Ghosts of Columbus, Texas

Columbus, Texas, is conveniently located on I-10 at Highway 71, between Houston and Austin, and not far from San Antonio. It's also a charming and delightfully haunted town.

We first heard about Columbus's annual Live Oaks & Dead Folks Tour, which gets rave reviews. That event--usually held early in November--takes place in Columbus' haunted Columbus City Cemetery.

This cemetery is on Walnut Street, not far from the middle of town. Its age is unknown, but the earliest headstone is dated 1853.

The more we read, the more this cemetery intrigued us.

We first investigated this cemetery early in March 2006. Our photos revealed several crisp, clear orbs--even in daylight--and a photo that looks like ectoplasm. Here's what we found:

• Ghost Orbs - Columbus, Texas - One of our first photos shows a vivid orb at Columbus City Cemetery, shortly after sunrise.
• Daytime Orb - Columbus, Texas cemetery - Few sites are haunted enough to produce orbs in broad daylight. This unretouched photo impressed us.
• Ectoplasm in Haunted Cemetery - Is it from the 500+ unmarked graves, a victim of King Tut's curse, or some other source?

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• Live Oaks & Dead Folks Tour a popular annual event, early in November each year.
• The Turner-Chapman Gallery features "ghost paintings" by artist Ken Turner.

Columbus City Cemetery is one of the
most photogenic graveyards we've ever seen.