Joplin Spook Light

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🕒 Last Activity: April 14, 2026 (7 months ago)
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Joplin Spook Light
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This place has been haunted since Civil War times. A few different stories circulate. This stretch of dirt road in the country outside of town has even been featured on Unsolved Mysteries. A mysterious light wanders the road. –

September 2004 additional info: Spook Light Road is also known as Devil’s Promenade. There are several stories about it, one was a miner with a lantern searching for his family. Some used to say it was swamp gas, but many have a strange feeling when witnessing it.

📝 Case Notes

Haunted Lineage note: The Joplin Spook Light is also known as the Joplin Spooklight and the Hornet Spooklight due to its close proximity to the now defunct town of Hornet, Missouri.

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📜 Nearby Lore & Local Legends 7 Legends

Discover documented hauntings, folklore, and spectral sightings within 15 miles of Joplin Spook Light.

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Old Freeman Hospital Building (Demolished 2025) 📍 10.2 mi away

Old Freeman Hospital Building (Demolished 2025)

📍 2008, South Sergeant Avenue, Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri, 64804, United States
Haunting Hospital / Care Facility

Feelings of dread, and not being alone and watched. None of the maintenance crew wanted to...

Main St. (private residence) 📍 10.5 mi away

Main St. (private residence)

📍 1926, South Main Street, Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri, 64804, United States
Poltergeist

An ex-tenant reports faucets turning on by themselves in the bathroom when she was alone in...

Joplin High School – Gym 📍 10.5 mi away

Joplin High School – Gym

📍 Joplin High School, 2104, Indiana Avenue, Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri, 64804, United States
Haunting School

The Gym – a janitor that had died on the floor and now when you walk...

Joplin High School – Band Room 📍 10.5 mi away

Joplin High School – Band Room

📍 2104 S Indiana Ave, Joplin, MO 64804
Apparition Haunting

The Band Room – Its is said that one night someone heard drums playing and when...

Peace Church Cemetery 📍 13.0 mi away

Peace Church Cemetery

📍 3394, North Peace Church Avenue, Thoms, Jasper County, Missouri, 64801, United States
Cemetery Ghost Light

Hauntings include mysterious sounds, disembodied voices, and eerie lights. Some unlucky souls even report being hit...

Missouri Southern State University 📍 13.5 mi away

Missouri Southern State University

📍 3950 Newman Rd., Joplin, MO 64801
Apparition Haunting

Campus security and students have long shared accounts of disembodied footsteps marching down deserted corridors after...

Mt. Hope Cemetery 📍 14.7 mi away

Mt. Hope Cemetery

📍 1061, Mount Hope Road, Webb City, Jasper County, Missouri, 64870, United States
Angel Apparition

As you drive into the cemetery, a road turns north toward the main area. After about...


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📜 Nearby Legends

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Main St. (private residence)
Main St. (private residence)
📍 10.5 mi Poltergeist
Joplin High School – Gym
Joplin High School – Gym
📍 10.5 mi Haunting
Joplin High School – Band Room
Joplin High School – Band Room
📍 10.5 mi Apparition
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