Haunted Places in Fayette County, Illinois

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In the meantime, here's a list of all haunted places within 100 miles of Fayette County, Illinois.

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Ridge Cemetery

Tower Hill, Illinois

21.3 miles from Fayette County, IL

Ridge Cemetery at Williamsburg Hill is said to be visited by apparitions, eerie lights and a disappearing old man. Phantom crowds and horses also have been seen and heard around the area. Rumors of sinister cult activity surround this place as well, and one report tells of a 3-year-old girl ...

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Ramsey Cemetery

Effingham, Illinois

28 miles from Fayette County, IL

Ramsey Cemetery, established in 1851 with the burial of namesake Alexander Ramsey, is also known as Casbar Cemetery and is a nighttime teen hangout. Besides the graves, rock shelters and sandstone caves are nearby, covered with carvings from its many visitors. A young man committed suicide inside a chapel that ...

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King Cemetery

Dieterich, Illinois

31.8 miles from Fayette County, IL

There are vague reports online about orbs and shadow people being seen here. This cemetery is on private property, so be sure to secure the proper permissions before even thinking about visiting.

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Violin Annie - Elmwood Cemetery

Centralia, Illinois

32.1 miles from Fayette County, IL

Local legend says that Harriet Anne Marshall (Annie) was an accomplished violinist, and the daughter of a wealthy doctor. She became ill and died of diptheria, and at her grave her parents placed a statue of her playing the violin. It is said that cemetery visitors can hear the violin ...

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Anderson Cemetery - Cemetery X

Taylorville, Illinois

37.6 miles from Fayette County, IL

According to tales told about this cemetery, there is a secret passage that opens up at night, when trees part and a path appears to an ancient graveyard. It's said to be protected by a phantom wolf who chases trespassers. (The cemetery is not to be confused with another Anderson ...

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The Harrison Street Inn

Sullivan, Illinois

47.1 miles from Fayette County, IL

Eyewitnesses report apparitions, footsteps, diesmbodied voices, showers and toilets that work by themselves, and many other strange phenomena at this historic inn.

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Original Springs Mineral Spa and Hotel

Okawville, Illinois

48.3 miles from Fayette County, IL

This historic hotel is said to have a great many haunts in residence. Included are a man named Meier, who died in an explosion in the 1880s, and J.W. Schreiner, an owner during the 1890s. At least 7 other spirits of folks who have perished during this hotel's long history ...

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Tapestry Room Restaurant

Lebanon, Illinois

50.3 miles from Fayette County, IL

Housed in a row of 1850's buildings, this restaurant may have ties to the underground railroad. Ever since the establishment opened, staff and diners have been reporting strange phenomena. A former cook would often hear furniture moving around when there was nothing out of place, and an electrician conducting ...

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McKendree University

Lebanon, Illinois

50.5 miles from Fayette County, IL

This college has seen its share of tragedy, and the spiritual activity reported here can attest to that. On the main campus, it is said that a distraught student once hung himself in the bell tower, and his ghost has been seen on the upper floors. In the Alumni House, ...

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Three Mile House

Edwardsville, Illinois

51.1 miles from Fayette County, IL

At this site once stood an inn that was haunted by ghosts of various children and adults, including slaves. The old inn may once have been a stop on the Underground Railroad. It is said that during 1970s renovations, underground tunnels and a skeleton were found. Phenomena that then began ...

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Lebanon Road - Seven Gates to Hell

Collinsville, Illinois

53.6 miles from Fayette County, IL

Lebanon Road is the stuff of legends to locals, who have nicknamed the place the Seven Gates to Hell. According to locals, those who drive through all seven bridges, going through the last one at midnight on the dot, will pass through to Hell. The area is said to be ...

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Krome Family Cemetery

Collinsville, Illinois

55 miles from Fayette County, IL

A small family cemetery is now hidden amongst the trees just off Old Keebler Road. It is all that remains of the Krome family mansion, which burned down long ago and was for decades considered to be haunted by the locals. Some enterprising explorers found leg shackles in ...

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Pemberton Hall - Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, Illinois

56.3 miles from Fayette County, IL

The ghost of Mary Hawkins, a former dorm mother, is said to be the head haunt here.

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Miner's Theatre

Collinsville, Illinois

56.7 miles from Fayette County, IL

Experts on the Miner's Theatre say it has three ghosts: Two are brothers, one of whom one killed the other to become the sole owner of the theater. The third ghost, a young woman, is friendly but likes to play pranks like hiding the actors' makeup or costumes.

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Greenwood Cemetery

Decatur, Illinois

57.8 miles from Fayette County, IL

This large and very actively haunted cemetery is known for the ghostly weeping Greenwood Bride, and it's also home to many Confederate soldiers' spirits. The soldiers were prisoners in the Civil War, and died of yellow fever only to be cast into unmarked graves. The soldiers have been known to ...

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Millikin University

Decatur, Illinois

58.2 miles from Fayette County, IL

Many ghosts are said to haunt the historic Millikin University, including Rail Girl, who haunts the Albert Taylor Theater. Her ghost appears, as her name suggests, along a rail in the upper part of the theater. Students have a tradition of leaving her three pieces of candy before a show ...

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Lincoln Square Theatre

Decatur, Illinois

58.3 miles from Fayette County, IL

This historic 1916 theater building was built atop the fire-ravaged Priest Hotel that once stood here. It is said that the ghosts of the fire victims still linger in the theater. Red, a former theater worker, is a friendly ghost here. Witnesses have heard his whispers, seen his shadowy form, ...

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Avon Theater

Decatur, Illinois

58.5 miles from Fayette County, IL

Staff members at this theater report disembodied laughter, footsteps, missing objects, and voices and applause that come from the auditorium when it is empty. The apparition of a man in his 50s or 60s also has been seen.

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Hartford Castle

Hartford, Illinois

58.7 miles from Fayette County, IL

Hartford Castle was a speakeasy during the Prohibition, but was originally a home called Lakeview, built by French immigrant Benjamin Biszant in 1897. The castlelike home was the scene of a tragedy when Biszant's English wife passed away in the early 1900s. It is her ghost that was suspected to ...

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Cahokia Mounds

East St. Louis, Illinois

61.1 miles from Fayette County, IL

The Cahokia Mounds, located in the Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site, were part of an ancient Native American city (circa 600 to 1400). These landmarks are said to be haunted by the spirits of the ancient Native Americans who used to live here. Visitors have reported seeing unexplained shadows and ...

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Papa Vito's Restaurant

Belleville, Illinois

61.5 miles from Fayette County, IL

The current restaurant is housed in a historic residence dating back to the mid nineteenth-century. The building is rumoured to be haunted by four entities, including a ghostly stagecoach driver known as 'Charlie', a mother and her young child, and a ghostly headmistress who used to teach at a ...

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Lincoln Theatre

Belleville, Illinois

61.6 miles from Fayette County, IL

Lincoln Theatre is believed to be haunted by a prankster ghost. An apparition of a ghostly child has run up and down the stairs, a woman has appeared in the balcony, and tricks are played in the projection booth. Reports say there are seven ghosts who call this theater home.

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Lindenwood Auditorium

Belleville, Illinois

62.6 miles from Fayette County, IL

Lindenwood Auditorium at Lindenwood University, built in 1924, is said to be haunted by a teacher who passed away before the play she was producing made it to the stage. According to witnesses, the friendly ghost likes to move the props around.

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Ashmore Estates

Ashmore, Illinois

63.6 miles from Fayette County, IL

Reportedly a former almshouse, this building was purchased for use as a haunted attraction. It was reportedly haunted by many ghosts, including Elva SKinner, a woman who died in a fire in the former almshouse. The house has been featured in several books and TV shows including Ghost Hunters and ...

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Inn At 835

Springfield, Illinois

64.3 miles from Fayette County, IL

This inn was originally built in 1909 as a private home. As to the identity of the haunt who resides here, very little is known. Guests have witnessed apparitions and heard voices coming from rooms that are vacant, and the elevator runs by itself. Also, some people here have seen ...

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Dana-Thomas House

Springfield, Illinois

64.3 miles from Fayette County, IL

Witnesses who visit or work at the historic house have reported humming voices, chairs being thrown down the stairs, curtains that move by themselves, and an apparition of a woman in black. The woman is believed to be the home’s original owner, Susan Lawrence Dana, who is rumored to have ...

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Saint Omer Cemetery

Ashmore, Illinois

66 miles from Fayette County, IL

At Saint Omer Cemetery, legend has it that there is a witch's grave. According to the story, Caroline Barnes was hanged by the townspeople for witchcraft. As she went, she cursed the town and vowed to come back for revenge on the anniversary of her death. To trick her, the ...

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Allerton Mansion

Monticello, Illinois

72.2 miles from Fayette County, IL

The Robert Allerton Park, with its 1900 Georgian Revival mansion and incredible gardens, are both open to the public. Here visitors may see some ghostly goings-on in the form of a Lady in White, believed to be a guest at the mansion long ago. It is said that she is ...

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Main Street Inn Bed and Breakfast

Ste. Genevieve, Missouri

89.3 miles from Fayette County, IL

Open since 1882, this inn is said to be haunted by a man who died here back in the 1890s. Although he makes a lot of noise up on the top floor in the early morning hours, he is said to be completely harmless. The locals say all he wants ...

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Jacques Guibourd Historic House - Guibourd Valle House

Ste. Genevieve, Missouri

89.7 miles from Fayette County, IL

Jacques Guibourd Historic House, aka Guibourd Valle House, is a 1784 Creole house museum and is rumored to be haunted. Witnesses have seen apparitions, heard footsteps in the servant's quarters, and have been awakened by banging, breaking glass, furniture being thrown and other sounds. The harpsichord has played by itself, ...