Altona, Illinois Ghost Tales One may assume that there's nothing extraordinary about Altona, Illinois, but this settlement has terrifying mysteries concealed in the shadows. Some of the deceased refuse to stay in their graves in this town. People who have never stayed overnight in this town will surely tell you it's all myths, but the phantoms of Altona are out tonight trying to find a person to terrify. These are some of the spooky things that have happened here recently. The ghost of a gentleman holding a blood-splattered machete can often be made out looking at the panorama at Thompson Pond       Dam very late at night. Residents here who have observed this ghost say this ghost is most likely the stressed ghost of a person who used to reside here in Altona. An army outfit strolling around   without a body in it may be distinguished repeatedly swallowing orange juice in a boat on Thompson Pond. The spirit of a civil war warrior has from time to time been made out at a pay phone in Altona talking on the phone. The phantom of a seriously burned lady has purportedly been seen on several instances chatting into the thin air in Bishop Hill Historic District very late at night. A resident claims that this phantom is the tormented spirit of a former Altona local. The phantom of a train driver may once in a while be noticed drifting along Dugout Creek at night. Submit a ghost sighting for Altona, Illinois: Your Name: Write or Paste Input here: Upload picture:       Other haunted towns near Altona, Illinois: Oneida, Illinois, 5 miles away Bishop Hill, Illinois, 5 miles away Victoria, Illinois, 6 miles away Dahinda, Illinois, 8 miles away Galva, Illinois, 9 miles away Wataga, Illinois, 9 miles away Cambridge, Illinois, 10 miles away Woodhull, Illinois, 11 miles away Gilson, Illinois, 12 miles away East Galesburg, Illinois, 13 miles away La Fayette, Illinois, 13 miles away        The latest ghost sightings from around the whole US All haunted towns and cities in Illinois