Cass County holds three of North Dakota's ten most haunted places

With Halloween approaching, three Cass County places rank among North Dakota's ten most haunted in HauntBound's 2026 index, including West Fargo's Bonanzaville, USA at #1. The index ranks 20 North Dakota sites by separate published accounts and how far back they go, not by fame or search popularity.

Bonanzaville, USA ranks #1. David Henderson Houston, the inventor who patented the first roll film for cameras in 1881, farmed near Fargo before his death in 1906, and his home was later moved to the museum grounds as the Houston House. Six separate published accounts describe activity there, the earliest dated to 2013. Visitors describe children's laughter inside the Houston House in winter when none are present, and the Brass Rail Saloon is also named as a site of reported activity.

Riverside Cemetery ranks #3. The cemetery was laid out along the Red River in May 1879 and is Fargo's oldest and largest, with more than 18,000 interments and two mausoleums, built in 1921 and 1971. Three separate published accounts describe activity there. Visitors describe odd noises near the two mausoleums and unexplained orbs in photographs taken on the grounds.

Also in the top ten: Trollwood Park (#4).

Fort Abraham Lincoln State Park in Mandan, the state's most famous haunted site, misses the top ten.

"We rank by evidence, not legend: independent published accounts, documented history, and how far back the reports go. We don't claim ghosts are real, or that they aren't. We document where the reports concentrate, and we show our work," said Ben Fineman, editor of HauntBound. The ranking shows each site's documented record.

Visiting:Bonanzaville, USA, 1351 Main Ave. West, West Fargo, is a pioneer-village museum open for self-guided tours, with ticketed paranormal investigations Friday and Saturday nights in October.Riverside Cemetery, 2102 5th St. S, Fargo, is an active cemetery open during daytime hours; please visit respectfully.Trollwood Park, 3664 Elm St. N, Fargo, is a free public park open daily.

For media:The full ranking: https://hauntbound.com/most-haunted/north-dakota/The fact sheet, with Fargo numbers and cleared images: https://hauntbound.com/press/fact-sheets/north-dakota/Photo: Bonanzaville, USA, on the fact sheet.Venue contact: bonanzaville.org and fargoriverside.com and fargoparks.comA short version follows.

HauntBound (hauntbound.com) is a family-friendly field guide to more than 6,000 documented haunted and historic places across the United States, ranked by published evidence rather than legend. No venue pays to be listed or ranked.

Media contact: Ben Fineman, Editor, HauntBound, editor@hauntbound.com

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