Hays Cemetery
Wilkinson, Indiana, United States
Cemetery · local-legend
The Story
A grave marked by a pitchfork-shaped plant inspired a local 'devil's child' legend at Hays Cemetery, also called Main Street Graveyard. Haunted Places records the story as part of the burial ground's supernatural reputation; the plant's shape is the central image in the tale. Supernatural claims are attributed accounts. Historical backstories have not been independently corroborated.
The Hauntings
A grave marked by a pitchfork-shaped plant inspired a local 'devil's child' legend at Hays Cemetery, also called Main Street Graveyard. Haunted Places records the story as part of the burial ground's supernatural reputation; the plant's shape is the central image in the tale. Supernatural claims are attributed accounts. Historical backstories have not been independently corroborated.
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Sources & further reading.
- Hays Cemetery — Haunted Places (reports)
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