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59 dossiers53 claims36 legends24 alleged entitiesheaviest files, ranked →

The record for Indiana opens with Whispers Estate, Hannah House and Willard Library — the deepest files in the jurisdiction. The most-filed claim types here are Apparition (21 dossiers), Named Ghost Legend (17) and Haunting (4). Of its 59 sites, 39 are listed as open to the public — confirm access before visiting. The oldest dated entry is Story Inn, established 1851.

Localities:Indianapolis8 Madison6 Evansville2 French Lick2 Charlestown2 Fountain City2 Vincennes2 Lancaster2 Sunman2 Greensburg2

Counties:Jefferson Co. 8 Randolph Co. 2 Decatur Co. 2 Montogomery Co. 2 Gibson Co. 2

By filing type:Historic sites22 Sites7 Hotels4 Houses4 Cemeteries4

By phenomenon:apparitions21 named ghost legends17 hauntings4

High confidence

Whispers Estate

Mitchell, Indiana

Historic house associated with documented cultural history.

3 claims · 1 legend→

Hannah House

Indianapolis, Indiana

1858 mansion with an Underground Railroad tragedy legend.

3 claims · 1 legend→

High confidence

Willard Library

Evansville, Indiana

Library associated with documented cultural history.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Railroad Bridge

Avon Haunted Bridge

Railroad bridge associated with documented cultural history.

2 claims · 2 legends→

French Lick and West Baden

French Lick, Indiana

The Pluto Water resorts—the dome that was the eighth wonder.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Indiana Medical History Museum

Indianapolis, Indiana

The 1896 pathology building—where the dead taught the living.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Tippecanoe Battlefield

Battle Ground, Indiana

November 7, 1811—the battle that made Harrison president.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Lanier Mansion

Madison, Indiana

The 1844 Greek Revival on the Ohio—Madison’s finest.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Crown Hill Cemetery

Indianapolis, Indiana

The 1863 cemetery where presidents and Dillinger lie.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Rose Island

Charlestown, Indiana

The 1920s amusement park the river swallowed—ruins in the forest.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Story Inn

The 1851 inn in the ghost town—the "Blue Lady" still checks in.

2 claims · 1 legend→

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, Indiana

The 1842 campus with the "Gipper" ghost and the Dome’s lore.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Diana of the Dunes grave

Chesterton, Indiana

The hermit of the dunes—Alice Gray, 1920s.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Levi Coffin House

Fountain City, Indiana

The "Grand Central Station" of the Underground Railroad—2,000 freed.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Benjamin Harrison Home

Indianapolis, Indiana

The 1875 president’s house on Delaware Street.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Conner Prairie

Fishers, Indiana

The 1836 prairie town where history is lived—and the ghosts come out at night.

2 claims · 1 legend→

USS Indianapolis

Indianapolis, Indiana

July 30, 1945—the sinking that fed the sharks.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Stepp Cemetery

Bloomington, Indiana

Morgan-Monroe forest cemetery with a revenant mother legend.

1 claim · 1 legend→

Randolph County Asylum

Winchester, Indiana

Hospital associated with documented cultural history.

1 claim · 1 legend→

100 Steps Cemetery

Cloverland, Indiana

Cemetery associated with documented cultural history.

1 claim · 1 legend→

Beast of Busco site

Churubusco, Indiana

Oscar Fulk’s pond—the giant snapping turtle that launched a festival.

1 claim · 1 legend→

Central State Hospital

Indianapolis, Indiana

Indiana’s first asylum—the 1896 campus with the pathology museum’s skeleton.

1 claim · 1 legend→

Marengo Cave

Marengo, Indiana

Indiana’s most-visited cave—found by two children in 1883.

1 claim · 1 legend→

Historic Roads Hotel

Atlanta, Indiana

Hotel associated with documented cultural history.

1 claim · 1 legend→

Slippery Noodle Inn

Indianapolis, Indiana

Bar associated with documented cultural history.

1 claim · 1 legend→

Bristol Opera House

Bristol, Indiana

Theater associated with documented cultural history.

1 claim · 1 legend→

French Lick Springs Hotel

French Lick, Indiana

Hotel associated with documented cultural history.

1 claim · 1 legend→

Finch Cemetery

Portland, Indiana

Cemetery associated with documented cultural history.

1 claim · 1 legend→

Historic Mansion

Culbertson Mansion

New Albany, Indiana

1869 French Second Empire mansion with servant-hall lore.

Camp Chesterfield

Chesterfield, Indiana

The 1891 spiritualist camp with the famous séance-trail history.

Angel Mounds

Evansville, Indiana

The Mississippian town on the Ohio—1,000 years of memory.

Grouseland

Vincennes, Indiana

Harrison’s 1804 territorial governor’s mansion—where Tippecanoe began.

George Rogers Clark Memorial

Vincennes, Indiana

The 1779 fort capture—Clark’s winter march that won the Northwest.

Mounds State Park

Anderson, Indiana

The Adena-Hopewell earthworks—the Great Mound’s memory.

Indiana State Sanatorium

Rockville, Indiana

Sanatorium associated with documented cultural history.

Levi Coffin House State Historic Site

Fountain City, Indiana

NPS-listed historic site associated with the Underground Railroad.

Historic Eleutherian College

Lancaster, Indiana

NPS-listed historic site associated with the Underground Railroad.

Lyman Hoyt House

Lancaster, Indiana

NPS-listed historic site associated with the Underground Railroad.

Dr. Samuel Tibbets House

Sunman, Indiana

NPS-listed historic site associated with the Underground Railroad.

Georgetown Neighborhood in Madison, IN

Madison, Indiana

NPS-listed historic site associated with the Underground Railroad.

Tibbets House

Sunman, Indiana

NPS-listed historic site associated with the Underground Railroad.

John Gill and Martha Wilson Craven Home

Greensburg, Indiana

NPS-listed historic site associated with the Underground Railroad.

Decatur County Court House

Greensburg, Indiana

NPS-listed historic site associated with the Underground Railroad.

Isaiah Walton House Site

Charlestown, Indiana

NPS-listed historic site associated with the Underground Railroad.

Seymour Train Station

Seymour, Indiana

NPS-listed historic site associated with the Underground Railroad.

William and Margaret Hicklin House

Lexington, Indiana

NPS-listed historic site associated with the Underground Railroad.

Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church

Springtown, Indiana

NPS-listed historic site associated with the Underground Railroad.

Chapman Harris House

Madison, Indiana

NPS-listed historic site associated with the Underground Railroad.

Oswell Wright Historic Marker

Corydon, Indiana

NPS-listed historic site associated with the Underground Railroad.

Union Literary Institute

Spartanburg, Indiana

NPS-listed historic site associated with the Underground Railroad.

Hannah Toliver Historical Marker

Jeffersonville, Indiana

NPS-listed historic site associated with the Underground Railroad.

Caroline Escape Marker

Madison, Indiana

NPS-listed historic site associated with the Underground Railroad.

Graves et al. State of Indiana Historical Marker

Deputy, Indiana

NPS-listed historic site associated with the Underground Railroad.

Speed Cabin

Madison, Indiana

NPS-listed historic site associated with the Underground Railroad.

Speed Cabin Historical Marker

Madison, Indiana

NPS-listed historic site associated with the Underground Railroad.

Charles Grier Burial at Antioch Cemetery

New Richmond, Indiana

NPS-listed historic site associated with the Underground Railroad.

David and Mary Hartin Stormont Burials at Archer Cemetery

Princeton, Indiana

NPS-listed historic site associated with the Underground Railroad.

Nancy Kerlin Barnett Grave

Franklin, Indiana

Roadside grave associated with documented cultural history.

Indianapolis City Market Catacombs

Indianapolis, Indiana

Building ruins associated with documented cultural history.