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0220 North 4th - Keokuk
Keokuk, Iowa
11.3 miles from Hancock County, ILBuilt 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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Hotel Iowa
Keokuk, Iowa
11.5 miles from Hancock County, ILThis 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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Vishnu Springs
Colchester, Illinois
14.4 miles from Hancock County, ILBack in the 1880s, the strange-tasting water at Vishnu Springs, named after a Hindu god, was thought to have healing properties. Holiness Camp Meetings of folks who wanted to partake of the magical waters drew 3,000 people to the area, and a town was formed. Witnesses say the area is ...
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0Western Illinois University
Macomb, Illinois
25.7 miles from Hancock County, ILLingering spirits are many at this university! Bayliss Hall, room 1117, is haunted by a former occupant who delivered a baby in secret, threw it down the trash chute, then hung herself in the closet. Cries and moans can be heard in her room. In room 501, a severely depressed ...
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Burlington National Guard Armory
Burlington, Iowa
26.2 miles from Hancock County, ILHorses' hooves and footsteps can be heard late at night, doors open and close by themselves, and one witness reported seeing a reflection of a man with a handlebar mustache in a computer screen, but when he turned around, no one was there.
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0Super 8 Macomb
Macomb, Illinois
26.3 miles from Hancock County, ILThis Super 8 has been the site of numerous strange happenings. Witnesses say the lights and air conditioning will turn on and off by themselves, doors will open on their own, and mysterious whistling can be heard. Clerks have experienced electrical malfunctions with the phone, such as all the lines ...
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The Drake Bar and Restaurant
Burlington, Iowa
28.3 miles from Hancock County, ILThis upscale restaurant is housed in a historic building, and staff and diners report that the women's restroom is haunted by a lady in an old-fashioned dress, who has been known to walk through the walls. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Highway 34 Ghost
Burlington, Iowa
28.6 miles from Hancock County, ILThe ghost who walks along the highway at night is said to be an escaped slave who died in the 1860s of diptheria and was buried in the basement of a nearby home. He carries a leather bag and walks westward on the north side of the road between 1 ...
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Stony Hollow Road
Burlington, Iowa
35.2 miles from Hancock County, ILSpooky tales told here revolve around a ghost named Lucinda. She is said to have committed suicide by jumping off a cliff when her beloved failed to meet her to run away together. There are many reports of people seeing the ghost. Local urban legend also says that if you ...
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Birthday Bridge - Giblin Bridge
Mount Pleasant, Iowa
40.8 miles from Hancock County, ILThis 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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Mason House Inn and Caboose Cottage
Keosauqua, Iowa
42.4 miles from Hancock County, ILThis 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
42.4 miles from Hancock County, ILThis 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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Friendly Cafe
Abingdon, Illinois
48.7 miles from Hancock County, ILThe café is rumoured to be haunted. Employees have been touched by unseen hands, and a woman in a long dress appeared to a former owner in the main kitchen. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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0Lula Belle's
Hannibal, Missouri
48.9 miles from Hancock County, ILThis 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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Garden House Bed & Breakfast
Hannibal, Missouri
49 miles from Hancock County, ILGarden 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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East Otto Cemetery
Lewistown, Illinois
50.9 miles from Hancock County, ILLocal legend has it that the specters of two headless women can be seen at this cemetery late at night, screaming as they're being chased by an axe-wielding maniac. No word on exactly how a headless woman is supposed to be able to scream, but you know, details, details...
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0Garth Woodside Mansion
Hannibal, Missouri
52.4 miles from Hancock County, ILThis 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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Hotel Wapello
Wapello, Iowa
53.7 miles from Hancock County, ILThe 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 ...
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Hotel Baring
Edina, Missouri
55.9 miles from Hancock County, ILThis 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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Mercer County Courthouse
Aledo, Illinois
59.1 miles from Hancock County, ILThe courthouse building dates back to the 1890's, and in the 1930's a skeleton was removed from the basement when the interior was remodelled. Ever since, staff have reported hearing footsteps after the courthouse has been locked up for the night, and a woman leaving the building in the ...
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Top of the Rock Grille
Fairfield, Iowa
59.1 miles from Hancock County, ILThe 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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Illinois College
Jacksonville, Illinois
67.1 miles from Hancock County, ILIllinois College, founded in 1829, is rumored to have several haunted buildings. Among them are Sturtevant Hall and Beecher Hall, where folks have reported apparitions, footsteps, and other noises. Beecher Hall, according to campus talk, was formerly a medical building and the top floor was a space for storing cadavers. ...
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Greenwood Cemetery
Muscatine, Iowa
70.3 miles from Hancock County, ILThe 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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Riverside Cemetery
Riverside, Iowa
77.9 miles from Hancock County, ILIt 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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Julia Markham - Death Curve
Cambridge, Illinois
78.2 miles from Hancock County, ILLocals say that a woman wearing a white flowing gown glides across the field on quiet nights. It is said she is the spirit of Julia Markham, who in 1905 killed her 7 children with an ax and then set her house on fire, killing herself.
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Eldred House
Hancock County, Illinois
82.5 miles from Hancock County, ILThe 23-room James J. Eldred House was completed in 1861, and was the setting for some sad events. All three Eldred daughters died of tuberculosis here: Alma, 4, in 1861; Alice, 17, in 1870; and Eva, 17, in 1876. A traveling salesman is said to have passed away here as ...
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Clubb House Restaurant
Sigourney, Iowa
84.1 miles from Hancock County, ILLots of orbs and ghosts, pans falling off shelves! Customers feeling people touching them. (Submitted by Debbie and Justin)
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