Blood’s Point Road
Blood’s Point Road – Boone County, IL
By Michael Kleen
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Blood’s Point is one of those locations that is well known to locals but has, to my knowledge, never been included in any book on Illinois ghostlore (actually, I recently learned that William Gorman writes about it in his book Ghost Whispers – ed.). The road and cemetery of the same name are home to a cornucopia of stories and myths, each one a variant or twist on the last.
The name of the road itself is enough to excite one’s imagination. What kind of event would leave such a name upon the landscape? A gruesome murder or massacre? An ancient battle? Unfortunately, its origins are actually quite mundane. According to The Past and Present of Boone County, Illinois (1877), Blood’s Point was named after a prominent local family, the Bloods. Arthur Blood was the first white settler in Flora Township; a pleasant area that derived its name from the abundance of flower-covered fields.
One could say that ever since its christening, the area has been stained by Blood (sorry, I couldn’t resist). Both the Shadowlands Index of Haunted Places and Hauntedrockford.webs.com contain a myriad of tales relating to the cemetery and the railroad bridge that lies about a mile to the west. The road itself is said to be patrolled by phantom vehicles, most notably an old pickup truck, but also a big rig and a disappearing cop car.
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there actually is some kind of negative lost souls out there i my self with are friends have ran into unexplanable incounters there we go very often an we do have alot of true Stores to tell an photos to show
Hello:
You have some great information concerning Blood’s Point Cemetery..
I have spent several hours there late at night just watching, walking around, and recording. I have a great story about this place me and 3 others experienced there one night between 11:30PM and 2:00AM. A wonderful green glowing mist in the shape of a headstone appeared 25 feet in front of my vehicle. It had an intelligence and a definite form as it vacillated side to side / front to front. I have no logical explanation for this sight. It disappeared because of my curiosity about shinning my flashlight on it to see it’s reaction.
I have been to the bridge as well but never experienced anything here. I have been to Bachelor’s Grove a few times at night as well. A very interesting location.
-Randy
i wish u could send me a book