WIX - Portage: Church Road Cemetery

Church Road Cemetery

Location Information

Official Name: St. Michael's Cemetery
Common Names: Church Road Cemetery
Driving Directions: From Portage, follow Hwy 16 (west). Take a left on Industrial Road (south) then take a right on Hwy O (west). Continue on Hwy O and take a right on Church Street (north). On this smaller paved road, the cemetery will be on the left marked with a small dirt opening and two small metal poles.

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Physical Description: This small cemetery with few tombstones is located on a dead end, from which the cemetery is difficult to spot. The actual makers are further down from the small opening to the cemetery. The area surrounding this cemetery is almost completely surrounded by woods with no houses/buildings in the immediate vicinity.
Trespassing Notice: n/a
Other Notes: This cemetery has no marker denoting its official name.

Why is Church Road Cemetery Haunted?

*This cemetery at the end of a dead end road is out of town and is hard to find. Some people were told that it was a children's cemetery, but something happened and all the gravestones were removed to start over. Most of the remaining gravestones are not of children and date back to the early 1800s.-SL

Alleged Paranormal Activity

*When it gets dark, people see a young girl hanging from a tree. They also see dark shadows move from headstone to headstone. -SL

WIX Investigation

Digital Camera: Some slight abnormalities
Camcorder: One possible clip (3-5 seconds) of an unusual movement of a white spot
Night Vision: Normal

Analog Voice Recorder: Not used
Digital Voice Recorder: Not used
Sound Meter: Did not own at the time of this investigation
Bionic Ear with Bionic Ear Booster: Did not own at the time of this investigation

Compass: Normal movements
EMF Meter: Normal
EMF Meter with Sound: Did not own at the time of this investigation
Digital EMF Meter: Did not own at the time of this investigation
Radio Shack Thermometer: Usual readings
Mannix Thermometer: Did not own at the time of this investigation
Multi-meter: Did not own at the time of this investigation Light:/Humidity:/Temperature:/Wind Speed:
Barometer: Did not own at the time of this investigation
Geiger Counter: Did not own at the time of this investigation

Other Odd Occurrences: None

After the Investigation

Date Investigated: 10/20/05
Type of Investigation: Complete
Official Paranormal Report Filed: None filed
Description of Investigation: (not available for this investigation; this section was added on 01/08/07)
Case Classification: Open
Explanation of Case Classification: During the first investigation at this location in fall of 2005, there were some pictures and a video clip that showed some possible signs of abnormalities. All of the other pieces of equipment recorded/captured normal readings. During the second investigation at this location, there were no odd occurrences or unusual readings; however, WIX was not at the location for a substantial amount of time, so the second investigation was declared void.

*Please see the Investigations section for a detailed explanation about the types of WIX investigations, WIX procedures, and description of case classifications. Please see the Equipment section for a look at WIX's equipment that it uses during an investigation.

Sources

SL=The Shadowlands. This is a website where individuals can email supposed haunted locations in a specific state (Wisconsin), and the webmasters at the Shadowlands will post them. Please note, that the Shadowlands has not investigated or researched these listed claims; and in some cases, information may be made up or erroneous. Also, please note that some of these places have trespassing notices that have been not listed and The Shadowlands is not responsible for any investigations that any individual or group may pursue. The Shadowlands has given WIX permission to use this information for this location which can be found here: http://theshadowlands.net/places/wisconsin.htm