Haunted Places in Scott County, Missouri



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    Upper Big Lake

    Charleston, Missouri

    15.5 miles from Scott County, MO

    A fisherman's ghost is purported to haunt Upper Big Lake. So the story goes, the fisherman accidentally killed his nephew with a shotgun, and the nephew's ghost came back and drowned his uncle while he was fishing on the lake.

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    Rose Bed Inn

    Cape Girardeau, Missouri

    16.8 miles from Scott County, MO

    Alex is a ghost who haunts Rose Bed Inn, housed in a former home built in 1908. The Schrader Family owned the home originally, and eventually it was put on the market. A young man named Alex expressed interest in the home. He didn't have the money to buy the ...

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    Glenn House

    Cape Girardeau, Missouri

    17.1 miles from Scott County, MO

    Glenn House, built in 1883, is haunted by a Christmas ghost. The mansion was built by Edwin Dean for his daughter Lulu and her husband David Glenn. But banker Glenn lost much of his fortune and they moved out in 1915. The property fell into disrepair until it was renovated ...

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    Port Cape Girardeau

    Cape Girardeau, Missouri

    17.6 miles from Scott County, MO

    Port Cape Girardeau Restaurant and Lounge in Warehouse Row is housed in a circa-1860 warehouse. It is haunted by an unknown female ghost nicknamed Belle. The bartender who named her said that she showed him she liked the name he gave her. A few days after he thought up the ...

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    Southeast Missouri State University

    Cape Girardeau, Missouri

    18.1 miles from Scott County, MO

    Southeast Missouri State University's Cheney Hall is rumored to be haunted by a female student who committed suicide in a bathtub. Folks say now the door slams by itself and unexplained noises are heard in the room. The Music Building is also said to be haunted by apparitions and slamming ...

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    Lorimier Cemetery

    Cape Girardeau, Missouri

    18.3 miles from Scott County, MO

    Historic Lorimier Cemetery from the early 1800s is home to a phenomenon known as the Tapping Ghost. It is a sensation of something tapping you on the shoulder, usually making visitors think a nut has fallen from a tree. The tapping repeats, usually until the visitor gets freaked out and ...

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    Devil's Backbone and Bake Oven

    Grand Tower, Illinois

    40.8 miles from Scott County, MO

    The Devil's Backbone, a rocky ridge about a half mile long, sits adjacent to the Devil's Bake Oven, a larger rock about 100 feet tall near the river's edge. The formations have been used as landmarks, lookout points and hiding places throughout history. River pirates used it as a hideout ...

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    Southern Illinois University

    Carbondale, Illinois

    49.7 miles from Scott County, MO

    Southern Illinois University is reputed to have many haunted buildings; among them are Wheeler Hall, Faner Hall, Anthony Hall, Shryock Auditorium, and Mae Smith Residence Hall. One of the most famous ghosts here is Henry, who haunts the 1918 Shryock Auditorium. Henry, aka former university President Henry William Shryock, died ...

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    Hundley House Bed and Breakfast

    Carbondale, Illinois

    50.2 miles from Scott County, MO

    Although Hundley House has not operated as a B & B since 2011, former guests claim that double homicide that took place there in the 1928's has left its mark, both literally and spiritually. A bullet hole from the murders can still be seen in the back staircase and people ...

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    C. C. Cohen Building

    Paducah, Kentucky

    53.7 miles from Scott County, MO

    C.C. Cohen's restaurant closed around 2010, and is now reported to be called Shandies. The place is rumored to be haunted by the ghost of Stella Cohen Peine, the last member of the Cohen family, who died in her apartment upstairs. Chairs move by themselves, salt and pepper shakers fall ...

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    Riverview Mansion Hotel

    Golconda, Illinois

    63.4 miles from Scott County, MO

    Now known as The Levee Lounge & Historic Riverview Mansion, the hotel is haunted by Miss Lucy Morse, wife of a former county bank president. Since the 1920's, her friendly spirit has been encountered on several occasions by guests and staff. (Submitted by Callum Swift)

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    Arcadia Academy

    Arcadia, Missouri

    68.9 miles from Scott County, MO

    This academy was originally built as a Methodist high school in 1840, and it was once used as a Civil War hospital. After that, it was a girls' Catholic school until it became a bed-and-breakfast and antique store. The nuns who used to run the school here are said to ...

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    Arcadia Academy

    Arcadia, Missouri

    68.9 miles from Scott County, MO

    This academy was originally built as a Methodist high school in 1840, and it was once used as a Civil War hospital. After that, it was a girls' Catholic school until it became a bed-and-breakfast and antique store. The nuns who used to run the school here are said to ...

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    Jacques Guibourd Historic House - Guibourd Valle House

    Ste. Genevieve, Missouri

    69.2 miles from Scott County, MO

    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, ...

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    Parlor Bed and Breakfast

    Ironton, Missouri

    69.2 miles from Scott County, MO

    This beautiful turreted 1908 house, in the 1960s briefly a funeral home and now an inn, is said to be home to many spirits. They ring the doorbells at all hours, turn clocks and radios on and off, and activate other electrical objects. They may speak to you or touch ...

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    Main Street Inn Bed and Breakfast

    Ste. Genevieve, Missouri

    69.3 miles from Scott County, MO

    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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    Lost History Museum

    Valles Mines, Missouri

    84.6 miles from Scott County, MO

    This 1749 house museum is haunted, and travellers driving past claim to have seen the apparition of a soldier staring down into the street. Other activity reported here includes people being touched by unseen hands, and strange anomalies have shown up in photographs taken at the property. (Submitted by Callum ...

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    Hurt Grocer Building

    Paragould, Arkansas

    85.7 miles from Scott County, MO

    Faces are said to appear in the windows of this apparently abandoned building. Sometimes that of a man, other times that of a little girl.

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    Collins Theatre

    Paragould, Arkansas

    85.7 miles from Scott County, MO

    A ghostly elderly couple has been noticed sitting in the balcony watching rehearsals at this historic 1928 theater. After a while, they simply disappear. It is believed that they are the spirits of the former owners of the theater.

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    Collins Theatre

    Paragould, Arkansas

    85.7 miles from Scott County, MO

    A ghostly older couple has been seen sitting in the balcony during rehearsals. They are believed to be the former owners of the theater.

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    Primrose Lane

    Paragould, Arkansas

    86.1 miles from Scott County, MO

    People living in the vicinity of Primrose Lane have reported seeing the ghost of a man and his dog. The man is believed to have shot himself with his rifle, and his dog died as well shortly after. The apparition's of the two have also been seen in the woods ...

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    Arkansas Methodist Medical Center

    Paragould, Arkansas

    86.3 miles from Scott County, MO

    The apparition of a blond boy aged around 5 has been seen on the fourth floor. He wears pajamas and is often playing or seeking a kitten. An apparition of a Confederate soldier and another of an elderly female also have been seen in the building. Ghosts have been seen ...