Bigfoot reports from the 1860s
9 cases, best-documented first. Page 1 of 1.
We map claims, not creatures. A case is what some source says someone saw or heard, with the link to that source. It is not proof that anything was there, and a retelling counts once, not as a second sighting.
Bigfoot · Washington, District of Columbia · 1867
The narrator reports encountering and killing an immense male gorilla in the African forest after tracking its footprints and hearing its roar.
Bigfoot · New Orleans, Louisiana · 1868
Witness reports shooting a female ashiego with a white-faced infant clinging to her, noting the mother was black-skinned and bald-headed while the child had straight hair.
Bigfoot · Vicksburg, Mississippi · 1867
Witness reports that huntsmen near Vicksburg, Mississippi encountered a muscular, hairy creature with tusks that killed a dog and escaped into the river.
Bigfoot · Meadville, Mississippi · 1868
A letter from a friend in Meadville reports excitement over a strange creature seen near the village, similar to one previously sighted near Vicksburg.
Bigfoot · Vicksburg, Mississippi · 1867
A Vicksburg paper gave a full description of a strange creature discovered some time in September last, which was similar to the one recently seen near Meadville.
Bigfoot · Gallipolis, Ohio · 1869
Witness reports that a man and his daughter in Gallipolis, Ohio were attacked by a hairy giant that bit and scratched them before being driven off by a rock.
Bigfoot · Oak Creek, Wisconsin · 1867
Witness reports that a farmer in Oak Creek, Wisconsin saw a figure with a human face and hands but hairy body that stole chickens and lambs.
Bigfoot · Spring Creek, Missouri · 1865
Witness reports that a giant hairy figure was seen by rifleman Blue Sol Collins in 1865 and later by many others in Douglas County.
Bigfoot · Ottumwa, Iowa · 1865
Witness reports that gorilla stories were shared at a gathering, claiming they inhabited bushmen.