The Story Behind This Ghost Town Cemetery In Colorado Will Chill You To The Bone

Cemeteries are a quiet place for grief and solace, but sometimes these seemingly innocent things can take an eerie turn. While cemeteries serve one purpose, some come off as - well, off - like this abandoned Colorado cemetery with a creepy story that will chill you to the bone. The Central City Cemetery in Colorado is practically ubiquitous with haunted places in the Centennial State. Let's take a look:

Located near Central City, a.k.a the "Richest Square Mile on Earth," is the historic and haunted Central City Cemetery.

Used from 1884 to 1913, the Central City Cemetery houses some of the area's earliest residents, most of whom were miners and their families.

To make the unique cemetery even more so, the Central City Cemetery was spread out along the mountainside and contained 26 smaller grave sites that housed 17 groups.

In addition to it serving Central City, individuals and families from other nearby, now-abandoned towns were also buried here.

While the mountains and meadows make the Central City Cemetery seem peaceful, ominous reports from visitors through the years say otherwise, thanks to many shadowy figures, the most famous of which is the Lady in Black.

According to legend, the Lady in Black appears every April 5th and November 1st to lay flowers on the grave of her lover, John Edward Cameron, before disappearing into thin air.

Aside from the notorious Lady in Black, visitors have also reported strange sounds and seen everything from fast-moving shadows to flying orbs.

Not only is their cemetery haunted, but allegedly the entire town of Central City, as many businesses around the historic town have been plagued by these colorful and restless spirits.

Which means this creepy cemetery is just the start of everything Central City has to offer - and they know it! Haunted spots around town are well known.

Central City Cemetery in Colorado may be one of the most well-known haunted places in the state, but it's far from being the only creepy cemetery!

That said, if you have an attraction (haunted or otherwise), event, or restaurant that you would like to see featured on Only in Colorado, you can nominate it.

To learn about this haunted area, check out the paranormal happenings in Black Hawk, CO.

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