Haunted Places in Oberlin, Kansas



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    Devil's Canyon

    McCook, Nebraska

    31.5 miles from Oberlin, KS

    A dirt road located 7 miles north of McCook on East 11th Street leads to what locals have named Devil's Canyon. Its story is old and sad: Over 100 years ago a man is said to have killed his wife and kids here, then killed himself. Nicknamed The Duke, his ...


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    Shirley K's Coffee Shop

    Cambridge, Nebraska

    37.4 miles from Oberlin, KS

    This quaint coffee shop and pharmacy store is haunted by two ghosts, according to employees. During the hours between dusk and dawn, the owner of the place has reportedly seen the apparition of an elderly man in an old-fashioned magenta suit, whilst another member of staff saw a woman ...


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    Ellis Railroad Museum

    Ellis, Kansas

    79.8 miles from Oberlin, KS

    The jail cell in this railroad museum is believed to be haunted, although it is currently used only for storage. The ghost was a prisoner who drowned in the 1958 flood, unable to escape the rising water. Unexplained noises and an eerie figure that flits past the windows are signs ...


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    Plumer Street House

    Maxwell, Nebraska

    87.1 miles from Oberlin, KS

    The Plumer Street house is near the center of town along the first part of the street nearest Maxwell Road. The 2-story house is the site of many tortured souls and has been the site of many deaths. From the house have come wails and cries of tortured infants, and ...


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    Fort Hays

    Oberlin, Kansas

    91.5 miles from Oberlin, KS

    Originally called Fort Fletcher, Fort Hays was a U.S. Army post active 1865-1889, used during the American Indian Wars. In 1929 it opened as a historical park. The ghost said to haunt the premises is known as the Blue Light Lady. According to her legend, she was Elizabeth Polly, who ...


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    McCabe Hotel and Building

    North Platte, Nebraska

    91.9 miles from Oberlin, KS

    This former historic hotel is now believed to be abandoned, but former tenants reportedly heard footsteps and strange noises on the third floor when there was no one around. (Submitted by Callum Swift)


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    Fox Theatre

    North Platte, Nebraska

    91.9 miles from Oberlin, KS

    Built in 1929 by former Nebraska governor Keith Neville, the former Fox Theatre is now the Neville Center for the Performing Arts. Witnesses say that in the balcony lighting booth, a spirit causes sudden temperature drops and sometimes touches their hands.


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    Kearney Area Children's Museum

    Kearney, Nebraska

    98.8 miles from Oberlin, KS

    At the Kearney Area Children's Museum, the basement is rumored to be haunted. Said to be full of "strange equipment" with unusual stains all over the walls, some witnesses say the temperature dropped suddenly, their hair stood on end and they got a very uneasy feeling.


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    Mansion on the Hill

    Ogallala, Nebraska

    110.3 miles from Oberlin, KS

    This 1887 house museum is rumoured to have a haunt or two, with staff and visitors alike reporting various paranormal occurrences. These range from ghostly lights floating through the back rooms of the building during the night to reports of the apparition of a man who has been seen ...


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