Fast Food Site Said to Rest on a Displaced Cemetery
117 Hwy 150 N, West Union, IA 52175
Age
All Ages
Cost
$
Standard fast food pricing; items under $10.
Access
Wheelchair OK
Paved, level, ADA-accessible commercial property
Equipment
Photos OK
West Union is the county seat of Fayette County in northeastern Iowa. The Hardee's location on Hwy 150 North has been a fixture on the commercial strip for years, appearing in health inspection records and business directories consistent with long-term operation.
The haunted reputation originates from employee reports rather than any documented historical incident. The specific claim — that the restaurant and surrounding highway were built over an old cemetery — has circulated in regional paranormal forums and Iowa ghost story compilations. No genealogical records, county cemetery surveys, or local newspaper archives found during research confirm that a burial ground exists at or near the 117 Hwy 150 N address.
As of late 2025, the restaurant was operating normally, with hours and listings current on the official Hardee's location finder.
Sources
The reports from the Hardee's in West Union follow a consistent pattern: employees working alone hear their name spoken from an empty section of the building. Faucets run in restrooms with no one inside. Items are moved between closing and opening. Cold spots appear in predictable locations.
One account, documented by paranormal sites, describes a late-night Ouija session in which participants reported a spirit communicating through a moth that landed on the board — an incident that illustrates how informal the investigative culture around the location has remained. No organized paranormal team has conducted a documented investigation of the property.
The cemetery origin story is the standard local explanation: that when Highway 150 was routed through the area, a burial ground was disturbed or built over, leaving the site unsettled. Fayette County cemetery records compiled by genealogy researchers list known cemeteries in the region, but none are identified at the Hwy 150 North address.
A standard fast food stop where staff have reported hearing their names called in empty rooms, encountering cold spots, and witnessing sink faucets activate on their own — phenomena local lore attributes to an old cemetery said to lie beneath the highway and surrounding commercial strip.
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