Haunted Cemeteries is a guide to reportedly haunted cemeteries and burial grounds, from well-known city cemeteries to small rural and pioneer graveyards, including a few sites outside the United States.
Each article covers where the cemetery actually is, what the record says about its founding and the people buried there, and what visitors are said to see or hear. The ghost stories are told as local folklore, not as proven fact.
Featured cemeteries
Start with the latest reports. Older entries stay on the site as we expand them.
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Sleepy Hollow Cemetery and Old Dutch Burying Ground, NY: The Headless Horseman Legend and the Record
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery and the Old Dutch Burying Ground sit beside a real church that inspired a famous story. This guide separates…
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Highgate Cemetery, London: History and the Highgate Vampire Story
Highgate Cemetery in North London is a Victorian Gothic landmark. This guide covers its history and how the 1970 vampire story began,…
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Our Lady of the Rosary Chapel and Stepney Cemetery, Monroe, Connecticut
The burial ground next to Our Lady of the Rosary Chapel is Stepney Cemetery, in the village of Stepney in Monroe. It…
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Silver Cliff Cemetery, Custer County, Colorado
Silver Cliff Cemetery is a town burial ground about half a mile south of State Highway 96 on Mill Street, in Silver…
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Mount Carmel Cemetery, Hillside, IL: Capone, the Italian Bride and Visiting
Mount Carmel Cemetery in Hillside, Illinois holds the Bishops’ Mausoleum, Al Capone’s grave and the Italian Bride legend. This post sets out…
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Resurrection Cemetery, Justice, IL: Resurrection Mary, Facts and Visiting
Resurrection Cemetery in Justice, Illinois is home to the Resurrection Mary legend. This post follows the source trail, shows where accounts conflict…
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How we research
Documented history is kept separate from legend. Where no record backs a story up, it is described as a legend or a rumor, and many of these tales have changed over the years. Cemeteries are burial grounds where families still come to grieve, so please visit with respect: follow posted hours and rules, stay on paths and off the graves, never lean on, sit on or climb a headstone, and never enter after closing or on private or church land without permission. About this site
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