Bachelor’s Grove Cemetery

Was here in Summer of 2000 at 15 years old while staying at a friends shortly after a con artist in Justice IL stole everything me and my mother ever owned from. birds to photo albums.
It is a small, quiet area with a lagoon nearby, maybe 1 acre. I had come here with some friends, during an afternoon, though it was hot I did detect some cold spots but nothing else.
The cemetery is entered via a long trail, many headstones are long gone, destroyed or missing/​stolen by vandals. The cemetery is one of the. most haunted in the world but also one of the most.vandalized.
It was established in the 19^th Century.
Friend and author Ursula Bielski of Chicago Haunts (1998) wrote extensively about it in her book.
Beware that cultists’ have practiced witchcraft, Satanic/​occult activities and have sacrificed animals here, be on the lookout for odd or lone people, go in daytime with friends.
Also last burial was in 1989.
⁵⁄₅ stars.

We were there last week and def had a «feeling» about it. My husband who is not a total believer of the spirit world now I can say has changed his mind.
We took a photo from our car, window down and in the picture is a weird haze like fog at the top of the photo. When my husband saw the photo, he said there was no cloud or haze when you took the picture. Trust me, we are still trying to figure it out.

Stopped by on our way to Chicago. A lot of mosquitoes so bring bug spray! It wasn’t as hyped as made and I’m a huge ghost hunter. Some guy followed us back when we went and proceeded to tell us all the stories were fake. We barley stayed after that. You can hear and see the road from the cemetery. It’s not super big either. We were gonna walk down the other path but decided not to. I’d consider going back at night maybe.

we didn’t look up how to get here before we left and really struggled to find it. using gps i could see where the cemetery was, but couldn’t figure out where to park. after using my nifty smartphone to look it up we parked at rubio woods across the street. you have to cross the street (carefully) and head right of the cell phone towers. just follow the trail and you’ll eventually see it right above the pond.
someone was there to tell us more about the history which was interesting. it’s not scary or anything — especially since you can hear the cars from the road. just be careful walking if you’re wearing flip flops. there was broken glass everywhere on the trail from beer bottles.

I have been visiting cemeteries for several decades, mostly to admire stained glass in the mausoleums, the unique design of many markers and stones, and the pay my respects to the dead.
I have visited Bachelor’s Grove once w/​the husb.
It was late fall last year on Sunday around 4PM. There were a handful of other folks there.
The vibe is intense — definitely will make the hair on the back of your neck stand on end. It’s not a place you ought to bring infants or small children with the visit (some lady did this). Children are very susceptible to negative energy.
As others have reported over the years, there is a lot of activity at Bachelor’s Grove. It does not feel malicious or mean; more forlorn. Also, there was a period of time where it was apparent that something was trying to get my husb.‘s attention. We caught a few interesting visuals of this on video.
Do some research before you go, it is very interesting.
And do be respectful of the dead. After all, we will all be joining them eventually.

My great great grandparents owned the land around Bachelor’s Grove Cemetery, which is now the Forest Preserve. My great grandfather helped maintain the cemetery until his mother sold it in the 20’s. They lived in a white farm house. Some say they see a haunted farm house there at night. It’s very sad that the grounds have been terribly vandalized. When my dad went to visit the cemetery in the 70’s, just to see where his grandpa grew up, he said that there were dug up graves and knocked over stones. He said he even saw some in the pond.

The world infamous Bachelor’s Grove is just about the spookiest location in north America, if not the world. It is a cemetery with a sorted past that rivals any book by Stephen King and Anne Rice. Most of what’s left of GBC is dilapidated and heavily vandalised, thus making for some REALLY pissed off ghosts. I don’t want to spoil the fun for your adventure in BGC so I will not give any more details but just be aware; you very well could be ticketed for trespassing if you’re there after dark;although that’s the most fun time to go.
Most people who go looking for BGC cannot find it because its hidden in the forest so here’s my directions to getting into the cemetery:
When you approach the Rubio Woods on Midlothian turnpike, find a parking spot and park. CAREFULLY cross the road «aiming» for the «No Hunting» sign. Once you get there, you’ll find a path about 25 feet long and a rope with a «Closed» sign on it. Ignore said sign and walk past it. Its about a 2 block long walk so wear your comfortable shoes and I hope you’ve sprayed on mosquito repellent because you’ll be their dinner if you didn’t. There are no lights on the road or on the path as well as in the cemetery gates so if you plan on risking a $ 250 or so ticket, then bring flashlights and plenty of batteries because ghosts tend to suck the power out of them. Digital cameras and camcorders are another great way to see something extraordinary but again, bring spare batteries. Inside the gates, you’ll have about an acre of land to explore along with a murky pond and the «lost» marker that’s West facing and just outside of the gates. Last time I was there, there was a downed tree that will lead you to «Miss B», the lady whom occupies that grave.

You will most definitely be ticketed and fined by a team of police officers if you enter the forest preserve after sun down in the month of October (other months too probably but definitely in October). Apparently if you are caught inside the cemetery, you can be fined up to $ 1,000. The officers will be happy to explain all of this plus discuss the history and haunts of the Bachelor’s Grove area for a mere $ 75 trespassing fee.

This notorious hidden Chicago cemetery is the subject of countless books and documentaries on the paranormal. In reality, it is a sad, dilapidated place with nearly no headstones still standing. It is a real testament to what morons there are in the world. It sits in a lovely wooded area with a babbling brook nearby. If you come to commune with the dead, try channeling your responsible, adult self and thus avoid spray painting, smashing, or burning anything within this old community cemetery.

A hidden, historic treasure of Chicagoland.
Best time to go: just prior to dusk.
I’ve never had to write something like this before in a review, but please respect this famous part of Chicago history. Bachelors Grove is known as one of America’s most haunted places; unfortunately it is also one of the most vandalized cemeteries.
Bachelors Grove is legendary & chillingly beautiful.

I went there in the afternoon and didn’t see or feel anything other than shame to see graves dug up and all the vandalism. I was told Satanic followers dig up remains and use them in cult worshiping.
I was with a friend from the area and he told me that by the end of the week the grave that was partially dug up would be completly empty and the remains and the coffin would be stolen.
Plain disgusting what idiots do today in this wonderful world!

Located in Cook County Forest Preserve it’s an old cemetery that people frequent for parties and «ghost hunting»
I remember going there as a child and seeing all the old tombstones wrecked by people. There was beer bottles/​cans a extinguished fires on graves.
The cops frequent this area to catch kids that are looking to get scared especially around Halloween and full moons. So if you’re driving around there watch your speed.

Scariest place I have ever been. The old tombstones and dug up graves are way creepy. I wouldn’t suggest having a picnic here, but its nice for a stroll.

my friend & i both figured it would be much deeper in the woods, the noise from the midlothian turnpike about 100 yards away kept us from getting too creeped out. we were there on a crisp sunday afternoon in fall, along with a few other curious pairs. the cemetery itself is small, overgrown and long defiled, but the creepiest part was wandering down the trails in the surrounding woods, they can be very disorienting and claustrophobia-​inducing. best part of all, i found a bag of a suspicious green substance on the ground. i had to pick it up, it would have been bad form to leave litter behind in the forest preserve.

This cemetery is the most (in)famous one in all Illinois, if not the United states. Stories have been told for years about bouncing blue balls of light, wagons being dragged underwater, and a vanishing house in the mist.
Bachelor’s Grove is worth visiting for any avid suburban folklorist. By day, not much is happening — you might run into another curiosity seeker. And it _​is_​easier to see all the grafitti emblazoned on the few tombstones that are left by daylight. Yes, sad to say, Bachelor’s Grove is a mere shell of what it used to be. Many of the grave markers have been defiled or stolen — it’s why this cemetery doesn’t get a full 5 stars.
But at night?
Bachelor’s grove is teeming with life! If you can find your way into it, be prepared to meet people from all over! On any given night, you can probably find gang members from the south side, students from Wisconsin, or satanists from Iowa! Everyone’s ready to trade tales, pop photographs, and have a drink or three while you all tromp around seeking spooks and spirits.
Thrills!
Chills!
Just bring a buddy who’s bigger than you — people have gotten jumped here before.
And don’t forget the bastion of police officers who patrol the streets and woods around the cemetery once the sun sets… You and your mates will have a blast trying to evade them as you crash your way through the surrounding thicket! Your heart will race as you attempt to be dead still while trying to avoid detection from the 5 – 0. Some say this is an even better attraction than the hope of finding ghosts.
Just remember that if you do visit Bachelor’s Grove, don’t be an ass who adds to the already wanton vandalism and littering that goes on there. Have some respect for the dead, you cretin.

Can you say great location for a horror movie. It is creepy but I think it makes a really good set of a movie. I ‘m not too big on running on someones grave but if I was a director I would consider filming inside the place. Plenty of history there.

I’m feeling creeped out just from writing this review, despite the fact that it happened decades ago. Bachelor’s Grove is a very old cemetery, founded in the mid 1800’s. It was a cool place to hang out for us highschoolers, at least for those of us who were brave enough to venture there. It was not the easiest place to find, located deep in the Cook County Forest Preserve. I didn’t know until the internet came into being that Bachelor’s Grove is reputed to be one of the most haunted places in the country, with numerous reports of strange sightings and noises in the dead of night. I thought it was just the two of us who had had the experience, my boyfriend and me. It was not my imagination that this place was cold — probably 30 or 40 degrees colder than the temp anywhere else. We only went there at night, usually with a couple quarts of beer… me and Rich in his TR3. You had to park on a small dirt road and walk in. I remember the fence was falling down and the overgrowth was so thick it was a struggle to climb through it. We carried flashlights. There was always the feeling of being watched, but we figured it was our imaginations running wild. Other people — our friends — said they had heard clinking and rattling sounds, like chains, but we never did. Our «sighting» was as we were driving away one night: we were even back on the main road, an unlit 2-​lane, winding street through the woods. It couldn’t be missed, what we saw in the treetops over the area of the cemetery, in the distance: flashing lights, red and green. We stared in amazement. We had just left a place that was completely deserted. There were no homes in the area. It must have been a UFO. Years later, I heard of another report of ‘bright darting lights’ in the same area. My regret, to this day, is not going back for a closer look. Maybe it’s not too late…