Ghost Stories of New Mexico

A mysterious cloud hovers above the Maxwell family graves in Cimarron, New Mexico

A mysterious cloud hovers above the Maxwell family graves in Cimarron, New Mexico. Photo by Kathy Alexander.

Black Jack Ketchum Lives On!

The Death Waltz

The Ghosts of Albuquerque

The Ghost of Guney, Eagle Nest

Kimo Theatre, Albuquerque

La Fonda Hotel in Santa Fe

La Posada Hotel in Santa Fe

Luna Mansion in Los Lunas

Madrid – A Haunted Ghost Town

More Haunted Santa Fe, New Mexico

Mystery of Eagle Nest Lodge

The Roswell Incident and the International UFO Museum & Research Center

St James Hotel, Cimarron

Phantom Poker at the St. James

Ghost Hunters at the St. James

Weeping Woman – La Llorona

St. James Hotel today

St. James Hotel today by Kathy Alexander.

This old hotel, built in 1872, witnessed over 26 murders during Cimarron’s wild days of the late 1800s. Clay Allison, Black Jack Ketchum, and Buffalo Bill Cody have all left their mark on the St. James, as attested by the numerous bullet holes in the main dining room’s ceiling. The old hotel is said to continue to host several unearthly guests. The spiritual activity of the hotel has been featured on the popular television shows Unsolved Mysteries and A Current Affair.

© Kathy Alexander/Legends of America, updated January 2023.

Also See:

American Mysteries

Ghost Stories Across America

Legends, Ghosts, Myths & Mysteries

New Mexico – Land of Enchantment