by Tom Ogden
Virginia Rappe is in the first row of graves along the eastern shore of the burial ground’s tiny lake. Clifton Webb is interred in the Sanctuary of Peace section of the Abbey of Palms Mausoleum. He is in crypt 2350 in Corridor G-6. The building is to your right as you enter the main gates of the cemetery.
The cemetery occasionally hosts a walking tour that lasts about two and a half hours. These walks are historical in nature and may not touch on the graveyard’s haunted legends. For more information, contact Hollywood Forever Cemetery Walking Tour at (818) 517-5988 or www.cemeterytour.com.
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
1712 South Glendale Ave.
Glendale, CA 91205
(800) 204-3131
forestlawn.com
Among the graves rumored to be haunted at Forest Lawn– Glendale are those belonging to Clara Bow, George Burns, Nat King Cole, Clark Gable and Carole Lombard (whose spirits may also haunt the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel), Jean Harlow, Alan Ladd, and Jeanette MacDonald.
Chapter 10: Simply Marilyn
Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park and Mortuary
1218 Glendon Ave.
Westwood, CA 90024
(310) 474-1579
The small cemetery is located on the south side of Wilshire Boulevard. Its only entrance is on Glendon Avenue, on the west side of the graveyard. Marilyn Monroe’s haunted crypt is number 24 in the Corridor of Memories section of the cemetery.
Chapter 11: The Seventh Gate of Hell
Stull Cemetery
Lake Road 442/North 1600 Road
Stull, Kansas 66050
Also known as the Emmanuel Hill Cemetery and Deer Creek Cemetery, Stull Cemetery is located in northeastern Kansas about ten miles west of Lawrence. The burial ground is located east of Stull. Trespassing is prohibited.
Chapter 12: The Lady in Gray
Camp Chase Confederate Cemetery
2900 Sullivant Ave.
Columbus, OH 43204
Chapter 13: The Queen of Voodoo
St. Louis Cemetery No. 1
420 Basin St.
New Orleans, LA 70112
(504) 596-3050
St. Louis Cemetery No. 2
200 N. Claiborne Ave. (at St. Louis Street)
New Orleans, LA 70112
(504) 488-5200
The tomb generally accepted as belonging to Marie Laveau is located in St. Louis Cemetery No. 1, about twenty-five to fifty feet to the left of the Basin Street entrance.
There are perhaps a dozen or more companies operating ghost and voodoo tours of New Orleans, far too many to mention. But don’t worry: It’s impossible to visit the French Quarter without being bombarded by advertisements for the walking expeditions, but they can also be found online. Almost all the daytime tours (and even a couple at night) visit St. Louis Cemetery No. 1. As always, contact the tour company directly regarding its itinerary before booking an excursion.
Chapter 14: The Storyville Madam
Metairie Cemetery
5100 Pontchartrain Blvd.
New Orleans, LA 70124
(504) 486-6331
lakelawnmetairie.com
Chapter 15: Till Death Do You Part
Key West Cemetery
701 Passover Lane
Key West, FL 33040
(305) 292-8177
Chapter 16: Nevermore!
Westminster Burying Ground and Catacombs
Westminster Hall
509 West Fayette St.
Baltimore, MD 21201
(410) 706-2072
westminsterhall.org
Located at the intersection of Fayette and Greene Streets. Tours are available of both the cemetery and catacombs.
Chapter 17: From These Honored Dead
Gettysburg National Military Park
97 Taneytown Rd. (State Route 124)
Gettysburg, PA 17325
(717) 334-1124
nps.gov/gett
Ghost hunting is not permitted in the Gettysburg National Military Park.
Lincoln Tomb State Historic Site
Oak Ridge Cemetery
1441 Monument Ave.
Springfield, IL 62702
(217) 789-2340
www.oakridgecemetery.org
Chapter 18: The Curse of Giles Corey
Howard Street Cemetery
On Howard Street between Bridge and Brown Streets
Salem, MA 01970
The southeast corner of the graveyard is just a couple of blocks west of Salem Common. The cemetery entrance is on Bridge Street.
Salem offers a variety of guided walks and motorized tours for fans of the paranormal, but most of them concentrate on the witchcraft trials rather than hauntings. Check with the tour companies directly to discuss their itineraries before booking a tour. A current list of operators can be found on the Internet or through the Salem Visitor Center at (978) 740-1650 or www.salemweb.com.
Chapter 19: The York Village Witch
The Old Burying Yard
Corner of York Street (Route 1A) and Lindsay Road
York Village, ME 03909
Mary Nasson’s grave is in the small cemetery on the village green across from Jefferds’ Tavern. The burial ground is open to the public and can be visited free of charge.
Chapter 20: Fifty States of Shadowland
ALABAMA
Adams Grove Cemetery
Dallas County Route 55
Sardis, AL 36775
Bladon Springs Cemetery
Bladon Springs Road (County Road 6)
Silas, AL 36919
Less than two miles from Bladon Springs, adjacent to Bladen Springs State Park.
Church Street Graveyard
Entrance at the corner of Church Street and South Bayou Street
Mobile, AL 36602
Harrison Cemetery
Country Road 484
Kinston, AL 36453
Musgrove Chapel Cemetery
14175 County Road 21 North
Winfield, AL 35594
New Cahaba Cemetery
Old Cahawba Archaeological Park
9518 Cahaba Rd.
Orrville, AL 36767
(334) 872-8058
cahawba.com
An entrance fee to the archaeological park is required for adults and children ages six to eighteen. (All children must be accompanied by an adult.) From Selma, go west on A-22 West for nine miles. Turn left on Country Road 9 and travel five miles. Turn on County Road 2 to enter Old Cahawba.
Oakey Streak Methodist Church Cemetery
Oakey Streak Rd.
Red Level, AL 36474
Close to the intersection of Cahaba and Oakey Streak Roads, where Nix Road becomes Halso Mill Road.
Oak Hill Cemetery
1120 19th St. North
Birmingham, AL 35234
(205) 251-6532
oakhillbirmingham.com
ALASKA
Bayview Cemetery
1121 Stedman St.
Ketchikan, AK 99901
(907) 228-5658
Birch Hill Cemetery
100 City Lights Blvd.
Fairbanks, AK 99712
(907) 978-9511
Kenai Municipal Cemetery
840 First Ave. (at Coral Street)
Kenai, AK 99611
(907) 283-8231
Kenai is located on the Kenai Peninsula where the Kenai River meets Cook Inlet, about 150 miles south of Anchorage. Also known simply as Kenai Cemetery, the town’s 9.56-acre graveyard is found at the intersection of First Avenue and Coral Street.
ARIZONA
Boothill Graveyard
408 Arizona Highway 80
Tombstone, AZ 85638
(520) 457-3300
tombstoneboothillgiftshop.com
Tombstone is located about twenty miles south of Interstate 10 on Arizona Highway 80. Boothill Graveyard, managed by the City of Tombstone, is also on Highway 80 a few miles north of downtown. There is an admission fee to the cemetery. Tickets are available at the adjacent Boo
thill Graveyard and Gift Shop.
Ehrenberg Cemetery
50238 Ehrenberg-Parker Hwy.
Ehrenberg, AZ 85334
ARKANSAS
Avon Cemetery
US Highway 59/71
DeQueen, AR 71832
Avon Cemetery is located about 2.75 miles north of DeQueen on US 59/71. The four-hundred-grave burial ground sits on the west side of the road.
Evergreen Cemetery
Judson Avenue at East 11th Street
Judsonia, AR 72081
Keller’s Chapel Cemetery
Keller’s Chapel Road
Jonesboro, AR 72404
Mary’s Chapel Cemetery
County Road 4301
Rector, AR 72461
Mount Holly Cemetery
1200 Broadway St.
Little Rock, AR 72202
(501) 376-1843
Philadelphia Methodist Church and Cemetery
Larkin Road (County Road 15)
Violet Hill, AR 72584
Just north of the intersection of Larkin Road and County Road 101, about 5 miles north of Melbourne.
Possum Walk Cemetery
Arkansas Route 164
Coal Hill, AR 72832
Prague Cemetery
Prague Road
Darysaw, AR 72150
Located off Prague Road, off US Highway 270 East.
Shady Grove Cemetery
State Highway 67/167
Bald Knob, AR 72010
Shady Grove Cemetery is located on the east side of State Highway 67/167 about a mile south of where US Highways 64 and 67 meet in Bald Knob.
CALIFORNIA
Adelaida Cemetery
9899 Chimney Rock Rd.
Adelaida, CA 93446
Bodie Cemetery
Bodie State Historical Park
Highway 270 (Bodie Road)
Bridgeport, CA 93517
(760) 647-6445
bodie.com
The park is on Highway 270, also known as Bodie Road, thirteen miles off US Highway 395. The graveyard is located on Cemetery Road on a high ridge northwest of the park entrance.
Cherokee Cemetery
3927 Cherokee Rd.
Oroville, CA 95965
Greenwood Pioneer Cemetery
Greenwood Road
Greenwood, CA 95635
To find the cemetery from Georgetown, travel about ten miles east on Highway 193. Turn left (south) onto Green-wood Road. As you near the town of Greenwood, the gated burial ground will be on your left.
Holy Sepulcher Cemetery
7845 East Santiago Canyon Rd.
Orange, CA 92869
(714) 542-6551
occem.org
Le Beck grave at Fort Tejon
Fort Tejon State Historical Park
4201 Fort Tejon Rd.
Lebec, CA 93243
(661) 248-6692
Pioneer Cemetery
Marshall Gold Discovery State Historical Park
310 Back St.
Coloma, CA 95613
(530) 622-3470
Coloma is about fifty miles northeast of Sacramento on Highway 49. Most of the buildings that remain from the town’s gold rush days have been repurposed for tourism.
Rose Hill Cemetery
Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve
5175 Somersville Rd.
Antioch, CA 94509
(510) 544-2750
There is a fee to enter the preserve.
Sacramento Historic City Cemetery
1000 Broadway
Sacramento, CA 95810
(916) 449-5621
The cemetery is located at the intersection of Broadway and 10th Street. A map is available at the front gate.
Santa Cruz Memorial Cemetery
1927 Ocean Street Ext.
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
(831) 426-1601
scmemorial.com
COLORADO
Buckskin Cemetery
Off County Road 9
Alma, CO 80420
Buckskin Cemetery is in the Higginbottom district of Laurette, a ghost town about two miles west of Alma.
Central City Masonic Cemetery
Near the intersection of Academy Street and Nevadaville Road
Central City, CO 80427
Cheesman Park
8th Avenue and Franklin Street
Denver, CO 80218
Though ringed by private residences, Cheesman Park is more or less bordered on the north by 13th Avenue, by 8th Avenue on the south, Race Street on the east, and Humbolt Street on the west. The abutting Denver Botanic Gardens are to the east, between 9th and 11th Avenues.
Silver Cliff Cemetery
Mill Street (County Road 430)
Silver Cliff, CO 81252
Located on Mill Street about a mile south of Main Street (State Highway 96).
CONNECTICUT
Pine Grove Cemetery
15 Church St.
Ansonia, CT 06401
(203) 734-3577
pinegrovecemeteryct.com
Seventh Day Baptist Cemetery
Upson and Covey Roads
Burlington, CT 06013
The burial ground is on private property and is patrolled after dark. Visiting is permitted during the day for historical research.
Stepney Cemetery
Pepper Street
Monroe, CT 06468
Union Cemetery
At the intersection of Sport Hill and Stepney Roads
Easton, CT 06612
DELAWARE
Island Field
South Bowers, DE 19946
The site is located south of the Murderkill River, close to where it empties into Delaware Bay.
Long Cemetery
Off County Road 401
Frankford, DE 19945
The graveyard is at the end of a dirt road off County Road 401, known locally as Catman’s Road. Private property.
FLORIDA
Cobb Cemetery
Cobb Street, off Old River Road
Baker, FL 32531
Huguenot Cemetery
Orange Street and Florida State Road A1A
St. Augustine, FL 32084
Located near the Old City Gates.
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church Memorial Garden
401 Duval St.
Key West, FL 33040
GEORGIA
Andersonville National Cemetery
Andersonville National Historic Site
760 POW Rd.
Andersonville, GA 31711
(229) 924-0343
Bonaventure Cemetery
330 Bonaventure Rd.
Savannah, GA 31404
(912) 651-6843
Christ Church Cemetery
6329 Frederica Rd.
St. Simons Island, GA 31522
(912) 638-8683
Walker Family Cemetery
Augusta University
1142 Arsenal Ave.
Augusta, GA 30904
(706) 721-0211
HAWAII
Interstate H-1
Oahu, HI
USS Arizona Memorial
1 Arizona Memorial Place
Honolulu, Oahu, HI 96818
Operated by the National Park Service. Admission is free. Access to the memorial is by boat. A maximum of 4,500 tickets with timed departures from the pier are distributed daily. Often, all the tickets have been given out by midmorning.
IDAHO
Ammon Cemetery
5226 E. Sunnyside Rd.
Idaho Falls, ID 83406
ammoncemetery.org
The graveyard is at the intersection of East Sunnyside Road and Schwieder Lane.
Canyon Hill Cemetery
2024 N. Illinois Ave.
Caldwell, ID 83605
Dry Creek Cemetery
9600 Hill Rd.
Boise, ID 83714
The cemetery is located at the intersection of Hill and North Horseshoe Bend Roads.
Malad City Cemetery
Jenkins Avenue
Malad City, ID 83252
The cemetery is at the southeast corner of town, just off Interstate 15.
Pioneer Cemetery
Between Forest Road 307AA (also known as Cemetery Road) and Forest Road B
Idaho City, ID 83631
Idaho City is on Highway 21 about forty-five miles northeast of Boise. The graveyard is northeast of town.
Rose Hill Cemetery
2355 Rollandet St.
Idaho Falls, ID 83402
ILLINOIS
Alton City Cemetery
1301 E. Fifth St. (at Vine)
Alton, IL 62002
(618) 462-1617
INDIANA
Highland Lawn Cemetery
4220 Wabash Ave.
Terre Haute, IN 47803
(812) 877-2531
Park Cemetery
8008 South 150 East
Fairmount, IN 46928
(765) 948-4040
Stepp Cemetery
Morgan-Monroe State Forest
Off Forest Road
Martinsville, IN 46151
(765) 342-4026 (park information)
IOWA
Iowa State University Cemetery
2637 Pammel Dr.
Ames, IA 50011
Little Sioux Lutheran Cemetery
1892 260th St.
Milford, IA 51351
Mount Pleasant Cemetery
F Avenue between 580th and 590th Streets
Marcus, IA 51035
Oak Hill Cemetery
1705 Mount Vernon Rd. SE
Cedar Rapids, IA 52403
(319) 362-8452
Oakland Cemetery
1000 Brown St.
Iowa City, IA 52245
(319) 356-5105
KANSAS
Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery
395 Biddle Blvd.
Fort Leavenworth, KS 66027
(913) 758-4105
Located on the grounds of Fort Leavenworth Military Reservation.
KENTUCKY
Oak Grove Cemetery
1613 Park Ave.
Paducah, KY 42001
(270) 444-8508
Della Barnes’s grave is located in Old Section 9, lot 136, near the intersection of Myrtle and Rest Avenues.
Rowan Family Cemetery
Federal Hill
My Old Kentucky Home State Park
501 E. Stephen Foster Ave.
Bardstown, KY 40004
(502) 348-3502
LOUISIANA
St. Edwards Church Cemetery
1463 Charlene Hwy.
Church Point, LA 70525
(337) 684-5991
St. Roch Cemetery #1
1725 St. Roch Ave.
New Orleans, LA 70117
MAINE
Bucksport Cemetery
Jonathan Buck Monument
68 US Highway 1
Bucksport, ME 04416
The graveyard is located on the north side of US Highway 1, just east of Hinks Street.
MARYLAND
Druid Ridge Cemetery