Bigfoot reports from the 1890s
21 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 · Pershing County, Nevada · 1891
Witness reports a tradition of a giant who made war on the Pintoes and was slain by a Pinto brave, with his tracks and grave still shown near Pyramid Lake.
Bigfoot · Cook County, Illinois · 1896
Witnesses report following mysterious giant footprints through a suburb that ended abruptly or split, leading to speculation about a supernatural agent.
Bigfoot · Brooklyn, New York · 1891
A former overnight yard hand at the Unionville station claimed he encountered a monster there and was so frightened he refused to return to work.
Bigfoot · Washington County, Kentucky · 1894
A man-beast with long white hair and bear-like feet was reported living in a cave in Washington County, Kentucky, stealing chickens and terrorizing the neighborhood.
Bigfoot · Olathe, Kansas · 1893
Witness reports that two men scouring for the beast found tracks near where calves were killed and saw mangled carcasses.
Bigfoot · Potter County, Pennsylvania · 1894
Witnesses report that several men glimpsed a giant hairy creature from a distance the day after the initial encounter.
Bigfoot · Jackson County, Oregon · 1890
Witness reports two miners were dismembered by a Bigfoot in a mining camp in Oregon in 1890 after chasing it with rifles.
Bigfoot · City of White Plains, New York · 1894
Witness reports a large, brown creature with a calliope-like voice was seen and heard near Kensico Lake, prompting armed hunts by locals.
Bigfoot · Brooklyn, New York · 1891
[name] reports seeing a towering, hairy creature with red whiskers and green eyes at the railroad yards.
Bigfoot · Pershing County, Nevada · 1891
Witness reports a tradition of a giant warrior who attacked the Piute Indians and was slain by a poisoned arrow, with his tracks and grave still shown.
Bigfoot · Sweetwater County, Wyoming · 1890
Witness reports that his grandfather and son encountered a large, hairy, naked humanoid in the woods of Ukraine who vocalized a horrid cry before walking away.
Bigfoot · Yolo County, California · 1891
A gorilla-like creature was seen in the hills near Sacramento, California, described as tall, traveling on all fours, and having shaggy covering.
Bigfoot · Johnson County, Kansas · 1893
Witness reports that a man employed on Edward Lane's farm saw the creature the morning after Saunders' encounter.
Bigfoot · Galeton, Pennsylvania · 1894
Witnesses report that the sons of [name] encountered a seven-foot hairy giant who held their dog and then threw it at them before escaping.
Bigfoot · Yalakom River, British Columbia · 1894
A photo appears to show a bound bigfoot body, reportedly taken by the Hudson's Bay Company.
Bigfoot · Grand River, Iowa · 1899
A farmer heard the creature roar and found a sleeping place in the timber.
Bigfoot · Olathe, Kansas · 1893
Witness reports that Robert Sanders claimed to have been chased by a hideous monster described as half man and half devil.
Bigfoot · Miles City, Montana · 1891
Witness reports that Indians have a tradition of huge horned animals that roamed the country and were driven into Pyramid Lake to drown.
Bigfoot · Vietnam · 1896
Explorer D'Enjoy describes a captured man-ape in the Annam forest with rough hair, long toes for climbing trees, and a peculiar anklebone.
Bigfoot · Louisville, Kentucky · 1892
Witness reports that a 'Wild Boy' chased Billy England into a pit where the boy's skeleton was found, after which Billy survived but never revealed details of the encounter.
Bigfoot · 1894
Alleged photos of a bigfoot-like animal lying in the snow from 1894 are reported to exist.