Folklore surrounding the State Hospital South Cemetery in Blackfoot, Idaho, describes it as haunted by the spirits of former psychiatric patients. Many were buried in unmarked or numbered graves after dying alone at the Idaho Insane Asylum, which is believed to have a history of mistreatment. The State Hospital South Cemetery was the final resting place for nearly 1,000 patients who died at the institution, formerly known as the Idaho Insane Asylum. Most of these individuals had no family to claim their bodies and were buried in the potter's field, often in simple white shrouds. For decades, the graves were marked only with numbers etched into metal stakes, with no names or dates. While dedicated volunteers have worked to place headstones on the graves, the sense of tragedy associated with the forgotten patients is central to the paranormal tales. Visitors and paranormal investigators have reported several types of supernatural events at the cemetery and on the hospital grounds. Eerie orbs of light and disembodied noises are reportedly seen and heard in the cemetery at night. Reports describe apparitions and ghosts wandering the hospital's grounds and buildings. Many believe the ghosts are the tortured souls of the patients who suffered at the institution, with some paranormal activity potentially tied to the main hospital building as well. The haunted lore of the cemetery is connected to the asylum's dark reputation, which also includes stories of abuse and neglect. Other parts of the hospital have their own legends, such as a sealed-off third-floor ward believed to be haunted by a little girl.