Full Version: Sara Jane Road Legend
As the story goes, the old highway here in Southeast Texas which is called Sara Jane Road by local residents, is haunted by the ghost of Sara Jane and her baby. Legend has it that in Civil War times Sara Jane's husband was fighting in the war and it was just herself and her newborn that lived in a house out in the woods on this highway along the Neches River.Word got to her that Union soldiers were on their way to her house, so she placed her baby in a wicker basket and set the basket under the wooden bridge that was near her house. She then returned to the house and hung herself from a tree out front.If you stand on the bridge at midnight you can see a light flickering out in the woods that looks like a light of an old lantern and you can hear Sara Jane's moans & hollers, as she is looking for her baby that she left under the bridge. Some people say that on certain nights like Halloween or Friday the 13th you can actually see the ghost of Sara Jane wandering the woods with her lantern in search of her baby.
I'm curious,just where is Sarah Jane Road? I'll have to try to look up the neches River maybe to find it.I'm curious, as we have in the past driven all over south Texas and been to places like Yoakum,Cuero,Goliad,Victoria,Shiner,
Castroville, Quihi,Kyote,etc. A few places like Hackberry, Zunkerville,El Oso, Verdi and others are ghost towns.
Maybe I've been on Sarah Jane Road and didn't know it.
Cool story!
I'm a native Texan, and I have never heard this story before.
Where is it located at?
I'm a native Texan, and I have never heard this story before.
Where is it located at?
Checkout hauntedplaces.com...if it isn't there I will try and find it for you.
That's so sad that she'll never get closure
Reminds me of La Llorona.
*shivers*
great story, id like to investigate the area sometime on Friday 13th
I remember that Larona story...made me cry the first time I read it
I was amazed to find this story here. The story originated in my home town of Port Neches, TX ((about 70 miles east of Houston)). Of course, there are variations that have passed through the years, however this is a relatively close to the oldest version.
The road was an old wagon trail that existed around the time of the civil war which connected two settlements, now known as Groves and Port Neches. Sara Jane, whose husband was likely involved in the southern war effort, learned of the Union soldiers in the area and knew they would be passing through. Knowing the soldiers would likely not take kindly to southern supporters, she feared for her baby's safety. She went and placed her small infant in a wicker basket and hid her under the bridge to ensure the baby's safety. She made her way back down the road to her place in time for the soldiers arrival. After the soldiers had passed, she went back to the bridge to retrieve her baby. Unfortunately, the tide had risen and carried the baby down stream. Sara Jane searched through the night down the banks of the Neches River for hours in hopes of finding her baby safe and sound... Close by residents could hear the baby's cries and Sara Jane's screams as she searched, but the baby's cries had stopped well before Sara Jane's horrific screams. Grief striken and unable to find her child, Sara Jane hung herself from a tree which hung low over the small wagon trail near the wooden bridge. To this day, on the darkest of nights, an infant's cries can be heard from the bridge there... and if you watch closely, a small flicker of light can still be seen as Sara Jane spirit still searches for her infant child she lost so many years ago.
Some of the old timers claim the high rate of fatality car accidents on the dark, twisting road are more to blame from Sara Jane appearing in the road than the dark woods which stands on either side of the roadway. They also claim, if your brave enough, you can stand on the bridge on a dark night, and call for her to appear... but she will not cease her search for just any reason... she will only answer the call of "I've got your baby Sara Jane" after it is repeated several times.
If your interested, my cousin actually started a myspace page in reference to the area. http://www.myspace.com/sarajanesbaby
Thanks for the post! It's cool to find people are interested!
The road was an old wagon trail that existed around the time of the civil war which connected two settlements, now known as Groves and Port Neches. Sara Jane, whose husband was likely involved in the southern war effort, learned of the Union soldiers in the area and knew they would be passing through. Knowing the soldiers would likely not take kindly to southern supporters, she feared for her baby's safety. She went and placed her small infant in a wicker basket and hid her under the bridge to ensure the baby's safety. She made her way back down the road to her place in time for the soldiers arrival. After the soldiers had passed, she went back to the bridge to retrieve her baby. Unfortunately, the tide had risen and carried the baby down stream. Sara Jane searched through the night down the banks of the Neches River for hours in hopes of finding her baby safe and sound... Close by residents could hear the baby's cries and Sara Jane's screams as she searched, but the baby's cries had stopped well before Sara Jane's horrific screams. Grief striken and unable to find her child, Sara Jane hung herself from a tree which hung low over the small wagon trail near the wooden bridge. To this day, on the darkest of nights, an infant's cries can be heard from the bridge there... and if you watch closely, a small flicker of light can still be seen as Sara Jane spirit still searches for her infant child she lost so many years ago.
Some of the old timers claim the high rate of fatality car accidents on the dark, twisting road are more to blame from Sara Jane appearing in the road than the dark woods which stands on either side of the roadway. They also claim, if your brave enough, you can stand on the bridge on a dark night, and call for her to appear... but she will not cease her search for just any reason... she will only answer the call of "I've got your baby Sara Jane" after it is repeated several times.
If your interested, my cousin actually started a myspace page in reference to the area. http://www.myspace.com/sarajanesbaby
Thanks for the post! It's cool to find people are interested!
Interesting Post. 
Boy, that really sucks for Sara. Huh?
Boy, that really sucks for Sara. Huh?
There are always stories like this in different places, a mourning ghost who had lost it's beloved. But cool story, maybe I'll check it out one day 
BTW Heeb, Welcome to the UM!
QUOTE (heeb @ Aug 26 2008, 02:43 AM) 
I was amazed to find this story here. The story originated in my home town of Port Neches, TX ((about 70 miles east of Houston)). Of course, there are variations that have passed through the years, however this is a relatively close to the oldest version.
The road was an old wagon trail that existed around the time of the civil war which connected two settlements, now known as Groves and Port Neches. Sara Jane, whose husband was likely involved in the southern war effort, learned of the Union soldiers in the area and knew they would be passing through. Knowing the soldiers would likely not take kindly to southern supporters, she feared for her baby's safety. She went and placed her small infant in a wicker basket and hid her under the bridge to ensure the baby's safety. She made her way back down the road to her place in time for the soldiers arrival. After the soldiers had passed, she went back to the bridge to retrieve her baby. Unfortunately, the tide had risen and carried the baby down stream. Sara Jane searched through the night down the banks of the Neches River for hours in hopes of finding her baby safe and sound... Close by residents could hear the baby's cries and Sara Jane's screams as she searched, but the baby's cries had stopped well before Sara Jane's horrific screams. Grief striken and unable to find her child, Sara Jane hung herself from a tree which hung low over the small wagon trail near the wooden bridge. To this day, on the darkest of nights, an infant's cries can be heard from the bridge there... and if you watch closely, a small flicker of light can still be seen as Sara Jane spirit still searches for her infant child she lost so many years ago.
Some of the old timers claim the high rate of fatality car accidents on the dark, twisting road are more to blame from Sara Jane appearing in the road than the dark woods which stands on either side of the roadway. They also claim, if your brave enough, you can stand on the bridge on a dark night, and call for her to appear... but she will not cease her search for just any reason... she will only answer the call of "I've got your baby Sara Jane" after it is repeated several times.
If your interested, my cousin actually started a myspace page in reference to the area. http://www.myspace.com/sarajanesbaby
Thanks for the post! It's cool to find people are interested!
The road was an old wagon trail that existed around the time of the civil war which connected two settlements, now known as Groves and Port Neches. Sara Jane, whose husband was likely involved in the southern war effort, learned of the Union soldiers in the area and knew they would be passing through. Knowing the soldiers would likely not take kindly to southern supporters, she feared for her baby's safety. She went and placed her small infant in a wicker basket and hid her under the bridge to ensure the baby's safety. She made her way back down the road to her place in time for the soldiers arrival. After the soldiers had passed, she went back to the bridge to retrieve her baby. Unfortunately, the tide had risen and carried the baby down stream. Sara Jane searched through the night down the banks of the Neches River for hours in hopes of finding her baby safe and sound... Close by residents could hear the baby's cries and Sara Jane's screams as she searched, but the baby's cries had stopped well before Sara Jane's horrific screams. Grief striken and unable to find her child, Sara Jane hung herself from a tree which hung low over the small wagon trail near the wooden bridge. To this day, on the darkest of nights, an infant's cries can be heard from the bridge there... and if you watch closely, a small flicker of light can still be seen as Sara Jane spirit still searches for her infant child she lost so many years ago.
Some of the old timers claim the high rate of fatality car accidents on the dark, twisting road are more to blame from Sara Jane appearing in the road than the dark woods which stands on either side of the roadway. They also claim, if your brave enough, you can stand on the bridge on a dark night, and call for her to appear... but she will not cease her search for just any reason... she will only answer the call of "I've got your baby Sara Jane" after it is repeated several times.
If your interested, my cousin actually started a myspace page in reference to the area. http://www.myspace.com/sarajanesbaby
Thanks for the post! It's cool to find people are interested!
omg thats creepy........and beliveable,calling out ive got your baby is a bad idea if it is true,lol
Interesting story, though sounds like Sara was a bit nuts to being with. A bunch of lonely enemy soldiers will kill a baby but will leave a woman alone? Still urban legends normally don't make sense 
Well done Veliska. BTW, did anyone notice the baby car seat ads at the bottom of this page? And the special "Help put Baby to sleep."? Ironic to say the least lol. ( The ads were all Google Australia ads so maybe no-one else saw them)
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