These 6 Haunted Cemeteries In Missouri Are Not For The Faint Of Heart

Cemeteries are creepy enough on their own, but add some urban legends and eerie sightings and they become downright terrifying. If you're scared of things that go bump in the night, we are pretty sure you'll want to avoid the following six haunted and abandoned cemeteries in Missouri.

1. Peace Church Cemetery – Joplin

Peace Church Cemetery was founded in the 1800s. One of its "residents" includes Billy Cook, who murdered six people during a three-week killing spree in the 1950s. Cook was executed in a San Quentin gas chamber and buried in an unmarked grave. Many people have claimed to see ghostly figures, with some even leaving the cemetery with strange scratches on them.

2. Mound Grove – Independence

There have been reports of a woman in a nightgown walking around eerie Mound Grove Cemetery. She often follows visitors, disappearing at the graveyard's gate. Here's another little historical tidbit about Mound Grove: Joseph Smith III, son of Mormon church founder Joseph Smith, is buried here.

3. Springfield National Cemetery – Springfield

Founded in 1860, Springfield National Cemetery has some regular guests. There have been numerous reports of Civil War soldiers, glowing gravestones, and eerie orbs. If you've ever been to this cemetery, you've likely had a paranormal experience.

4. Old Lorimier Cemetery – Cape Girardeau

It's always the old cemeteries that are haunted. Old Lorimier Cemetery, founded in the early 1800s, has an oft-reported phenomenon called the Tapping Ghost. Visitors report feeling someone, or something, repeatedly tapping them on the shoulder, but no one is there. Some have also had their hair pulled. Sounds like a mischief-loving spirit! This cemetery is the final resting spot for upward of 6,000 people, with most of the graves being unmarked. The graveyard also has supposedly been used as a mass burial site during times of epidemics or large, tragic accidents.

5. Oak Ridge Cemetery – Elsberry

In the 1940s, the female caretaker of Oak Ridge Cemetery, which was founded in 1876, was found murdered on the premises. Her family couldn't afford a burial, so she was placed in an unmarked grave in the cemetery she used to watch over. Visitors of this cemetery have reported eerie voices and seeing a lantern moving around at night.

6. Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery – St. Louis

Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, named after Thomas Jefferson, was founded in 1826. The military buildings near the cemetery are supposedly haunted by quite a few spirits, including a Confederate Civil War general, frequently spotted at the post commander's office in Building 1. In Building 25, lights occasionally turn on by themselves, and in Building 29, toilets flush by themselves and the sounds of footsteps, as well as a voice saying "Dismissed" have been heard.

If you were to do a search for “abandoned cemeteries near me,” one of these spots would most certainly pop up at the top of the list!

Have you ever been to any of these creepy haunted cemeteries in Missouri? If so, which ones made the biggest impression on you? Would you agree that these are among the most haunted abandoned cemeteries in Missouri? We'd love to read about your experience in the comments section below! Also, if you can think of any other haunted cemeteries in Missouri to add to this list, please share those with us as well.

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