Estes Cemetery

Texas · USA · Cemetery

A burial ground near Joe Pool Lake in Texas, said to hold Civil War dead. It is posted against trespassing and the owner lives deep inside it.

Estes Cemetery lies near Joe Pool Lake at Grand Prairie, Texas. The first thing to say about it is the sign: posted, no trespassing. A man owns this land and lives well inside the graveyard. The original account reassures visitors that he probably will not see them, which is not a reason to go.

Local tradition holds that the ground is a burial place for Civil War soldiers.

What people describe seeing runs to a fixed schedule. Between roughly midnight and three in the morning, a red light appears down the road into the darkness. As you approach it, it goes.

What happens once visitors are inside the graveyard is the second half of the account and the reason people keep coming back out here.

This is private property with someone living on it. Everything reported here has been reported by people who were trespassing, which should be weighed both against the reliability of the accounts and against the wisdom of adding to them.

FAQ

Hvor ligger Estes Cemetery?

Estes Cemetery ligger i Texas, USA.