Haunted Places in Schuyler County, Illinois

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

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Western Illinois University

Macomb, Illinois

21.3 miles from Schuyler County, IL

Lingering 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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Super 8 Macomb

Macomb, Illinois

21.9 miles from Schuyler County, IL

This 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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East Otto Cemetery

Lewistown, Illinois

23.7 miles from Schuyler County, IL

Local 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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Vishnu Springs

Colchester, Illinois

24 miles from Schuyler County, IL

Back 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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Lawford Theatre

Havana, Illinois

30.7 miles from Schuyler County, IL

Folks who have visited or worked at the Lawford Theatre have seen faces appear in photographs and have felt cold chills behind the curtains on opening nights.

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Illinois College

Jacksonville, Illinois

35.3 miles from Schuyler County, IL

Illinois 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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220 North 4th - Keokuk

Keokuk, Iowa

43.6 miles from Schuyler County, IL

Built 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

43.6 miles from Schuyler County, IL

This 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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Friendly Cafe

Abingdon, Illinois

46 miles from Schuyler County, IL

The 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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Lula Belle's

Hannibal, Missouri

49.9 miles from Schuyler County, IL

This 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

50.2 miles from Schuyler County, IL

Garden 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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Burlington National Guard Armory

Burlington, Iowa

50.5 miles from Schuyler County, IL

Horses' 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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The Drake Bar and Restaurant

Burlington, Iowa

51.8 miles from Schuyler County, IL

This 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

52.2 miles from Schuyler County, IL

The 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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Garth Woodside Mansion

Hannibal, Missouri

54 miles from Schuyler County, IL

This 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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Inn At 835

Springfield, Illinois

56.8 miles from Schuyler 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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Stony Hollow Road

Burlington, Iowa

56.8 miles from Schuyler County, IL

Spooky 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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Dana-Thomas House

Springfield, Illinois

56.9 miles from Schuyler 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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Eldred House

Schuyler County, Illinois

58.8 miles from Schuyler County, IL

The 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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Lee-Baker-Hodges House

Carrollton, Illinois

60.1 miles from Schuyler County, IL

Built in the early 1830s, the historic mansion fell into disrepair in the 1970s and was saved by preservationists. It is sometimes open to the public for pre-scheduled nighttime paranormal investigation and history tours. A ghost child is said to reside in one of the bedrooms, and another child's ghost ...

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Peoria State Hospital

Bartonville, Illinois

60.2 miles from Schuyler County, IL

This abandoned mental hospital, now in the planning stages for restoration, is said to be haunted by Manuel A. Bookbinder, or Old Book. Old Book was a patient who worked with the burial crew at the hospital until his own death.

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Peoria Public Library

Peoria, Illinois

65.4 miles from Schuyler County, IL

Peoria Public Library, according to local lore, was built upon cursed ground. So the story goes, Mrs. Andrew Gray lived in a house here around 1830. Family and financial hardships led to a foreclosure on her home, and Mrs. Gray cursed the property and all of its future owners. Her ...

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Emack and Bolio's

Peoria, Illinois

65.4 miles from Schuyler County, IL

This ice cream parlour is haunted by former owner Jim Schwab, who died after falling headfirst down a flight of stairs. Staff have reported disembodied footsteps descending the staircase, while others have encountered a male apparition on the upper floor. (Submitted by Callum Swift)

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Peoria Players Theatre

Peoria, Illinois

66.3 miles from Schuyler County, IL

Peoria Players Theatre is said to be haunted by a playful ghost named Norman, a former theater director who died in 1960 at age 34, and a more sinister entity whose identity is unknown.

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Birthday Bridge - Giblin Bridge

Mount Pleasant, Iowa

71.7 miles from Schuyler County, IL

This 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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Mercer County Courthouse

Aledo, Illinois

72.3 miles from Schuyler County, IL

The 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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Cheney Mansion

Jerseyville, Illinois

73.1 miles from Schuyler County, IL

Numerous reports of ghosts include the apparition of Miss Dorothy, a former nursemaid who roams the hallways and the bedroom bearing her name. Reports of people hearing talking upstairs, like women holding a conversation. Sounds of dining room chairs moving, like somebody's pulling out the chairs getting ready to sit ...

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Hotel Wapello

Wapello, Iowa

76.7 miles from Schuyler County, IL

The 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 ...