Benson, Illinois Ghost Tales Benson, Illinois appears the same as any other place in the USA, but this is a settlement where the undead stride the avenues during the moonlight hours. Things happen in this town that can't be scientifically explained. Skeptics don't believe in the local phantom stories, but if you are bold enough to stay for the night in Benson, you may perhaps perceive a phantom for yourself. These are some of the spooky things that have happened here recently. The phantom of a guy clutching a blood-splattered sword may every now and then be seen drifting by on East Branch Panther       Creek at midnight. Folks here who have seen this ghost allege this ghost is possibly the struggling ghost of a local person who used to have a home here in Benson. No matter what folks say, it sure is   a scary ghost that is rather not messed with. An army uniform striding about lacking a body in it has often been seen trying on shoes in a Benson mobile home. The ghost of a civil war soldier is regularly perceived nosing around in mailboxes after midnight in Benson. The ghost of a man having a word carved into his head has been said to have been seen on one or two occasions playing a piece of music on a piano in a Benson trailer. The spirit of a train driver can regularly be made out in a Benson school late in the night staggering the corridors. Submit a ghost sighting for Benson, Illinois: Your Name: Write or Paste Input here: Upload picture:       Other haunted towns near Benson, Illinois: Secor, Illinois, 6 miles away Roanoke, Illinois, 6 miles away Minonk, Illinois, 6 miles away Toluca, Illinois, 8 miles away Rutland, Illinois, 9 miles away El Paso, Illinois, 9 miles away La Rose, Illinois, 11 miles away Wenona, Illinois, 12 miles away Washburn, Illinois, 12 miles away Eureka, Illinois, 13 miles away        The latest ghost sightings from around the whole US All haunted towns and cities in Illinois