49 of the 50
United States have a Bigfoot type creature.
Some states have specific names for
their cryptid creatures.
While others just
use the standard Sasquatch or Bigfoot name,
like New York, Kansas,
Colorado, Iowa, Minnesota, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming.
Alabama; White
Thang, Wooley Booger. Large, white, hairy
humanoid.
Alaska; Nantinaq and Gilyuk, from the
Dena’ina Native Americans.
Arizona; Mogollon Monster.
Arkansas; Foulk Monster, Swamp Stalker,
Legend of Boggy Creek.
California; Terror of Tuolumbe, Oh-Mah,
Omah, from the Hoopa, Hupa and Yurok Indians. Hairy Man and Sasquatch.
Colorado; Sasquatch, Big Foot, Wild Man.
Connecticut; Maushop, from the Wampanoag
and Pequot Native people.
Delaware; Selbyville Swamp Monster,
Great Cypress Swamp Monster.
Florida; Skunk Ape.
Georgia; Rude
Dude of Rood Creek.
Idaho; Beke Nitsaw.
Illinois; Big Muddy Monster.
Indiana; Sandsquatch, of the dunes. The
Crosley Monster.
Iowa; Sasquatch, Bigfoot. Lockridge
Monster; face of a monkey and body and hair like a bear.
Kansas; Sasquatch, Bigfoot.
Another cryptic called Beaman, Dogman,
giant gorilla body,
Wolf like head.
Kentucky; Kentucky Yeti, Hillbilly Beast of
Kentucky.
Louisiana; Honey Island Swamp Monster,
Skunk ape.
3 or 4 toe
footprint.
Maine; Chenoo, from the Micmac people.
And Kiwaka by the
Penobscot indigenous tribe.
Also in New England, there is the Pine
Ape Project.
Maryland; The Shady Side Swamp Monster,
The Sykesvillle Monster.
Massachusetts;
Barrington Beast.
Michigan; Menominee Sasquatch, Dewey
Lake Monster,
Sister Lakes Sasquatch.
Minnesota; Bigfoot, Sasquatch.
Reamer, MN. Self proclaimed home of
Bigfoot.
Bigfoot’s name is Darrell.
Mississippi; Chatawa Monster. Shampe, of
the Choctaw people.
Missouri; Blue Man.
Montana; Imoiitapi, from Blackfoot
Native Americans,
means Hairy Man.
Nebraska; Ci’tonga, from the Omaha indigenous people.
Oakland Creature.
Nevada; Sasquatch, Bigfoot. Jarbridge
Giant Hairy Creature.
New Hampshire; Woods Devil.
New Jersey; Old Red Eye, (different than
the Jersey Devil).
New Mexico; Sasquatch.
Other Witico, like Wendigo, (different
than Bigfoot).
Mayak datai, Hairy Man, from the Yokuts Indians in California.
North Carolina; The Beast of Blue Ridge,
Boojum.
North Dakota; Miniwashitu, river
monster, like buffalo.
Taku-He of South
Dakota.
New York; Sasquatch, Bigfoot.
Ohio; Grassman.
Oklahoma; Hattak Lusa Chito, from the
Choctaw people.
Oregon; Beke Nitsaw, Sasquatch.
Pennsylvania; Albatwitch, little foot
creature.
Rhode Island; Puckwudgie, small wild man
from the Wampanoag people.
South Carolina; Sasquatch, Skunk Ape.
Another cryptic, Lizard Man, (different
than Bigfoot).
South Dakota; Taku-He.
Tennessee; Opie, Wildman.
Texas; Wood Ape.
Utah; Bigfoot, Sasquatch.
Wild
man. Scientific name; Gigantopithecus canadenis
Vermont; Slipperyskin, Northfield
Pigman.
Virginia; Woodbooger.
Washington State; Sasquatch, Skookum,
from the Chinook Native American people.
Tsonoqua; Wild woman of the woods.
From Kwakawa’waka tribe.
West Virginia; Holla Yella.
Wisconsin; Cumberland Beast, Kettle
Moraine Bigfoot.
Wyoming; Sasquatch, Bigfoot.
Hawaii is the only state in the U.S.
that does not have a Bigfoot type creature.
References:
Book; “Giants,
Cannibals & Monsters”, by Kathy Moskowitz Strain.
Book; “Do
Abominable Snowmen of America Really Exist?” Roger Patterson.
Bigfootencounters.com;
J W Burns.
Grandcherokee.pcboards.com,
Sasquatch North America, Saskehavis.
Bigfootencounters.com;
Skanicum, Ohmah.
Bigfoot.fandom.com;
Spokane Bigfoot.
Research Article;
Mayak Datat Hairy Man Pictographs.
Native-languages.org;
Sasquatch, Sesquac, Sasq’ets,
Native-languages.org;
Legends Bigfoot, Omah.
Wikipedia.org
Skookum, Bigfoot, Willow Creek,
California.
