Davis County, IAThe origin of the hauntings at this restaurant is uncertain. What IS certain, is that it's haunted. Witnesses have seen objects moving by themselves in the kitchen and heard whispering and voices in the bathrooms. They have also heard the sound of people walking on the upper floors when no ...
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Hotel Baring
Edina, Missouri
36.5 miles from Davis County, IAThis historic hotel is believed to be haunted, and was formerly a railroad stopover during the early twentieth century era. The building is believed to be haunted by several apparitions, who are believed to be associated the building as it changed hands and uses over the many years of its ...
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Clubb House Restaurant
Sigourney, Iowa
41.8 miles from Davis County, IALots of orbs and ghosts, pans falling off shelves! Customers feeling people touching them. (Submitted by Debbie and Justin)
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Stoneking Cemetery
Russell, Iowa
44.1 miles from Davis County, IAThere is a lot of mystery and talk surrounding this cemetery, a family plot near what was once the abandoned house. Some say there are dangerous trees in the back of the cemetery, and those who walked behind them would catch a glimpse of the Stone King sitting on his ...
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Birthday Bridge - Giblin Bridge
Mount Pleasant, Iowa
46.9 miles from Davis County, IAThis spot, near where Kentucky Avenue and US 218 meet, is said to be haunted by a local girl who hanged herself from the bridge after having an affair with a married doctor. The day she died was also her birthday. Legend has it that her ghost can be seen ...
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0Penguin Lady of Graham Hall
Pella, Iowa
52.3 miles from Davis County, IAAt Central College in Graham Hall, there is a locked room rumored to be inhabited by someone they've nicknamed the Penguin Lady. Residents there say if you place a sheet of paper under the door, it will be quickly sucked into the locked room. When the staff unlock the door, ...
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Hotel Iowa
Keokuk, Iowa
59.2 miles from Davis County, IAThis historic hotel was built in the early twentieth century for workers constructing a nearby lock for the town dam. And according to some reports by guests, they may have never left. Ghostly music, disembodied footsteps, screams and a male apparition in workman clothes have all been reported by staff. ...
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220 North 4th - Keokuk
Keokuk, Iowa
59.2 miles from Davis County, IABuilt by businessman Enos H. Harrison in 1857, this house is reported to be the home of a friendly ghost, according to many witnesses who have seen and heard the spirit.
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Maple Hill Mansion
Monroe, Iowa
65.2 miles from Davis County, IAThis home was picked up and moved in early 2013, to a spot some six miles away from its original location. The man who had purchased the land and house wanted to tear it down and build a new home on the spot, so a preservationist purchased the house ...
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Riverside Cemetery
Riverside, Iowa
66.9 miles from Davis County, IAIt 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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0Bucksbaum Center - Grinnell College
Grinnell, Iowa
70.9 miles from Davis County, IAA haunted wheelchair is said to reside on the stage in the performing arts building. Sometimes it has been known to roll out onto the stage during rehearsals or performances. Legend has it that it is the spirit of a former theater director paying a friendly visit.
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Machinist's Hall
Conroy, Iowa
71.1 miles from Davis County, IAThis 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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Newton Community Theatre
Newton, Iowa
72.8 miles from Davis County, IAT.G., or Theater Ghost, is said to haunt this building. One board member reported seeing an apparition of a man on the stage, and it is said that actors often have difficulty finding their props. Any such difficulty, of course, is attributed to T.G.
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Children's Forest
Newton, Iowa
73.2 miles from Davis County, IALocals will tell you that an antique glass jar was found in these woods and taken to a nearby resident's garage, and shortly thereafter, the spirit of a very sad-looking Native American appeared and walked right through a table. The next day, the jar was taken back to the forest ...
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0David Ryan House
Newton, Iowa
73.6 miles from Davis County, IAActual details of this alleged haunting seem to spring from a single source, a local paranormal group who claims the house is haunted. Alleged haunting is basically hearing footsteps and voices. Some EVPs are claimed by the paranormal group that offers occasional tours of the house for interested ...
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The Mud Man of Metz Bridge
Newton, Iowa
73.7 miles from Davis County, IAAs urban legend has it, a mud monster, or Mud Man, lives under the bridge. Some say the Mud Man is a spirit lingering from a fatal car accident that once occurred in the mud near the river; the body was never found. Others assert the tale was created by ...
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Newton Daily News
Newton, Iowa
73.8 miles from Davis County, IAThe Daily News building was built in 1921 specifically for the town newspaper. Over the years, rumors and jokes have been heard from the newsroom to the press room about ghosts haunting the old building. Since inviting members of the Jasper County Paranormal Idealist to investigate the building on Oct. ...
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Capitol II Theatre
Newton, Iowa
73.8 miles from Davis County, IAThe theater, which first opened in 1927, is said to be haunted by an eerie presence. One employee was forcefully pulled backward by his hair. Paranormal researchers investigated in 2012, and the results turned up unexplained photos, strange sounds, and physical contact from the presence.
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Sugar Grove Cemetery - Metz Cemetery
Newton, Iowa
74.6 miles from Davis County, IAThis old cemetery is known for a glowing tombstone, purportedly owned by Charles M. Baker, who died April 17, 1881. According to urban legend, when vehicle headlights shine into the cemetery from a nearby interstate bridge, the tombstone emits an eerie glow. No one knows the reason behind this phenomenon.
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Mary Wright - Granny Sprague Cemetery
Homestead, Iowa
75.3 miles from Davis County, IAThe 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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Indian Dam - Indian Fish Trap State Preserve
Homestead, Iowa
75.9 miles from Davis County, IAThe 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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0Slater Hall - University of Iowa
University Heights, Iowa
77.3 miles from Davis County, IAIt 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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0Currier Hall - University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa
78.1 miles from Davis County, IAStudents 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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Watt's Antiques and Collectables
Iowa City, Iowa
78.1 miles from Davis County, IAThis 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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0Black Angel - Oakland Cemetery
Iowa City, Iowa
78.7 miles from Davis County, IAStrange 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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Greencastle Cemetery
North Liberty, Iowa
80 miles from Davis County, IASomething 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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Farrar Schoolhouse
Maxwell, Iowa
88.4 miles from Davis County, IAThis building, formerly a middle school, has been a private residence since 2008. Please respect the owners' privacy. Witnesses have seen the ghost of a small boy in the stairwell; one has also appeared in a photo sitting on the edge of the auditorium stage. Voices of children talking and ...
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Garden House Bed & Breakfast
Hannibal, Missouri
90.6 miles from Davis County, IAGarden House Bed & Breakfast is a stop on the Haunted Hannibal Ghost Tour, and folks who have stayed here have reported some very odd things. According to reports from the hotel staff, most incidents occur between 2 and 3 a.m.
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0Lula Belle's
Hannibal, Missouri
90.6 miles from Davis County, IAThis one-time bordello opened in 1917, and is now a bed-and-breakfast and restaurant. The haunts here are known to move or throw things in the kitchen, or twist utensils into pretzels. They show themselves as orbs, shadows or mirror reflections, and can be heard as footsteps or disembodied voices. A ...
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0Garth Woodside Mansion
Hannibal, Missouri
91.3 miles from Davis County, IAThis inn, built originally in 1871, is known for its connection with renowned author Mark Twain. Personal friends of the owners, the author would send them his books and stay there when he was in town. Folks believe his ghost still visits the place, especially the room that was named ...
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