The White Lady of Easton
Sport Hill Road at Stepney Road, Easton, CT 06612
Age
All Ages
Cost
Free
Free to access during posted daylight hours. The cemetery is closed after dark; town and state police actively enforce trespass.
Access
Limited Access
Uneven grass, sloped sections, weathered headstones
Equipment
Photos OK
Est. 1761 · Colonial Burial Ground · 18th Century Cemetery
Union Cemetery lies at the corner of Sport Hill Road (Route 59) and Stepney Road in Easton, Connecticut, immediately beside the Easton Baptist Church. The site is documented to the mid-18th century, with the earliest recorded burial that of Ebenezer Hubbell in 1761, predating Easton's formal separation from Weston in 1845.
In its first century the cemetery operated informally as a communal burial ground for the local Jesse Lee Methodist congregation, the Congregational Church, and the Baptist Church. In 1902 the trustees formalized the Union Cemetery Association, drawing membership from the participating churches and overseeing maintenance and the surveying of plots. The grounds remain active for burials and are owned and administered by the Association.
The cemetery's national profile dates to the late 20th century, when Connecticut paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren declared it among the most haunted graveyards in the United States and devoted a 1992 book, Graveyard, to its folklore. The Warrens' association with the site has driven decades of trespass problems, and Easton Police and the Connecticut State Police actively patrol the cemetery after dark.
Sources
The figure known as the White Lady is the most-reported apparition at Union Cemetery. Accounts describe a woman with long dark hair, a white nightgown or bridal dress, and a bonnet, walking along Route 59 (Sport Hill Road) and occasionally Route 111. Several drivers have published accounts of striking the figure with their vehicle, stopping in alarm, and finding no body, no damage, and no trace on the road.
Demonologist Ed Warren documented his own encounter in interviews and in the Warrens' 1992 book Graveyard. Warren described hearing a woman weeping shortly before 3 a.m. and watching points of light coalesce into a female form among the headstones. The Warrens also reported capturing video of the figure during one nighttime visit, footage that circulated in their lectures.
A second figure called the Red Eyed Hitchhiker is sometimes folded into Union Cemetery folklore but is more commonly tied to the nearby Stepney Cemetery in Monroe.
The cemetery's reputation has produced a long-running problem with after-hours visitors. The town has responded with consistent patrols, signage, and arrests for trespass. The folklore is best engaged from the road in daylight, or through the Warrens' published material rather than physical visits at night.
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A working colonial-era cemetery adjacent to the Easton Baptist Church. Walk among 18th and 19th century headstones, including the earliest recorded burial of Ebenezer Hubbell in 1761. Easton police monitor the grounds and arrest after-hours visitors, so plan a daylight stop only.
Drive Route 59 (Sport Hill Road) past the cemetery, the route most often associated with sightings of the White Lady in the Warrens' published accounts. After-hours access to the cemetery itself is prohibited.
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