Ghosts in the Attic?

The first cemetery in Enid was started in 1897. The cemetery was created out of necessity as new settlers had to bury their deceased but lacked an official cemetery.

After the first person was buried it didn't take long before another was buried nearby in the area and thus the precedent to use the area as a cemetery was well established. There were more than 200 people buried in the early day cemetery before many, but not all of them, were moved to our present day cemetery.

Years later when the old unofficial cemetery was developed as a housing addition construction workers reported striking old caskets while excavating for foundations for new homes. Many families were unable to afford the cost of moving their relatives to the new cemetery, thus several graves remained in the area even as the large homes were being built.

Where was this early day cemetery?

It was located near the corner of South Van Buren and Wabash streets in what is now known as the Kisner Addition!

SO, if you live in the area and you think you've heard ghosts in the attic . . . you just might be right.

(Submitted by Enid Buzz)

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