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Stull cemetery, Kansas
- mysterious world
- May 11, 2022
- 2 min read
Stull cemetery is located in Douglas County, Kansas and was built in 1857.
The stull cemetery became really famous in 1874 when a student in the university of Kansas printed an article about satan visiting the cemetery twice a year, the cults using the cemetery for performing rituals and a supposed gateway to hell that is concealed within the cemetery. It is also said that during a trip to Colorado in the 1990s, the Pope redirected the flight path of his private plane to avoid flying over the unholy ground of Stull (although there is no evidence that this happened)
People soon started claiming the cemetery as one of the seven gateways to hell. Thrill seekers started visiting the cemetery and they would claim that weird and creepy events such as noises and memory lapses happened to them leading to further speculation that the town was haunted by witches and the devil. Two guys were walking towards the cemetery at night, a strong gush of wind made them scared and they ran towards their car but they could not find the car where they had supposedly parked earlier instead it was found on the other side of the road.
Many legends are attributed to the Evangelical Emmanuel Church that stood there from 1857 to 2002. The church became completely dilapidated in the 20th century. The ruins of the church are said to have been used by satanists, cults and witches for performing rituals. It is said that even though the church didn’t have any roof at the time when these cults used to meet, rain could not pour inside the church. There used to be a pine tree beside the church which people believed was used to hang witches. The tree was cut down by the officials to prevent thrill seekers and vandals from entering. However, the number of people visiting the cemetery has not gone down. The graveyard has started to deteriorate because of the vandals. People would jump over the fence to visit the cemetery and they would vandalise everything. Nowadays, the area is patrolled by the county sheriff’s office and those found trespassing are arrested. If caught inside the cemetery after it is closed, a fine of 1000$ could be charged and one might also end up in jail for six months.
Stull cemetery and the legends revolving around it have been popular for a long time. It has also been widely depicted in many movies and tv shows most notably in “Supernatural” where the final confrontation between Lucifer and Michael happened in the season 5 finale.
During 2002, the church inside of the cemetery was torn down although the owners of the property deny giving anyone the authorisation to do this and nearby residents did not even hear the church getting torn down.
This is however not the only haunted place in Kansas as there are many haunted places throughout the state.
Carry on my wayward sonny..