The cemetery is said to have been abandoned in 1965 (although there are a few burials from the mid 1980's). It has gained a reputation for being haunted - no doubt contributed to by its isolated location and the vandalism that has taken place.
Over one hundred sightings have been reported here. Many people have seen a white house in the distance, usually described as a Victorian farmhouse with a white picket fence, a porch swing, and a warm light coming from within. The house disappears whenever anyone tries to approach it, though one version of the legend claims that anyone who succeeds in entering the house will never return.
Ghosts have been seen near the pond to the north, including a two-headed man, and a farmer with a horse and plow (said to have died in the 1870s when his horse bolted, pulling him into the water). A blue light was seen on numerous occasions, floating from stone to stone. Faces in the mist have been reported, as has a face that formed on the surface of a tombstone and soon vanished.
(Photo: the Patrick monument and its base. Made of white marble, it has not weathered well. Circa 1880).
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